Friday, July 3, 2020

On this day in 1991, US top the group in first Gold Cup

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 3-2 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
‪📍 ‬Pasadena
‪👔 ‬Milutinović
‪📋 ‬Gold Cup GS

‪In the inaugural Gold Cup, the US finish top in Group B after this comeback victory.

6'
Peter Vermes opens the scoring with this header after Eric Wynalda provided the cross from the left.

49'
Trailing 2-1, Hugo Pérez converts from the spot to equalize.

59'
Héctor Marchena own goal proves to be the difference. Chris Henderson curls in the corner and with Bruce Murray right there, Marchena put it in his own net.

Scorers: Peter Vermes 6′, Hugo Pérez 49′ (PK) — Juan Carlos Arguedas 30′, Claudio Jara 33′, Héctor Marchena 59′ (OG)

USA: Tony Meola, Paul Caligiuri, Desmond Armstrong (Steve Trittschuh 63′), John Doyle, Fernando Clavijo, Brian Quinn, Chris Henderson, Bruce Murray, Hugo Pérez, Peter Vermes, Eric Wynalda (Ted Eck 46′)

CRC: Gabelo Conejo, Vladimir Quesada, Róger Flores, Rónald González, Héctor Marchena, Ricardo Chacón, Róger Gómez, Oscar Ramírez, Juan Carlos Arguedas, Claudio Jara (Norman Gómez 54′), Hernán Medford

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