Pappa leads Guatemala into Gold Cup quarters
Posted June 13, 2011 10:45 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARRISON, N.J. — Marco Pappa had a goal and an assist and Guatemala beat Grenada 4-0 Monday night to clinch its first trip to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals since 2007.
Jose Del Aguila, Carlos Ruiz and Carlos Gallardo also scored for Guatemala, which likely will finish third in Group B. It had a plus-2 goal difference to top Group A’s third-place finisher, El Salvador, which also had four points but an even goal difference.
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Ricardo Jerez made four saves for Guatemala, including a diving stop on a deflected shot by Shannon Phillips.
Guatemala, ranked No. 124 in the world, won’t know where it will play until Wednesday, when Group C finishes. Group C’s results also will determine whether El Salvador advances.
Guatemala lost 3-0 to Canada in its previous appearance in the Gold Cup quarters. But it capped a 1-1-1 performance in this year’s group competition with a stellar showing against 98th-ranked Grenada.
Grenada finished last in Group B, losing all three of its games by a combined score of 15-1. It has been outscored 25-1 in two Gold Cup competitions.
The results of Canada-Panama and the United States-Guadaloupe games in Tuesday’s games will determine whether Guatemala will play Saturday at the New Meadowlands Stadium or Sunday at RFK Stadium in Washington.
