{"id":46199,"date":"2017-07-26T23:49:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T03:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=46199"},"modified":"2017-07-27T00:04:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T04:04:03","slug":"u-s-wins-gold-cup-on-late-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=46199","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Wins Gold Cup on Late Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43900\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=43900\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Morris-1.png?fit=600%2C415\" data-orig-size=\"600,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Morris-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Morris-1.png?fit=300%2C208\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Morris-1.png?fit=600%2C415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Morris-1.png?resize=600%2C415\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Morris-1.png?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Morris-1.png?resize=300%2C208 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The United States claimed their first CONCACAF Gold Cup title since 2013 on the back of a late Jordan Morris goal, which sealed a 2-1 win over Jamaica in Wednesday&#8217;s tournament final at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>In the waning stages of a 1-1 match, Morris ripped a loose ball amid a scramble that found the back of the net in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOLDCUP2017?src=hash\">#GOLDCUP2017<\/a> WINNER!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JmoSmooth13\">@JmoSmooth13<\/a> has ice in his veins.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E9UGUu5MAP\">https:\/\/t.co\/E9UGUu5MAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ussoccer\/status\/890420596273627137\">July 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jozy Altidore opened the scoring the 45th minute when drilled a free kick from distance to beat backup keeper Dwayne Miller. It was Altidore&#8217;s second goal in as many matches after he scored the opener in Saturday&#8217;s semifinal against Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An absolute work of art.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JozyAltidore\">@JozyAltidore<\/a> opens the scoring in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldCup2017?src=hash\">#GoldCup2017<\/a> Final with a stunner.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ru77SwpiYQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ru77SwpiYQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ussoccer\/status\/890403261110394880\">July 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Miller was in the net after former UConn keeper Andre Blake, one of the driving forces behind Jamaica&#8217;s shock run to the final, was felled by a finger injury in the 20th minute. The injury occurred after Kellyn Acosta collided with Blake on a loose ball in the box. <\/p>\n<p>But the Reggae Boyz responded in the 50th minute when &#8211; who else? &#8211; Revolution defender\/midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson lashed a Kemar Lawrence corner kick through to stun the Santa Clara crowd. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1 shot, 1 goal for Jamaica! This Watson goal makes it 1-1 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldCup2017?src=hash\">#GoldCup2017<\/a> Final. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ModeloUSA\">@ModeloUSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ModeloSoccer?src=hash\">#ModeloSoccer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U5BH2wBmK5\">https:\/\/t.co\/U5BH2wBmK5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSoccer\/status\/890407446576996352\">July 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Paul Arriola found a chance to score the decider on a free header in the 63rd minute, but couldn&#8217;t get enough power on it to beat Miller, who coolly collected it.  Not long after, Morris tested Miller with a hard drive from 12 yard that was parried over the bar in the 73rd minute.<\/p>\n<p>But Jamaica nearly caught the U.S. on the counter when Oniel Fisher crossed it for Alvas Powell, who&#8217;s redirection came tantalizingly close to landing in the net in the 74th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Miller yet another save, this time on Clint Dempsey, whose shot slipped through the grasp of the Jamaican keeper before it glanced off the near post in the 76th minute.<\/p>\n<p>With full time looming, Morris rose to the occasion when he fired a shot that beat Miller to the right post, putting his squad on top with little time left for a response. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S.&#8217;s tournament hopes were aided by a pair of Revolution products. Kelyn Rowe scored and assisted during the Group stages before he was released from camp while Juan Agudelo earned a start vs. Martinique and remained on the roster through the final.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s win gave the U.S. its sixth Gold Cup title, one behind Mexico for tops all-time. Jamaica&#8217;s runner-up finish was its second straight after failing to reach the final before 2013. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan Morris = Gold Cup hero. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1647],"tags":[891,479,428,892,1279,1281],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Morris-1.png?fit=600%2C415","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46199"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46199"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46205,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46199\/revisions\/46205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}