Qatar beats Mexico, both nations advance to Gold Cup quarterfinals
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Qatar superior to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 win Sunday evening over a Mexican staff that already clinched development.
Hazem Shehata scored his first worldwide objective on a 10-yard header from Musaab Khidir’s cross within the twenty seventh minute, Qatar’s solely shot of the match.
Qatar final 12 months grew to become the primary host to go 0-3 at a World Cup, shedding to Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands.
No. 14 Mexico, which opened with wins over Honduras and Haiti below interim coach Jaime Lozano, gained Group B and can play a quarterfinal at Arlington, Texas, subsequent Saturday towards Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador or Martinique.
No. 58 Qatar, within the Gold Cup as an invited visitor, completed with 4 factors, forward of Honduras on objective distinction, and in addition will play a kind of 4 nations as a part of a quarterfinal doubleheader. The Qataris are coached by Carlos Queiroz, who led Iran ultimately 12 months’s World Cup.
Qatar, which misplaced to Haiti and tied Honduras, obtained assist when Haiti misplaced 2-1 to the Catrachos at Charlotte, North Carolina, and completed third with three factors.
Frantzdy Pierrot put 87th-ranked Haiti forward within the twenty first minute along with his 18th worldwide objective, banging within the rebound after Edrick Menjívar parried Duckens Nazon’s shot into his path.
Jerry Bengtson, at 36 the Catrachos’ oldest participant. tied the rating within the forty second along with his twenty third objective, an 8-yard header from Maylor Núñez’s cross. José Pinto put No. 81 Honduras forward when he slotted the ball previous Alexandre Pierre within the 59th after Jorge Álvarez lofted the ball behind the defence.
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