Martinique vs USA: USA look to continue their winning start to the 2021 Gold Cup when they take on Martinique on Matchday 2 at Kansas City.
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Match Details:
Teams: Martinique vs USA
Date: Friday 16th July, 2021
Time: 7:00 AM IST
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, U.S.A
MATCH PREVIEW:
Martinique need to get back to winning ways after they began their Gold Cup campaign in poor fashion against Canada.
The island nation was blown away 4-1 against Canada and desperately need the points in this one if they are to keep their qualification hopes alive.
Riviere scored in the 10th minute for Martinique but what followed was the Canadian storm as they scored 4 times in the remaining 80 minutes.
On the other hand, USA began their campaign with a tough but successful 1-0 win over Haiti. Vines’ goal made the difference in this tight contest.
USA are on a 4-match winning streak and should ensure qualification with a win here.
Both sides last met in the 2017 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup where USA won 3-2. Morris’ brace and Gonzalez’s strikes secured the points for them.
But not before, Parsemain and Audel put Martinique ahead.
A good contest is on the cards as neither side can afford dropped points.
Predicted Line-up:
Martinique:
Gilles Meslien, Patrick Burner, Sebastien Cretinoir, Jean-Sylvain Babin, Romario Barthelery, Karl Vitulin, Stephane Ludovic Abaul, Daniel Herelle, Yann Gregory Thimon, Emmanuel Riviere and Kevin Fortuné.
USA:
Matt Turner, Shaq Moore, Walker Zimmerman, Miles Robinson, Samuel Vines, Kellyn Acosta, Jackson Yueill, Sebastian Lletget, Paul Arriola, Gyasi Zardes and Jonathan Lewis.
Prediction: Martinique 1-3 USA
USA should win this one comfortably owing to their good form and confident start to the competition.
Martinique looked nervous against Canada and suffered the consequences. They will find it difficult against an in-form USA side.