Mexico dispatches Haiti to reach Gold Cup quarters
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Henry Martin scored on a diving header 44 seconds into the second half, and Mexico beat Haiti 3-1 Thursday night to clinch a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.
Martin headed Uriel Antuna's cross past goalkeeper Alexandre Pierre for his 11th international goal. Haiti's Ricardo Ade gave Mexico a 2-0 lead with an own goal in the 56th when he poked in Jesus Gallardo's cross for Orbelin Pineda.
No. 87 Haiti scored its third goal in 11 matches against Mexico and first since 1981 when Danley Jean-Jacques evaded Johan Vasquez and headed Derrick Etienne's cross past Guillermo Ochoa in the 78th.
Santiago Gimenez got his third international goal in the 83rd, poking in Antuna's cross.
No. 14 Mexico, which opened with a 4-0 rout of Honduras, closes Group B on Sunday against invited guest Qatar in Santa Clara, California. Haiti, which began with a 2-1 win over Qatar, plays Honduras in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In the doubleheader opener, Alberth Elis scored 5:45 into six scheduled minutes of second-half stoppage time, giving Honduras a 1-1 draw against Qatar. Tameem Mansour scored in the seventh minute.
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