Gold Cup 2013 Results: Scores and Highlights from Day 4

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Published: July 12, 2013

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Group A took the stage in Day 4 of the 2013 Gold Cup as Panama seized sole control of the lead with a 1-0 victory over Martinique. Mexico joined Panama on the list of winners in the day's second game with a 2-0 triumph over Canada. 

Gabriel Torres stood out as one of the top stars in the group once again, showing that he is one of the biggest scoring threats in the tournament with yet another goal, while Martinique showed that their win over Canada was no fluke. 

Canada, on the other hand, struggled once again as El Tri was able to find the net twice in a match that Mexico will hope gets them back on track. 

Here's a look at how it all went down in Seattle. 

 

Panama 1, Martinique 0

The first half of this match was much more competitive than expected as Martinique proved that they could hold their own from the outset. 

Martinique, which is considered part of France for FIFA purposes (but not CONCACAF), maintained possession 44 percent of the time in the first half but outshot their opponents 6-4.

Panama was able to move the ball, but they found mounting any sort of threat against the Martinique backline to be rather difficult. 

As Matthew Doyle of MLSSoccer.com noted, it wasn't the most thrilling half to watch:



Action began to pick up in the second half as both sides came out with a greater sense of urgency.

Although no goals were tallied from the burst in action, Martinique defender Jacky Berdix was sent off in the 73rd minute after picking up his second yellow card, per Joshua Myers of The Seattle Times. 



Martinique defended with just 10 men admirably, but the combination of playing with a man down and fatigue took its toll, as Daniel Herelle committed a foul in the box to award Panama a penalty kick. 

As Fox Soccer tweeted out, Gabriel Torr...
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