Mexico beats Honduras in Concacaf Gold Cup opener behind 2 Romo goals
HOUSTON (AP) — Mexico received its first recreation beneath interim coach Jaime Lozano, opening the Concacaf Gold Cup with a 4-0 victory over Honduras on Sunday night time.
Luis Romo beat goalkeeper Luis Lopez with an 18-yard left foot shot about 50 seconds in, Mexico’s quickest Gold Cup aim. He doubled the lead within the twenty third minute together with his third worldwide aim, a close-range header after Jesus Gallardo nodded a nook kick in entrance of the web.
Orbelin Pineda scored within the 52nd minute, dribbling simply into the penalty space earlier than scoring his eighth worldwide aim, and Luis Chavez added his second worldwide within the sixty fourth from close to the penalty spot.
Diego Cocca was fired as Mexico coach after the Concacaf Nations League, the place Mexico misplaced to the U.S. 3-0 in a semifinal earlier than beating Panama 1-0 for third place.
In the primary recreation of the Group B doubleheader, Haiti beat invited visitor Qatar 2-1 after Frantzdy Pierrot poked in a centering move within the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time. Yusuf Abdurisag put Qatar forward within the twentieth minute and Duckens Nazon tied the rating within the first minute of first-half stoppage time.
In Group A at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Trinidad and Tobago defeated St. Kitts and Nevis 3-0 on targets by Alvin Jones within the forty third and Ajani Fortune within the sixty fifth plus an personal aim by Jameel Ible within the 73rd.
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