Gold Cup 2013 Results: Scores and Highlights from Day 10

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Published: July 21, 2013

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One round of the Gold Cup quarterfinals is in the books, and Panama and Mexico have booked their places in the semifinals.

It should be an intriguing matchup. Mexico are the much more established side and have more talent. Given their recent run of performances, you wouldn't back them to beat Panama, though. Panama finished first in Group A, beating Mexico, 2-1, in the process.

Jose Manuel de la Torre has already said the semifinal won't be about atoning for that loss, per Mexican football expert Tom Marshall:



The semifinal isn't until July 24, though, and neither team would have gotten that far had they not dispatched their quarterfinal opponent. Here's how Panama and Mexico saw their way through the quarterfinals.

 

Panama 6, Cuba 1



When Cuba went up, 1-0, in the 21st minute, Cuba coach Walter Benitez was probably feeling pretty good. It took all of four minutes for everything to come undone for the Cubans, though. They surrendered six unanswered goals to fall, 6-1, to Panama in the quarterfinals.

Jose Ciprian opened the scoring with his goal in the 21st minute. Ciprian did a nice job to finish with his right foot on the volley. More credit should go to Jaime Colome for the assist. His ball over the top of the defense did most of the work for Ciprian.

You can see a replay of the goal, courtesy of FOX Soccer:



In the 24th minute, Renay Malblanche was judged to have handled Marcos Sanchez's shot in the 18-yard box. The referee pointed to the spot, and it was a penalty against Panama. The Cuban players surrounded the official, but their protests were to no avail. The replays showed that Malblanche did hit the ball with his arm. An argument could be made, though, that no penalty should have been called.

Gabriel Torres then struck the penalty kick into the bottom left corner to put Panama level in the 25th mi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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