Football: Martinique starts the Gold Cup with a victory against El Salvador

2023-06-27 10:36:59

Nice start for Martinique! Although reduced to 10 for a large part of the match, the Martiniquans began their Gold Cup journey with a victory (2-1) against El Salvador on Monday in Florida (United States).

The player of Nîmes, in Ligue 2, Patrick Burner (11th) and that of Orleans, in National, Kevin Fortuné (16th) are the two scorers from Martinique. Fortuné thus becomes the first player of the selection to score a goal in 3 consecutive Gold Cups! Cyril Mandouki, captain of Paris FC, and Florent Lapis (Versailles) also participated in this victory.

After the expulsion of Jonathan Rivierez (48th), The “Matinino” relied on their goalkeeper Yannis Clementia, author of nine saves. He notably saved a penalty (83rd), before losing to another in stoppage time.

Thanks to this success, Martinique takes the lead in Group C, tied with Panama, winner of Costa Rica (2-1), in the competition between the best nations of the Concacaf zone (North America, Central America and the Caribbean). .

Eliminated in front of the group in its five previous appearances, the Caribbean team will play its qualification in the quarters against Panama on Friday then on July 4 against Costa Rica, in the Red Bull Arena, home to the New York Red Bulls in Harrison (New Jersey).

Not recognized by Fifa, and therefore excluded from the World Cup qualifiers, Martinique is a member of Concacaf and can therefore participate in competitions organized by the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.