On this day in 2009, Cooper's penalty see US through to the semis

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-1 🇵🇦 Panama

‪📍 ‬Philadelphia

‪👔 ‬Bradley

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup QF

The US needed the full 120 minutes to sneak past 🇵🇦with Kenny Cooper converting a penalty in extra-time.

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Trailing at halftime, Kyle Beckerman scores his only international goal and it was a beauty.

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Cooper is calm from the spot and finds the back of the net just before the break in extra-time.

Scorers: Kyle Beckerman (Davy Arnaud) 49′, Kenny Cooper (PK) 105′ — Blas Perez (unassisted) 46+

USA: 1-Troy Perkins; 16-Jay Heaps, 4-Chad Marshall, 12-Jimmy Conrad (Capt.) (3-Clarence Goodson, 46+), 2-Heath Pearce; 10-Stuart Holden, 8-Logan Pause, 5-Kyle Beckerman, 7-Robbie Rogers (21-Brad Evans, 110); 11-Brian Ching, 22-Davy Arnaud (17-Kenny Cooper, 77)

Subs not used: 13-Colin Clark, 15-Sam Cronin, 18-Luis Robles, 20-Santino Quaranta

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo; 5-Roman Torres, 23-Felipe Baloy (Capt ), 14-Armando Gun; 3-Luis Moreno, 6-Gabriel Gomez, 16-Manuel Torres, 20-Rolando Escobar (15-Ricardo Phillips, 78), 10-Nelson Barahona (11-Victor Herrera, 96); 9-Jose Luis Garces, 7-Blas Perez

Subs not used: 2-Carlos Rivera; 8-Alberto Blanco, 12-Oscar McFarlane, 18-Luis Tejada, 21-Amilcar Henriquez

Head Coach: Gary Stempel

Referee: Armando Archundia (MEX)

Cards: Jimmy Conrad [Y 11′] — Blas Perez [Y 25′], Felipe Baloy [Y 63′, 120′], Roman Torres [Y 104′], Jaime Penedo [Y 106′], Luis Tejada [R 120′]

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On this day in 2015, dismantling of Cuba in quarterfinals

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 6-0 🇨🇺 Cuba

‪📍 ‬Baltimore

‪👔 ‬Klinsmann

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup QF

Clint Dempsey scored his first international hat-trick as the US cruise past Cuba to reach another Gold Cup semifinal.

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Dempsey opens the scoring by nodding home this Timmy Chandler cross.

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Gyasi Zardes scored the second when he gets on the end of this Fabian Johnson cross.

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This match looked over just after the half-hour mark when Aron Johannsson took down the long pass by Michael Bradley and chipped Diosvelis Guerra, who was off his line.

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Just before halftime, Bradley tossed in the corner kick and Johannsson reached the ball at the back post. He put the ball back into the mix and Omar Gonzalez pounced for his first international goal.

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Dempsey converts the penalty for his second of the day.

78. Dempsey caps the scoring with this wild finish after Bradley bursts into space and finds the forward for his second assist on the day.

Scorers: Clint Dempsey (Timmy Chandler) 4′ (PK) 64′ (Michael Bradley) 78′, Gyasi Zardes (Fabian Johnson) 15′, Aron Johannsson (Michael Bradley) 32′, Omar Gonzalez (Aron Johannsson) 45′

USA: 1-Brad Guzan; 21-Timmy Chandler (16-Brad Evans, 46′), 3-Omar Gonzalez, 13-Ventura Alvarado, 23-Fabian Johnson (2-DeAndre Yedlin 67′); 5-Kyle Beckerman (24-Joe Corona, 46′), 20-Gyasi Zardes, 11-Alejandro Bedoya, 4-Michael Bradley (Capt.); 9-Aron Johannsson, 8-Clint Dempsey

Subs not used: 12-Nick Rimando, 22-William Yarbrough; 10-Mix Diskerud, 15-Tim Ream, 18-Chris Wondolowski, 19-Graham Zusi, 25-DaMarcus Beasley, 26-Alan Gordon
Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
Subs not used: 1-Sandy Sanchez, 3-Yenier Molina, 16-Hanier Dranguet, 22-Alain Cervantes
Head coach: Raul Gonzalez Triana

CUB: 21-Diosvelis Guerra; 2-Andy Vaquero, 4-Angel Horta, 5-Jorge Luis Clavelo (Capt.), 6-Yaisnier Napoles, 8-Alberto Gomez (23-Felix Guerra, 78′), 9-Maikel Reyes, 13-Jorge Corrales, 15-Adrian Diz Pe, 17-Liban Perez (20-Armando Coroneaux, 57′), 18-Daniel Luis (19-Yasmany Lopez, 70′)

Referee: Henry Bejarano (CRC)

Cards: Yaisnier Napoles [Y 60′], Angel Horta [Y 63′]

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