Canada let slip a golden opportunity to take a stranglehold in their group Saturday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston, dropping an extra-time lead and settling for a 1-1 tie against Curacao.
Canada (1-0-1) still leads Group B with four points after two games, with Honduras (1-1-0) in second place in Group B with three points after a 2-0 win over El Salvador later Saturday. Curacao (0-0-2) has two points. Canada will face El Salvador (0-1-1, 1 point) on Tuesday, while Curacao takes on Honduras.
Nearly four minutes into extra time up 1-0, the Canadians lost possession near midfield amid sloppy play, and Curacao’s Joshua Zimmerman collected the ball, finding teammate Jeremy Antonisse breaking free to his left.
Antonisse made a long run to earn a one-on-one opportunity against goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, juked twice, then scored through the netminder for the equalizer.
Nathan Saliba scored Canada’s goal in the ninth minute, collecting a deflection of a free kick and burying a strike into the bottom left of the net.
–Field Level Media
