Canada escaped a participation in the Gold Cup semi-finals by losing in seventh round of a penalty shootout against Guatemala (1 to 1 and 6 to 5 tab) on Sunday in Minnesota.
Promise David, Daniel Jebbison, Derek Cornelius, Mathieu Choinière all moved the ropes for Canada, but Cyle Larin was stopped on the fifth and last attempt.
Óscar Santis, Nicolás Samayoa, Aarón Herrer and Darwin Lom responded, but José Pinto missed a incredible chance of sending his nation to the last square.
Nathan Saliba, sixth shooter of the unifolié, then concretized, but his rival Pedro Altán did the same.
Luc de Fougerolles accentuated the pressure on his goalkeeper by missing in seventh round, and this time, Guatemala did not fall for it, while José Morales played the heroes at the expense of St. Clair.
In the 30th minute, Captain Jonathan David was offered a dream opportunity to break the ice, and did not miss it, when he easily converted a penalty by placing the ball on the ground, on the right side.
However, the situation was complicated for Canada before the break, due to the expulsion of Jacob Shaffelburg on the accumulation of yellow cards during the game stops in the first half.
Forced to fend for ten players, the troop led by Jesse Marsch collected the equalizing net in the 69th minute, that of Rubio Rubin, who thwarted goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair using a brilliant redirection of the head.
In the evening, the Americans will meet the iron with the Costaricans in the last quarter -final on the poster.
On Saturday, Mexicans and Hondurans were the two First Nations to win their ticket for the square of AS. These two nations will compete on Wednesday at 10 p.m. (RDS2) for a place in the final on Wednesday.
The Canadians remain looking for the second title in their history at the Gold Cup, after the conquest of 2000.
Unsurprisingly, the competition has largely been the affair of Mexico (titled 9 times) and the United States (titled 7 times) since the establishment of the tournament in 1991.
