United States 1-2 Jamaica: Controversial free-kick dumps out Gold Cup co-hosts 
Jamaica produced one of the biggest upsets in CONCACAF Gold Cup history on Wednesday, eliminating the defending champions in Atlanta A contentious free-kick from Giles Barnes inspired Jamaica to a shock 2-1 victory over the United States, to dump the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup co-hosts out in the semi-finals. USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan was judged to have handled the ball outside his own penalty area in the first half, and Barnes curled the set-piece over the wall and into the net to give Jamaica a two-goal advantage at the Georgia Dome. Barnes' goal combined with Darren Mattocks' earlier header sent Jamaica to their maiden Gold Cup decider, while the
defending champion U.S. missed out on a sixth straight continental championship final despite Michael Bradley's goal two minutes after half-time. A horror five minutes from the U.S. saw them fall behind in the first half, with Mattocks and Barnes scoring before the interval.
Lax defending from the home side allowed Mattocks to head a long throw in off both posts in the 31st minute before Barnes slotted his controversial free-kick in the 36th.
Jamaica goalkeeper Ryan Thompson's slippery fingers helped the U.S. back into the contest in the 48th minute as he failed to hold Aron Johannson's shot from the edge of the box.
Clint Dempsey's follow-up effort ensured Thompson could not gather possession at the second attempt and Bradley poked the loose ball into the net.
But after a positive start to the second half, the U.S. was unable to fashion an equaliser as Jamaica pulled off the biggest upset of the 2015 Gold Cup.
http://www.goal.com/en/match/united-states-vs-jamaica/2037651/report [ 此帖被羅力亞在2015-07-23 11:15重新編輯 ]
