GOOALLL!!!! That's a six-pack for the United States! McKennie had a shot from near the penalty spot parried up into the air by Philip which Long pounced on and headed into the back of an empty net! That's a brace from the central defender today! United States 6-0 Trinidad and Tobago
87'
McKennie splits the defence with a pass again, this time to Cannon who tries to cut the ball back to Altidore who was waiting on the doorstep, but the ball is too close to the 'keeper and it's smothered by Philip.
86'
J. Jones gets yellow.
Jones throws his arm at the trailing Pulisic and is shown yellow for his act of aggression.
85'
CHANCE! Arriola stretches his legs down the left, sits his defender on the floor with a cutback, dribbled into the box and unleashed a shot that hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced out! Oh, how close was that?!
84'
R. Cannon enters the game and replaces N. Lima.
Lima, who performed well down the right today, is replaced by Cannon.
83'
Jones lines up a free-kick from a dangerous position... and gets this one all wrong as it soars well above the crossbar and into the stand behind.
78'
P. Arriola has scored a goal for United States! Assist by J. Morris.
Morris picks up his second assist after being subbed on, and did so by getting to the byline before sliding his pass across the face of goal to Arriola for a tap-in at the back-post!
GOAAALLLL!!!! THE UNITED STATES SCORE THEIR FIFTH! Morris was played down the right and, much like his previous assist, played the ball across the front of goal, this time to Arriola, and the latter slotted his shot past Philip on the floor! The US have been absolutely dominant for the last 15 minutes. United States 5-0 Trinidad and Tobago
77'
L. Peltier enters the game and replaces L. García.
Peltier replaces Garcia for Trinidad and Tobago.
74'
J. Altidore enters the game and replaces G. Zardes.
No hat-trick for Zardes as he's replaced by Altidore up front.
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73'
C. Pulišić has scored a goal for United States! Assist by J. Morris.
Morris tried a shot rather than laying it off to Zardes on his right and, after his attempt was blocked, recovered the ball and poked it over to Pulisic who applied a cool finish!
GOOALLLL!!!! That's four of the finest for the United States! After a bit of sloppy play in the penalty area, Morris poked the ball over to Pulisic who took a deft first touch before passing the ball into the bottom-right corner! He definitely deserved a goal today, and there it is! United States 4-0 Trinidad and Tobago
69'
G. Zardes has scored a goal for United States! Assist by C. Pulišić.
Pulisic drew the attention of the defence as he drifted in from the left wing, and then played a lovely reverse ball to Zardes in the box who pulled off a lovely finish!
GOOOAAALLLL!!!! It's three for the United States! Zardes unleashes a devastating curling effort from just inside the box and buries it into the top-right corner past an outstretched Philip! Two goals in as many minutes from the Columbus Crew man! United States 3-0 Trinidad and Tobago
68'
J. Jones enters the game and replaces N. Lewis.
Trinidad and Tobago make a change as Lewis is replaced by Jones.
66'
G. Zardes has scored a goal for United States! Assist by N. Lima.
Lima was picked out in stride by Bradley as he surged into the box and hit it over to Zardes who was standing in front of the goal mouth, and finished with ease!
GOOALLLL!!!! The United States double their lead! Bradley chipped a ball to Lima at the back post who played it across the line to Zardes who was never going to miss from that close! Some were calling for Zardes to be dropped heading into this tournament, but all he's done is score two goals in two games! United States 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago
63'
CHANCE! Molino received the ball on the edge of the box, turned onto his right foot, and unleashed a shot with equal parts power and curve that forced a diving save from Steffen! That was a great chance for Trinidad and Tobago!
61'
J. Morris enters the game and replaces T. Boyd.
Boyd, who has been bright but not as effective today, is replaced by Morris in attack.
58'
D. Cyrus gets yellow.
W. McKennie gets yellow.
Cyrus is shown yellow for his involvement in the altercation as well.
McKennie picks up a yellow card for his role in the infraction with Cyrus.
57'
A bit of a dust-up on the near byline and a Trinidadian player is down on the pitch. Mckennie and Cyrus seemed to be in the middle of things and Zardes was shoving a bit as well.
54'
Boyd takes a corner that soars past everyone and Zardes has to sprint out to the byline to keep it in.
51'
Cyrus easily cuts off Boyd who had surged down the left and into the final third, and the move ends for the United States.
49'
After a corner, Hackshaw tries a shot from outside the box that was always heading left of goal and never troubled Steffen.
48'
Pulisic is pulled back in midfield and advantage is played as Arriola attacks down the left, but he misplaces a pass that was intended for Zardes, and the defence clears.
46'
The referee's whistle sounds once more, and this match is back underway!
45' +2
Lima dribbled into space in the right channel and, after no one bothered to close him down, tried his luck from distance. The ensuing effort made it quite clear why the defence allowed him to shoot from there.
HALF-TIME: United States 1-0 Trinidad and Tobago
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
43'
The United States are surging forward now, clearly buoyed by the goal. The movement of Boyd, Pulisic, and Arriola is causing all kinds of issues for the opposing defence.
41'
A. Long has scored a goal for United States! Assist by C. Pulišić.
Pulisic's free-kick attempt was poor, but McKennie kept the ball, fed it back to the former, and this time the soon-to-be Chelsea man found Long at the back-post!
GOOALLLLL!!!! The United States take the lead! Long was waiting at the back post after the free-kick and, after the initial ball in failed to make it into the box, Pulisic whipped it into the defender who finished with a picturesque diving header into the bottom-right corner! United States 1-0 Trinidad and Tobago
39'
A. Jones gets yellow.
Jones drags Pulisic back on the edge of the penalty area, and is shown yellow. The free-kick will be taken from a near perfect spot.
37'
McKennie goes on a long, mazy run through the midfield before chipping the ball towards Zardes who'd had to hold his run or risk being offside. Didn't quite come off, but that's better from the States.
36'
The United States players are starting to get visibly frustrated with the referee after a string of minor calls have gone against them.
34'
Zardes headed a pass to Arriola that was just a little too close to the 'keeper, and Philip dove to cut out the ball and smother the chance.
32'
Hackshaw is on the receiving end of an elbow as Boyd tried to cut in front of him to retrieve the ball, and Trinidad and Tobago will have a free-kick from their own penalty area.
30'
Pulisic stands over a free-kick in the final third, sends it in, and hits the first defender. Wasted opportunity that.
28'
End-to-end action at the moment as both sides forgo the midfield, choosing to rather launch long balls and try to beat the other side with pace.
27'
Zardes and Pulisic try to break on the counter, but the latter is pulled back and the United States will have a free-kick in their own half.
25'
Trinidad and Tobago are having a nice spell of play here. Can they take advantage before the tide turns once more?
23'
Molino is played in down the left from a free-kick and has his cross deflected behind for a Trinidad and Tobago corner.
21'
Arriola gets bulldozed by two opponents in the midfield, and the US will have another free-kick in Trinidad and Tobago's half.
19'
Zardes is fouled from behind while trying to hold up play in the midfield, and the United States will have a free-kick.
17'
K. Molino enters the game and replaces K. Hyland.
After the shot, Hyland goes down again, and it looks like he won't be able to continue.
Molino replaces the injured Hyland for Trinidad and Tobago.
16'
Boyd takes a shot across his body from outside the box and hit it right into the waiting arms of Philip.
13'
The United States break quickly through Boyd and Arriola with the former getting to the byline and passing it in towards the latter who just misses at the near post... but a foul is called and it wouldn't have counted anyway.
11'
After his attempted strike, Hyland has limped off the pitch and is receiving a heavy dose of magic spray.
10'
SAVE! Cato played the ball all the way across the box to Hyland who was trailing the play, and the latter fired his shot at Steffen who did well to get his body behind it!
8'
Jones takes a free-kick from distance, having gone for goal, his attempt blazes just above the crossbar leaving Steffen scrambling. That was close!
6'
Long switch out left to Cato who passed then played it in to Garcia, but the latter can't control it and the US take possession.
4'
CHANCE! McKennie gets into the box, controls the ball well and cuts it back to Boyd who fizzes a shot just past the right post! Bright start here from the Yanks!
2'
For those interested, the United States wear all white, while Trinidad and Tobago wear red shirts and socks, with black shorts.
1'
Referee Hector Said Martinez blows his whistle, and this match is underway!
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of this Gold Cup match between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago!
Now, let’s take a look at the team news!
United States (4-3-3): Zack Steffen; Nick Lima, Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Long, Tim Ream; Weston McKennie, Michael Bradley, Christian Pulisic; Tyler Boyd, Gyasi Zardes, Paul Arriola.
United States substitutes: Djordje Mihailovic, Cristian Roldan, Daniel Lovitz, Sean Johnson, Omar Gonzalez, Jonathan Lewis, Tyler Miller, Jordan Morris, Matt Miazga, Jozy Altidore, Reggie Cannon, Wil Trapp.
Trinidad and Tobago substitutes: Duane Muckette, Greg Ranjitsingh, Shahdon Winchester, Kevin Molino, Lester Peltier, Akeem Humphrey, Jomal Williams, Mekeil Williams, Joevin Jones, Curtis Gonzales, Carlyle Mitchell, Adrian Foncette.
The teams are walking out on the pitch now. We're just some anthems and handshakes away from the start of this match!
It will be interesting to see what changes are made for the second half. The United States, despite scoring, are reportedly planning on getting striker Jozy Altidore some minutes, but is it worth disrupting the current flow of the attack to bring him on? As for Trinidad and Tobago, they may be better served in the second half by sitting back, absorbing pressure, and trying to hit the US on the counter rather than trying to expand themselves.
As for what's next for these sides, the United States will try to carry the momentum from today into their next match against Panama on Wednesday while Trinidad and Tobago will try to overturn Guyana and hope to at least exit the tournament with three points.
That will do it for our live coverage of this Gold Cup match between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago! We hope you enjoyed following along, and will join us again soon!
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