2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C

Group C of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group's matches were played in July. All six group matches were played at venues in the United States. Matches were played at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 9, Glendale's University of Phoenix Stadium on July 12 and Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium on July 15.[1]

Teams
Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
November 2014[nb 1] Start of event
C1 MexicoNAFU* AutomaticN/A13th2013Winners (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011)2023
C2 GuatemalaUNCAF2014 Copa Centroamericana 2nd place10 September 201410th2011Fourth place (1996)7393
C3 Trinidad and TobagoCFU2014 Caribbean Cup 2nd place13 November 20149th2013Semi-finals (2000)5467
C4 CubaCFU2014 Caribbean Cup 4th place13 November 20148th2013Quarter-finals (2003, 2013)79107
Notes
  1. The rankings of November 2014 were used for seeding for the draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  Cuba 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF

In the quarter-finals:

  • Trinidad and Tobago advanced to play Panama (third-placed team of either Group A).
  • Mexico advanced to play Costa Rica (runner-up of Group B).
  • Cuba (as one of the two best third-placed teams) advanced to play United States (winner of Group A).

Matches

All times EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is given in parentheses.[2]

Trinidad and Tobago vs Guatemala
Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Guatemala
Bateau  10'
Cato  13'
J. Jones  25'		 Report Ruiz  61'
Attendance: 54,126
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala
GK21Jan-Michael Williams
RB5Daneil Cyrus 35'
CB6Radanfah Abu Bakr 51'
CB4Sheldon Bateau
LB3Joevin Jones 80'
RM2Aubrey David
CM8Khaleem Hyland 67' 77'
CM13Cordell Cato
LM19Kevan George
CF11Ataullah Guerra 63'
CF9Kenwyne Jones (c)
Substitutions:
FW10Willis Plaza 63'
MF14Andre Boucaud 80' 77'
MF23Lester Peltier 80'
Manager:
Stephen Hart
GK21Ricardo Jérez
CB4Wilson Lalín 74'
CB3Elías Vásquez
CB5Moisés Hernández
RWB14Kendel Herrarte 70'
CM23Jorge Aparicio
CM8Jean Márquez 46'
LWB18Stefano Cincotta 46'
AM20Carlos Ruiz (c) 73'
CF10José Manuel Contreras
CF16Marco Pappa
Substitutions:
MF6Carlos Mejía 46'
FW22Minor López 46'
FW9Édgar Chinchilla 70'
Manager:
Iván Sopegno

Assistant referees:
Eric Boria (United States)
Philippe Brière (Canada)
Fourth official:
Mark Geiger (United States)[3]

Mexico vs Cuba
Mexico 6–0 Cuba
Peralta  17', 37', 62'
Vela  22'
Guardado  44'
G. dos Santos  75'		 Report
Attendance: 54,126
Mexico
Cuba
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB22Paul Aguilar
CB2Francisco Rodríguez
CB5Diego Reyes
LB7Miguel Layún
CM16Antonio Ríos
CM8Jonathan dos Santos  56'
RW6Héctor Herrera
LW18Andrés Guardado (c) 71'
CF11Carlos Vela 71'
CF19Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
FW10Giovani dos Santos 56'
MF9Jesús Manuel Corona 71'
MF21Carlos Esquivel 71'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK21Diosvelis Guerra
CB3Yénier Márquez (c)
CB13Jorge Luis Corrales 79'
RWB6Yaisnier Napoles
CM23Felix Guerra 66'
CM10Ariel Martínez
LWB8Alberto Gómez
RW5Jorge Luís Clavelo
AM19Yasmany López
LW16Hánier Dranguet
CF20Armando Coroneaux  54'
Substitutions:[mexcub 1]
MF7Darío Suárez 54'
DF4Ángel Horta 66'
MF17Libán Pérez 79'
Manager:
Walter Benítez[mexcub 2]

Assistant referees:
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Armando Castro (Honduras)[4]

Notes
  1. Cuba were only able to name five of a possible twelve substitutes on the bench. Six players named in the Cuba squad were not present in the country due to US visa problems: Adrián Diz, Arichel Hernandez, Daniel Luis, Andy Vaquero, Maikel Reyes and Sandy Sánchez. Forward Keiler García had defected to the United States whilst in Chicago prior to the match.
  2. Head coach Raúl González was not present in the United States due to a visa problem. Assistant coach Walter Benítez took control of the national team for the game.

Trinidad and Tobago vs Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Cuba
Bateau  17'
Boucaud  42'		 Report
Attendance: 62,910
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
GK21Jan-Michael Williams 45'
RB6Radanfah Abu Bakr
CB2Aubrey David
CB4Sheldon Bateau
LB17Mekeil Williams
CM23Lester Peltier 80'
CM19Kevan George
RW14Andre Boucaud 28'
LW3Joevin Jones
CF11Ataullah Guerra 67'
CF9Kenwyne Jones (c) 51'
Substitutions:
GK1Marvin Phillip 45'
MF20Keron Cummings 67'
MF13Cordell Cato 80'
Manager:
Stephen Hart
GK21Diosvelis Guerra
RB6Yaisnier Napoles
CB2Andy Vaquero
CB5Jorge Luís Clavelo
LB15Adrián Diz 15'
DM8Alberto Gómez 68'
RM18Daniel Luis 79'
LM22Alain Cervantes 61'
AM3Yénier Márquez (c)
CF10Ariel Martínez 65'
CF9Maikel Reyes
Substitutions:
MF7Darío Suárez 61'
MF17Libán Pérez 68'
DF16Hánier Dranguet 79'
Manager:
Raúl González

Assistant referees:
Philippe Brière (Canada)
Daniel Belleau (Canada)
Fourth official:
Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)[5]

Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 62,910
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
Guatemala
Mexico
GK12Paulo César Motta
RB15Dennis López
CB4Wilson Lalín
CB3Elías Vásquez
LB2Rubén Morales 11'
DM5Moisés Hernández 77' 82'
DM17Brandon de León
AM23Jorge Aparicio 37'
AM10José Manuel Contreras  73'  76'
CF20Carlos Ruiz (c) 77'
CF22Minor López 87'
Substitutions:
MF16Marco Pappa 77'
DF18Stefano Cincotta 82'
FW9Édgar Chinchilla 87'
Manager:
Iván Sopegno
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB22Paul Aguilar 45' 82'
CB2Francisco Rodríguez
CB5Diego Reyes
LB7Miguel Layún 50'
DM23José Vázquez 66'
RM6Héctor Herrera
LM18Andrés Guardado (c)
AM8Jonathan dos Santos 86'
CF19Oribe Peralta
CF11Carlos Vela
Substitutions:
MF21Carlos Esquivel 66'
FW10Giovani dos Santos 82'
FW14Javier Orozco 86'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)[6]

Cuba vs Guatemala
Cuba 1–0 Guatemala
Reyes  72' Report
Attendance: 55,823
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Cuba
Guatemala
GK21Diosvelis Guerra
CB15Adrián Diz
CB13Jorge Luis Corrales  17' 60'
CB3Yénier Márquez (c)
RWB2Andy Vaquero
LWB6Yaisnier Napoles 14'
RM18Daniel Luis 67'
CM5Jorge Luís Clavelo
LM8Alberto Gómez 85' 85'
CF10Ariel Martínez
CF9Maikel Reyes 74'
Substitutions:
MF22Alain Cervantes 60'
DF16Hánier Dranguet 67'
MF17Libán Pérez 85'
Manager:
Raúl González
GK12Paulo César Motta
RB15Dennis López
CB4Wilson Lalín 46'
CB3Elías Vásquez 45'
LB2Rubén Morales 62'
CM6Carlos Mejía
CM23Jorge Aparicio
RW17Brandon de León 60'
LW16Marco Pappa
CF22Minor López 68'
CF20Carlos Ruiz (c)
Substitutions:
MF19Carlos Figueroa 46'
DF18Stefano Cincotta 60'
FW9Édgar Chinchilla 68'
Manager:
Iván Sopegno

Assistant referees:
Daniel Belleau (Canada)
Philippe Brière (Canada)
Fourth official:
David Gantar (Canada)[7]

Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago
Mexico 4–4 Trinidad and Tobago
Aguilar  32'
Vela  51'
Guardado  88'
K. Jones  90' (o.g.)		 Report Cummings  55', 67'
K. Jones  58'
Marshall  90+3'
Attendance: 55,823
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
CB5Diego Reyes
CB2Francisco Rodríguez
CB3Yasser Corona 78'
RWB22Paul Aguilar
LWB7Miguel Layún
RM6Héctor Herrera 66'
CM8Jonathan dos Santos 66'
LM18Andrés Guardado (c)
CF10Giovani dos Santos 46'
CF11Carlos Vela
Substitutions:
FW19Oribe Peralta 46'
MF9Jesús Manuel Corona 66'
MF21Carlos Esquivel 78'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK1Marvin Phillip
RB2Aubrey David
CB4Sheldon Bateau
CB18Yohance Marshall
LB17Mekeil Williams 76'
RM3Joevin Jones
CM13Cordell Cato
LM19Kevan George
RF8Khaleem Hyland 78'
CF20Keron Cummings 60' 89'
LF9Kenwyne Jones (c)
Substitutions:
MF15Dwane James 78'
FW10Willis Plaza 89'
Manager:
Stephen Hart

Assistant referees:
Eric Boria (United States)
Peter Manikowski (United States)
Fourth official:
Jhon Pitti (Panama)[8]

References
  1. "CONCACAF Announces 2015 Gold Cup Host Cities, Venues, Group Seeds and Group Stage Dates". CONCACAF.com. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Schedule".
  3. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Trinidad and Tobago vs. Guatemala". CONCACAF.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Mexico vs. Cuba". CONCACAF.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Trinidad & Tobago vs. Cuba". CONCACAF.com. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Guatemala vs. Mexico". CONCACAF.com. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Cuba vs. Guatemala". CONCACAF.com. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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