Cuba earned their first CONCACAF Gold Cup win tonight at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts USA with a stunning 2:0 blanking of Canada in Group D play, while in the second game the USA clinched a berth into the 2003 Quarterfinals with a 2:0 shutout over Martinique to claim the Group C title.
Forward Lester More scored twice to lead Cuba to a 2-0 win over Canada in Group D action at the Gold Cup. The victory was the first for Cuba, makin its third tournament appearance.
Cuba will advance to the quarterfinals as long as it doesn't lose to Costa Rica Wednesday by four or more goals. The Ticos need to beat Cuba to advance. Despite the defeat, Canada will only be eliminated if Costa Rica wins by a margin of three goals or less.
CUBA-CANADA SUMMARY:
GROUP D July 14 in Foxboro, Mass.
Cuba 2 Canada 0. Goals: More 15, 46.
Cuba — Molina, Minoso, Crusata, Fernandez (Rivero, 46), Perez, Ramirez, Marquez, Colome (Cervantes, 58), More, Galindo Castaneda (Dalcourt, 82), Faife.
Canada — Hirschfeld, , Pozniak, Fenwick, Hastings (Corazzin, 78), De Vos, Stalteri, Imhof, Dasovic, Canizalez (Hume, 46), McKenna, Nash (Hutchinson, 83).
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica).
Att.: 8,780.