2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B

Group B of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group's matches were played in July. Four group matches were played at venues in the United States and two were played in Canada. Matches were played at Carson's StubHub Center on July 8, Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium on July 11 and Toronto's BMO Field on July 14.[1]

It was the first time Canada had hosted a CONCACAF Gold Cup match.

Teams
Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
November 2014[nb 1] Start of event
B1 Costa RicaUNCAF2014 Copa Centroamericana 1st place7 September 201412th2013Runners-up (2002)1614
B2 El SalvadorUNCAF2014 Copa Centroamericana 4th place10 September 20149th2013Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013)9389
B3 JamaicaCFU2014 Caribbean Cup 1st place16 November 20149th2011Third place (1993)7165
B4 CanadaNAFU* Co-hosts / AutomaticN/A12th2013Winners (2000)110109
Notes
  1. The rankings of November 2014 were used for seeding for the draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
3  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Canada (H) 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

  • Jamaica advanced to play Haiti (runner-up of Group A).
  • Costa Rica advanced to play Mexico (runner-up of Group C).

Matches

All times EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is given in parentheses.[2]

Costa Rica vs Jamaica
Costa Rica 2–2 Jamaica
Miller  33'
Ramírez  37'		 Report McCleary  13'
McAnuff  48'
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Costa Rica
Jamaica
GK23Esteban Alvarado
RB16Cristian Gamboa
CB3Giancarlo González
CB19Roy Miller
LB15Júnior Díaz
RM5Celso Borges
CM17Johan Venegas 59'
LM22José Miguel Cubero
AM10Bryan Ruiz (c) 69'
AM12Joel Campbell
CF21David Ramírez 74'
Substitutions:
FW9Álvaro Saborío 59'
MF7Elías Aguilar 69'
MF14Deyver Vega 74'
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope
GK13Dwayne Miller
RB19Adrian Mariappa
CB17Rodolph Austin (c)
CB4Wes Morgan
LB20Kemar Lawrence
RM22Garath McCleary
CM21Jermaine Taylor
CM15Je-Vaughn Watson  64'
LM10Jobi McAnuff 80'
CF9Giles Barnes 61'
CF18Simon Dawkins
Substitutions:
FW11Darren Mattocks 61'
DF6Lance Laing 80'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Assistant referees:
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Cristian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Yadel Martínez (Cuba)[3]

El Salvador vs Canada
El Salvador 0–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
El Salvador
Canada
GK22Derby Carrillo
RB2Xavier Garcia
CB5Alexander Méndoza
CB3Milton Molina
LB13Alexander Larín 56'
CM20Pablo Punyed 86'
CM10Jaime Alas 73'
CM6Richard Menjivar
RW7Darwin Cerén
LW12Arturo Alvarez (c)
CF11Nelson Bonilla 10'
Substitutions:
FW19Irvin Herrera 10'
MF14Andrés Flores 73'
MF15Néstor Renderos 86'
Manager:
Albert Roca
GK22Kenny Stamatopoulos
RB2Nikolas Ledgerwood
CB5David Edgar (c)
CB12Dejan Jakovic
LB17Marcel de Jong
CM23Tesho Akindele
CM15Adam Straith
CM8Kyle Bekker 86'
RWB9Tosaint Ricketts
LWB14Samuel Piette 83'
CF21Cyle Larin 69'
Substitutions:
FW11Marcus Haber 69'
MF7Russell Teibert 83'
MF13Jonathan Osorio 86'
Manager:
Benito Floro

Assistant referees:
Daniel Williamson (Panama)
CJ Morgante (United States)
Fourth official:
Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)[4]

Jamaica vs Canada
Jamaica 1–0 Canada
Austin  90+2' Report
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Jamaica
Canada
GK13Dwayne Miller
RB19Adrian Mariappa
CB4Wes Morgan
CB21Jermaine Taylor
LB20Kemar Lawrence
CM17Rodolph Austin (c)
CM15Je-Vaughn Watson
RW22Garath McCleary
LW10Jobi McAnuff
CF18Simon Dawkins 64'
CF9Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
FW11Darren Mattocks 64'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK22Kenny Stamatopoulos
RB2Nikolas Ledgerwood 89'
CB5David Edgar 58'
CB12Dejan Jakovic
LB17Marcel de Jong
RM14Samuel Piette 26' 79'
CM15Adam Straith
LM6Julian de Guzman (c)
RF9Tosaint Ricketts
CF21Cyle Larin 46'
LF23Tesho Akindele 70'
Substitutions:
FW11Marcus Haber 46'
MF7Russell Teibert 70'
DF4André Hainault 79'
Manager:
Benito Floro

Assistant referees:
Hiran Dopico (Cuba)
Cristian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Óscar Moncada (Honduras)[5]

Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Costa Rica 1–1 El Salvador
Ruiz  60' Report Corea  90+2'
Attendance: 22,017
Costa Rica
El Salvador
GK23Esteban Alvarado
RB2Francisco Calvo
CB3Giancarlo González
CB19Roy Miller
LB8David Myrie
DM5Celso Borges
DM20David Guzmán 90+2'
AM10Bryan Ruiz (c)
RW12Joel Campbell 9' 53'
LW21David Ramírez 63'
CF9Álvaro Saborío 76'
Substitutions:
MF17Johan Venegas 89' 53'
MF7Elías Aguilar 63'
DF4Michael Umaña 76'
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope
GK22Derby Carrillo
RB2Xavier Garcia
CB5Alexander Méndoza  56'
CB3Milton Molina
LB13Alexander Larín
DM6Richard Menjivar 29'
DM7Darwin Cerén 62'
AM20Pablo Punyed 70'
RW12Arturo Alvarez (c)
LW10Jaime Alas 77'
CF19Irvin Herrera 63'
Substitutions:
FW9Rafael Burgos 63'
MF21Dustin Corea 70'
MF8Jairo Henríquez 77'
Manager:
Albert Roca

Assistant referees:
Charles Morgante (United States)
Gersón López (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)[6]

Jamaica vs El Salvador
Jamaica 1–0 El Salvador
McCleary  71' Report
Attendance: 16,674
Jamaica
El Salvador
GK13Dwayne Miller 22'
RB4Wes Morgan
CB17Rodolph Austin (c) 43'
CB19Adrian Mariappa
LB21Jermaine Taylor 8'
CM10Jobi McAnuff
CM15Je-Vaughn Watson  65'
RW20Kemar Lawrence
LW22Garath McCleary 72'
CF11Darren Mattocks 45'  80'
CF9Giles Barnes 69'
Substitutions:
DF3Michael Hector 8'
GK23Ryan Thompson 22'
DF5Alvas Powell 69'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK22Derby Carrillo
RB2Xavier Garcia 85'
CB3Milton Molina
CB5Alexander Méndoza 76'
LB6Richard Menjivar
CM10Jaime Alas
CM13Alexander Larín
RW7Darwin Cerén
LW14Andrés Flores (c) 3' 61'
CF19Irvin Herrera 60'
CF20Pablo Punyed 68'
Substitutions:
FW11Nelson Bonilla 60'
MF12Arturo Alvarez 61'
MF21Dustin Corea 76'
Manager:
Albert Roca

Assistant referees:
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Gersón López (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)[7]

Canada vs Costa Rica
Canada 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 16,674
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
Canada
Costa Rica
GK22Kenny Stamatopoulos
RB20Karl Ouimette
CB12Dejan Jakovic
CB5David Edgar
LB17Marcel de Jong
DM15Adam Straith
CM13Jonathan Osorio 68'
CM6Julian de Guzman (c)
RW9Tosaint Ricketts 67'
LW16Maxim Tissot 66'
CF11Marcus Haber
Substitutions:
FW21Cyle Larin 66'
MF7Russell Teibert 79' 67'
DF4André Hainault 68'
Manager:
Benito Floro
GK23Esteban Alvarado
RB2Francisco Calvo
CB15Júnior Díaz
CB3Giancarlo González
LB16Cristian Gamboa
CM20David Guzmán 80' 81'
CM10Bryan Ruiz (c)
RW5Celso Borges 67'
LW14Deyver Vega 73'
CF17Johan Venegas
CF21David Ramírez 76'
Substitutions:
DF19Roy Miller 73'
FW12Joel Campbell 76'
MF22José Miguel Cubero 81'
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope

Assistant referees:
CJ Morgante (United States)
Daniel Williamson (Panama)
Fourth official:
Jair Marrufo (United States)[8]

References
  1. "CONCACAF Announces 2015 Gold Cup Host Cities, Venues, Group Seeds and Group Stage Dates". CONCACAF.com. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Schedule".
  3. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Costa Rica v. Jamaica". CONCACAF.com. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "Gold Cup Game Notes: El Salvador vs. Canada". CONCACAF.com. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Jamaica vs. Canada". CONCACAF.com. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Costa Rica vs. El Salvador". CONCACAF.com. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Jamaica v El Salvador". CONCACAF.com. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. "Gold Cup Game Notes: Canada vs. Costa Rica". CONCACAF.com. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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