2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

Group A of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing at the tournament. The group's first round of matches were played on July 7, with the final round played on July 14. All six group matches were played at venues in the United States, in Pasadena, California, Seattle and Denver. The group consisted of six-time (and defending) Gold Cup champions, Mexico, as well as 2000 Gold Cup champion Canada, Martinique and Panama.^[1]

Standings

Key to colors in group tables
	Teams that advance to the quarterfinals Group winners Group runners-up Best two third-placed teams among all groups

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Martinique	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Canada	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

All times are EDT (UTC−4)

Canada vs Martinique

Canada	0–1	Martinique
	Report	Reuperné 90+3'

7 July 2013

17:30

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 56,822

Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Canada

Martinique

GK 18 Milan Borjan RB 2 Nikolas Ledgerwood CB 5 David Edgar CB 20 Doneil Henry LB 17 Marcel de Jong RM 6 Julian de Guzman CM 8 Will Johnson (c)  35'  51' CM 14 Samuel Piette LM 7 Russell Teibert  85' CF 11 Marcus Haber  86' CF 9 Tosaint Ricketts Substitutions: FW 10 Simeon Jackson  51' MF 21 Jonathan Osorio  86' Manager: Colin Miller

GK 23 Kévin Olimpa RB 2 Nicolas Zaïre  38' CB 18 Grégory Arnolin  72' CB 22 Jean-Sylvain Babin LB 13 Olivier Thomert  76' CM 4 Daniel Herelle  79' CM 21 Sébastien Crétinoir CM 17 Kévin Parsemain (c) RW 7 Steve Gustan LW 9 Frédéric Piquionne CF 11 Yoann Arquin  80' Substitutions: MF 5 Gaël Germany  76' MF 14 Fabrice Reuperné  79' FW 19 Mathias Coureur  80' Manager: Patrick Cavelan

Assistant referees: Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador) Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Mexico vs Panama

Mexico	1–2	Panama
Fabián 45+2'	Report	G. Torres 7' (pen.), 48'

7 July 2013

20:00

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 56,822

Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Mexico

Panama

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco RB 2 Israel Jiménez CB 4 Joel Huiqui (c) CB 20 Jair Pereira  46' LB 13 Adrián Aldrete CM 14 Jorge Enríquez CM 22 Alejandro Castro  46' RW 9 Raúl Jiménez AM 10 Marco Fabián LW 15 Efraín Velarde  74' CF 11 Rafael Márquez Lugo Substitutions: MF 6 Carlos Alberto Peña  46' DF 18 Juan Carlos Valenzuela  46' FW 17 Isaác Brizuela  74' Manager: José Manuel de la Torre

GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 23 Roberto Chen CB 4 Carlos Rodríguez CB 5 Román Torres (c) LB 2 Leonel Parris CM 6 Gabriel Gómez  84' CM 20 Aníbal Godoy RW 8 Marcos Sánchez LW 19 Alberto Quintero CF 11 Cecilio Waterman  70' CF 9 Gabriel Torres  87' Substitutions: FW 16 Rolando Blackburn  70' DF 14 Juan Pérez  84' DF 3 Harold Cummings  87' Manager: Julio Dely Valdés

Assistant referees: Sean Mark Hurd (United States) Octavio Jara (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Mark Geiger (United States)

Panama vs Martinique

Panama	1–0	Martinique
G. Torres 85' (pen.)	Report

11 July 2013

20:30

CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Attendance: 28,354

Referee: Armando Castro Oviedo (Honduras)

Panama

Martinique

GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 23 Roberto Chen CB 4 Carlos Rodríguez CB 5 Román Torres (c) LB 2 Leonel Parris RM 8 Marcos Sánchez CM 6 Gabriel Gómez CM 20 Aníbal Godoy LM 19 Alberto Quintero  84' CF 9 Gabriel Torres  87' CF 11 Cecilio Waterman  65' Substitutions: FW 7 Blas Pérez  65' MF 18 Jairo Jiménez  84' MF 14 Juan Pérez  87' Manager: Julio Dely Valdés

GK 23 Kévin Olimpa RB 12 Jacky Berdix  20'  73' CB 18 Grégory Arnolin CB 22 Jean-Sylvain Babin LB 13 Olivier Thomert CM 4 Daniel Herelle  87' CM 21 Sébastien Crétinoir CM 17 Kévin Parsemain (c) RF 7 Steve Gustan CF 19 Mathias Coureur  76' LF 9 Frédéric Piquionne  79' Substitutions: MF 5 Gaël Germany  76' FW 11 Yoann Arquin  79' Manager: Patrick Cavelan

Assistant referees: Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Octavio Jara (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Mark Geiger (United States)

Mexico vs Canada

Mexico	2–0	Canada
R. Jiménez 42' Fabián 57' (pen.)	Report

11 July 2013

23:00

CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Attendance: 28,354

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Mexico

Canada

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco RB 19 Miguel Layún CB 4 Joel Huiqui (c) CB 18 Juan Carlos Valenzuela LB 13 Adrián Aldrete CM 14 Jorge Enríquez  54' CM 8 Luis Montes  88' RW 9 Raúl Jiménez AM 10 Marco Fabián  78' LW 15 Efraín Velarde CF 11 Rafael Márquez Lugo  73' Substitutions: DF 22 Alejandro Castro  54' MF 16 Miguel Ángel Ponce  73' FW 21 Javier Orozco  78' Manager: José Manuel de la Torre

GK 18 Milan Borjan RB 2 Nikolas Ledgerwood CB 5 David Edgar  67' CB 20 Doneil Henry LB 17 Marcel de Jong CM 15 Kyle Bekker  83' CM 6 Julian de Guzman (c) CM 21 Jonathan Osorio RW 12 Issey Nakajima-Farran  62' LW 14 Samuel Piette CF 11 Marcus Haber  46' Substitutions: FW 9 Tosaint Ricketts  46' FW 4 Kyle Porter  62' MF 23 Keven Aleman  83' Manager: Colin Miller

Assistant referees: William Torres Mejía (El Salvador) Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador) Fourth official: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Panama vs Canada

Panama	0–0	Canada
	Report

14 July 2013

15:30

Sports Authority Field, Denver

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Panama

Canada

GK 12 Luis Mejía RB 23 Roberto Chen CB 3 Harold Cummings CB 13 Jean Cedeño  25' LB 21 Richard Dixon CM 14 Juan Pérez  73' CM 10 Eybir Bonaga  89' RW 18 Jairo Jiménez LW 8 Marcos Sánchez CF 7 Blas Pérez (c) CF 16 Rolando Blackburn  76' Substitutions: MF 6 Gabriel Gómez  73' FW 11 Cecilio Waterman  76' MF 20 Aníbal Godoy  89' Manager: Julio Dely Valdés

GK 18 Milan Borjan RB 2 Nikolas Ledgerwood CB 20 Doneil Henry CB 5 David Edgar LB 3 Ashtone Morgan CM 13 Pedro Pacheco  58' CM 6 Julian de Guzman (c) RW 21 Jonathan Osorio AM 15 Kyle Bekker  81' LW 17 Marcel de Jong  65' CF 11 Marcus Haber Substitutions: FW 9 Tosaint Ricketts  58' FW 4 Kyle Porter  65' MF 12 Issey Nakajima-Farran  81' Manager: Colin Miller

Assistant referees: Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Octavio Jara (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Martinique vs Mexico

Martinique	1–3	Mexico
Parsemain 43' (pen.)	Report	Fabián 21' Montes 34' Ponce 90'

14 July 2013

18:00

Sports Authority Field, Denver

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Martinique

Mexico

GK 23 Kévin Olimpa RB 8 Audrick Linord  36' CB 18 Grégory Arnolin CB 22 Jean-Sylvain Babin LB 13 Olivier Thomert  19' RM 5 Gaël Germany CM 4 Daniel Herelle  29' CM 17 Kévin Parsemain (c) CM 14 Fabrice Reuperné  79' LM 7 Steve Gustan CF 15 Jordy Delem  57' Substitutions: MF 20 Stéphane Abaul  36' DF 21 Sébastien Crétinoir  57' FW 10 Kevin Tresfield  79' Manager: Patrick Cavelan

GK 23 Moisés Muñoz RB 19 Miguel Layún CB 18 Juan Carlos Valenzuela CB 4 Joel Huiqui (c) LB 13 Adrián Aldrete CM 22 Alejandro Castro  45+1' CM 8 Luis Montes CM 6 Carlos Peña  70' AM 10 Marco Fabián  88' CF 9 Raúl Jiménez CF 11 Rafael Márquez Lugo  82' Substitutions: DF 15 Efraín Velarde  70' FW 21 Javier Orozco  82' MF 16 Miguel Ponce  88' Manager: José Manuel de la Torre

Assistant referees: Sean Mark Hurd (United States) William Torres Mejía (El Salvador) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)