US men overcome goalkeeping gaffe to top Haiti 2-1 and win Gold Cup group | USA
Patrick AGYEMANG scored a goal in the 75th minute, and the United States defeated Matt Freese’s Gisque of Gisque of Matt Freese to beat Haiti 2-1 Sunday evening and win their Gold Cup group of the Concacaf with a 3-0 file.
Malik Tillman advanced the United States in the 10th minute with his third goal of the tournament, but Freese, who moved Matt Turner, underlined the problems of goalkeeper of the Americans a year before the World Cup with a botched release which led to the goal of the 19th minute of Louicius Don Deedson.
After Tillman got closer three times in the second half, Agyemang marked after taking a long pass from John Tolkin. AGYEMANG hit the ball after goalkeeper Johny Placide and made an open net for his fifth international goal and second in the tournament.
The United States, which opened with victories on Trinidad and Tobago and invited Saudi Arabia, won its group for the 17th time in 18 Gold Cups. The Americans have 43 wins, a defeat and five draws at stake Gold Cup Group, going 3-0 for the seventh time.
By largely using a team B in the tournament, the Americans had already won a place in the quarter-final against Mexico or the Costa Rica next weekend.
Haiti finished third in the goal difference in front of Trinidad and Tobago, who were eliminated when they were wasted in a 1-1 draw as Saudis.
The Gold Cup is the last competition test for Americans classified on the 16th before the World Cup. As co-hosts, the United States, Mexico and Canada get automatic places.
In front of a sparse crowd in the 80,000 -seat house in Dallas cowboys, one of the sites of the World Cup next year, Tillman scored his third goal of the tournament when he directed the ball inside the far post of the Brenden Aaronson cross in the 10th minute.
After promoting the newsletter
Freese made a mistake when he took a Tim Ream back pass and tried to play the ball at Tolkin with the left foot. The ball went directly to Don Dedson, who took a touch and marked inside the distant post.
US midfielder Tyler Adams started after being slowed down by the Turf Toe, among four changes from coach Mauricio Pocsettino, and obtained a yellow card for a late sliding tackle on Ducolens Nazon for about 25 seconds.
