CHANCE! Zardes dribbles around the goalkeeper but is pulled wide by the touch. He finds Boyd who has the whole goal to aim at, only to hit the side netting rather than recording his hat-trick! How has he missed that one?
87'
Zardes fouls Cox in his own third, and Guyana will have a free-kick.
85'
S. Holder enters the game and replaces N. Danns.
Danns is taken off as Holder enters the fray for Guyana.
81'
T. Boyd has scored a goal for United States! Assist by P. Arriola.
Arriola has been terrific down the left for the United States today, and now picks up an assist after playing a pass back to Boyd who finished the move brilliantly.
GOOALLL!!!!! BOYD WITH A GREAT GOAL! Arriola was dragged wide left, played the ball to Boyd on the edge of the box, and the latter turned quickly and fired a shot into the top-right corner! No 'keeper was stopping that one! United States 4-0 Guyana
79'
Harriott tries his luck with a curling effort from outside the box that soars well above the goal and into the stand behind.
74'
D. Mihailović enters the game and replaces W. McKennie.
McKennie lays on the ground gently reaching for his hamstring. Hard to tell if he's done any serious damage, but the US won't risk it and he will take no further part in this match.
The injured McKennie is replaced by Mihailovic.
73'
A. Jeffrey enters the game and replaces K. Marsh-Brown.
Jeffrey replaces Marsh-Brown for Guyana.
Roldan blazes a shot way above the crossbar after running onto a loose ball in the box! He's scored those for Seattle before, but fails to do so here.
67'
Arriola beast his man down the left and crosses the ball in the direction of, well, no one, and it rolls out for another Guyana goal-kick.
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65'
It looked as though Boyd had sent in a fantastic cross from the byline, but apparently the ball had rolled behind first and it will be a goal-kick for Guyana.
63'
C. Roldan enters the game and replaces C. Pulišić.
Pulisic missed a few chances in the first half, and is now withdrawn with Roldan the replacement.
62'
W. Trapp enters the game and replaces M. Bradley.
Michael Bradley, who set up the second goal, is withdrawn in favour of Wil Trapp.
61'
Arriola goes down in the box after being contacted by Clarke who'd come off his line, but there's no penalty shout from the American and play continues.
58'
S. Cox enters the game and replaces B. Beresford.
Guyana make their first substitution as Beresford is replaced by Cox.
55'
G. Zardes has scored a goal for United States!
GOOALLLL!!!! The United States score their third! Zardes, who seemed to be caught unaware by the ball, headed it goalward and the redirection stranded Clarke, and the ball winds up in the net! The celebration is muted as Zardes holds his face, but he's scored nonetheless! United States 3-0 Guyana
51'
T. Boyd has scored a goal for United States! Assist by M. Bradley.
Bradley dribbled through the midfield, picked his head up, and then played a ball forward to Boyd who finished the chance well!
GOOALLLL!!!! Boyd, after a great vertical ball in from Bradley, dribbled into the box, cut to the outside of his defender and struck a right-footed effort across the goalkeeper and into the bottom-left corner of goal! Terrific goal that! United States 2-0 Guyana
46'
The referee's whistle sounds once more, and this match is back underway!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: United States 1-0 Guyana
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
44'
CHANCE! McKennie pulls out some tricks on the byline and plays it back to Pulisic who launches the ball at goal, but it's met by the gloves of Clarke rather than the back of the net!
42'
Boyd dribbles down the right wing and then tries to beat the last defender with pace, only for his touch to be a heavy one and roll behind for a goal-kick.
40'
Guyana play a ball forward with the intent of finding Welshman behind the defence, but Zimmerman gets to the ball first and plays it back to Steffen.
38'
Arriola cuts off the run of Dover, and the former is called for the foul.
36'
Boyd was in space on the right wing and, after being closed down, kicked the ball off of Gordon for a corner.
34'
The United States are slowing things down with the defenders passing the ball amongst themselves at the moment.
30'
CHANCE! Another counter-attack from the US and Altidore lays the ball off to Boyd who made a late run into the box, but his shot fizzes just wide of the left goalpost!
28'
P. Arriola has scored a goal for United States! Assist by W. McKennie.
McKennie dribbled down the left before playing Arriola into the box, and the latter finished the chance brilliantly!
GOOALLLLL!!!! The United States take the lead! Arriola was played in by McKennie, and the former dribbled in-field before curling in a fantastic finish into the top-right corner of the goal! You can’t say it wasn’t coming! United States 1-0 Guyana
27'
CHANCE! Pulisic dribbles into the box and fires a right-footed shot from close range, but the 'keeper stands tall and parries it away!
24'
Now Guyana hold the ball on the left flank as Harriott muscles off all challengers. They haven't had the ball much, but have been able to get into the final third with relative ease thus far.
20'
Harriott dribbles into the box, dazzles Lima with some step-overs, and then wins the corner for his side.
18'
Boyd tries a left-footed shot that lacked power, and misses wide left anyway. The United States are starting to take control of this match now.
16'
Bradley tries a lofted pass to Boyd on the right wing that's overhit and bounces behind for a Guyana goal-kick.
14'
Mild shouts for a hand-ball in the box after Pulisic drove into the opposing penalty area and tried to pass the ball in, but the referee says play on.
13'
Arriola collects a long-ball and is rewarded with a heavy tackle from behind by Dover.
11'
After some sloppy play in the midfield, it's the United States turn to try a corner... and their attempt won't count either as a foul is called in the box.
9'
Guyana try a short corner, but the return pass caused the flag to go up ending any potential move in its tracks.
7'
Lima gets called for a foul on Danns, and Guyana have a free-kick.
5'
A lofted pass is hit just a touch too hard and runs away from Arriola on the left. Goal-kick to Guyana.
3'
Boyd launches down the right channel and tries to chip a cross to the back post, but fails to find a team-mate.
2'
For those interested, the United States are wearing all red, while Guyana don an all-yellow strip.
1'
Referee Ivan Arcides Barton Cisneros blows his whistle, and this match is underway!
Hello, and welcome to this Gold Cup match between the United States of America and Guyana!
Now, let’s take a look at the team news!
United States (4–1-4-1): Zack Steffen; Nick Lima, Aaron Long, Tim Ream, Walker Zimmerman; Michael Bradley; Christian Pulisic, Tyler Boyd, Weston McKennie, Paul Arriola; Gyasi Zardes.
United States substitutes: Jozy Altidore, Wil Trapp, Sean Johnson, Matt Miazga, Daniel Lovitz, Jonathan Lewis, Omar Gonzalez, Cristian Roldan, Reggie Cannon, Jordan Morris, Tyler Miller, Djordje Mihailovic.
Guyana (4-2-3-1): Akel Clarke; Jordan Dover, Terence Vancooten, Liam Gordon, Matthew Briggs; Elliott Bonds, Keanu Marsh-Brown; Callum Harriott, Neil Danns, Brandon Beresford; Emery Welshman.
Guyana substitutes: Pernell Schultz, Kadell Daniel, Torell Ondaan, Sheldon Holder, Kevin Layne, Quillan Roberts, Anthony Jeffrey, Samuel Cox, Daniel Wilson, Alex Murray, Ronayne Marsh-Brown, Stephen Duke-McKenna.
Both nations are out on the pitch now as the national anthems ring around Allianz Field. Not long to go until kick-off now!
It will be interesting to see how these sides adjust in the second half. The United States will likely leave things the way they are for now, but another striker could be brought on in order to try and capitalise on all of the chances being created at the moment. Guyana, on the other hand, would likely benefit from the addition of a midfielder which would help them retain the ball a bit better in the middle of the pitch.
Next up, the United States will be out for revenge against Trinidad and Tobego, who ended the former's chance of making the 2018 World Cup, while Guyana will be hoping to get a result against Panama to keep their hopes of advancement alive.
That's it for our live coverage of this Gold Cup match between the United States of America and Guyana! We hope you enjoyed following along, and will join us again soon!
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