Also, thanks to an easy victory against Grenada's debut, Bob Bradley maintains as a coach an ideal record in Gold Cup play, thanks to his great work in 2007 edition and a good start in this 2009 Gold Cup, it counts for seven victories in the same amount of games coached, with an spectacular goal difference of 17 in favor to 3 against.
El Salvador debuted with a valuable victory 2-1 over Costa Rica, cutting a long loosing streak of 12 games against the "Ticos". Its most recent win against Costa Rica was back in May 4, 1997, when El Salvador beat them also 2-1.
With the win the Salvadoreans got their fifth win in 15 games of Gold Cup play, thanks to the 2-1 over Costa Rica, they will be looking for a second victory as they have upcoming games with Canada and Jamaica, a second win is something they have not accomplished in Gold Cup edition, and they have never reached the quarterfinals.
Canada repeated the same dose 18 years later, Canadians and Jamaicans had not met in Gold Cup play since the first edition back in 1991 Gold Cup. In that tournament the Canadians won 3-2, in this edition it was 1-0 win, thanks to a goal by Ali Gerba, a soccer player that has been productive for Canada, as he showed that in the 2007 edition by scoring four goals.
Honduras won a tough battle against Haiti (1-0), with a goal by Carlos Costly. They earned three points in their first game, something they have not made a habit of in past Gold Cup tournament. Honduras had not started with a win since 2000, when they beat Jamaica 2-0.
Guadeloupe wants to repeat, with a victory over Panama 2-1 , the island of Guadeloupe, after they made a good showing in the 2007 edition, where they reached the semifinals, was it a coincidence? at the moment, Guadeloupe has three victories in six games played in Gold Cup, registering a tie and two defeats, both by the minimal margin of 1-0 against Costa Rica and Mexico.
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