00:01Curacao and Canada have taken the field at Shell Energy Stadium
00:05in Houston, Texas.
00:07That's Ismail Kone on the left-hand side.
00:09Kone didn't play in the first game.
00:14Heavy touch by Schaffelberg.
00:15He will reach it at the byline.
00:16Also a challenge put in by Bakuna.
00:21And Schaffelberg is down, and Bakuna
00:24will be suspended for the next game.
00:27When Curacao conclude the group on Tuesday against Honduras,
00:30they will not have Leandro Bakuna in midfield.
00:34A player with a ton of experience today,
00:36his 60th cap for Curacao.
00:38The booking by Bakuna.
00:40The free kick here for Nelson.
00:42And Nelson clips it towards the back post.
00:44And it's dealt with for the time.
00:46Being within a follow-up shot on the clearance attempt
00:48is a goal, Natan Saliba from CF Montreal.
00:53Set-piece goal, Canada early lead in Houston.
00:59And he scores early against Curacao.
01:01It's the perfect start for Canada.
01:04You saw Kenji Gore initially marking that space
01:08and just drifted out of the picture.
01:10Doesn't get all of it, but enough
01:15to beat Eloy Roome to his right.
01:17And this is the perfect start for Canada.
01:19One-nil.
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01:37Bye!
01:37Come on.
01:38Um!
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01:40Say Dain Sinclair!
01:41It was a strong header in the middle.
01:42The final group stage game for Curacao.
01:44There's going to be something at stake in that game
01:45with Curacao play Honduras.
01:48And the reason Bakuna, who also wears the arm-bat,
01:52got his yellow, because it was just so egregious.
01:55And turning and spring into the outside,
01:56Jurgen Locatio.
01:58Tumrie Gore.
01:59Gore with a shooting opportunity.
02:00Go!
02:01Wow!
02:02Trying to defend Besson, former Belgian youth international.
02:07Here's Kone, native of Côte d'Ivoire,
02:13in his 30th international appearance for Canada today.
02:18Now Joel Waterman. Waterman's still going.
02:21Adventures run by the center back and a big save as Ola Sheahy had the opportunity.
02:26It looked like Canada was going to deal with easily, but La Codia comes back with it.
02:32Comedizia, now in space, winding up for a shot, perhaps, no, it's played into La Codia.
02:37La Codia shoots for a post!
02:40Off by a whisker for Curacao.
02:44It's a level to match a few minutes before halftime. He would have been onside.
02:49It's excellent from Flournus. Everybody in the stadium was expecting him to shoot.
02:53Instead, he slides in. La Codia, the first touch is perfect into his stride and just drags it wide.
03:00You can see, he caught it just inside the foot there and didn't make.
03:04And Curacao will take a little of the air out of it and give it away.
03:09Session recovered, counter-attack.
03:12Nelson's got options.
03:14He'll return it right back to Jonathan David.
03:17And not enough on the pass.
03:18Curacao intercepts.
03:20Schaeferberg tried to hold it in.
03:21It is held on the attacking third.
03:25You go Sigour.
03:27Jaden Nelson trying to return it.
03:29And arriving wrong by the right-back Sigour.
03:31It's not about the manager. It's just sloppy.
03:34Another giveaway there from Comedizia.
03:36If they're just calm and patient and make three or four good passes,
03:40they'll be at the top of the box and have opportunities to create chances.
03:44Well, it's Ali Ahmed coming on.
03:48He was fouled, and that's why this free kick is coming.
03:51It's going to be Nathan Saliba who delivers it.
03:53He'll run past it.
03:54It's clicked in.
03:55Schaeferberg back post.
03:56Big strong punch.
03:57Eloy Rune.
03:58Kone holds it in.
04:00Ismail Kone.
04:01Now he'll drive a ball back into the box.
04:04Round to a near halt.
04:06Curacao haven't done much with the few opportunities they've had that have materialized.
04:11Intense, the sub who just came on, was looking for something down the left-hand side.
04:17I think it's Ali Ahmed struggling here.
04:22Yeah, and this is a worst-case scenario.
04:25You just subbed him off.
04:26You make a change at the start of the half, but obviously that did not occur.
04:30Once again, here is the play in question that has left the very promising.
04:41Ali Ahmed was a starter in the first game.
04:45So was Tayshawn Buchanan.
04:50Ahmed just got a touch.
04:53Roshan Van Eyem.
04:56And Iva pushed it forward.
05:01Now it's Ligano-Cromanecia cross into the area.
05:04Locadia with the touch.
05:05And Tonsa had an opportunity.
05:08Oh, nice backheel.
05:09Sheriff Floranus.
05:10Locadia couldn't get it.
05:11He did.
05:12He did.
05:12He turns.
05:13He shoots.
05:14He scores.
05:15It's tied.
05:17Have found a way back.
05:19It's 1-1 Landon.
05:21Really well-taken goal in the end here by Locadia.
05:24We just said it.
05:25You've got to be careful if you're Canada.
05:27Great build-up.
05:29The patience by Locadia.
05:31He wanted to pass it.
05:33He let the Canadians, and we'll just see if he's offside there, let the Canadians run by him as this ball falls to him.
05:41Has the opportunity to play it.
05:44Good patience and an absolute brilliant strike into the far post.
05:49Leaves Dane St. Clair with no chance.
05:51Hall of Famer, National Soccer Hall of Famer, Dr. Joe Magnick.
05:55Joe, what are we thinking here?
05:56Well, obviously, there's going to be – oh, the goal's not given.
05:59After a VAR intervention due to the narrowest of offsides, is there another moment of magic at store?
06:06And a place to do anything with it.
06:10Watch this tackle by Basang.
06:12For young players out there, you follow the ball all the way to your goal.
06:16You never know.
06:17And look at him reach out and just get enough of Van Eyma there on the ball.
06:21He has quite been able to match his very first dead ball opportunity.
06:34Where he found the head of his brother, but it was saved.
06:37Here's a deflection coming through.
06:39Curacao's already doing handball.
06:41There's a lot of things you're not supposed to do that players do, but this – they'll definitely look at this.
06:46As this ball falls back, it does skim Jacob Schaffelberg.
06:50The question is, is his arm in an unnatural position?
06:54Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
06:56This will be a really – and certainly livening up the second half of this game.
07:04Curacao's play has livened up the second half of this game.
07:07Thank you, Dr. Joe.
07:08I'll tell you what, Curacao have every reason.
07:15And Canada's not going to contest the drop ball, and it's immediately surged in, and it's gone in for a goal.
07:21Flag is up, however.
07:23St. Clair came for it.
07:24There was a collision, and there's another goal that potentially would have equalized the game that has been disallowed.
07:32There won't be VAR here, at least to take it away, then Ima is the player in question, and you can see him a step offside.
07:43Man, there's a lot to unpack here.
07:45Definitely offside.
07:46I was saying, Curacao have every reason to feel aggrieved by the first two calls.
07:51This one is very clear, but they have been hard done by tonight.
07:55Hopeful ball is pumped in, it falls for Castaner, whistle.
08:06Continues for Canada, living dangerously, but living with the lead still.
08:13It's one thing if you're coming out to challenge a play, something inadvertently happens, but I've never seen a goalkeeper carry it out like that.
08:26This is going to fall here, and there's a chance.
08:28Jeremy Antonsa is in, and Antonsa, and this one isn't going to be taken away from Curacao.
08:35Antonsa has done it.
08:37Stoppage time, equalizer, 1-1 in Houston.
08:40And it's absolutely what they deserve, Mark.
08:48They've been knocking on the door, like you said, and they weren't going to be denied again.
08:54Sloppy turnover.
08:57Castaner does a great job using his body in that first-time pass into Antonsa.
09:02Little deflection off the foot of Basan.
09:06And they weren't going to be denied again.
09:10We're not going to be unlucky again.
09:12And it's 1-1 with four minutes plus left to play.
09:17Jeremy Antonsa is 23 years old.
09:19He's one of the youngest players in the team.
09:21We talked about the age of this team.
09:24Six 30-plus-year-old starters in both of these group stage games.
09:29But Jeremy Antonsa, 23 years old.
09:35It's on Saliba.
09:40Back in the ninth minute, he scored.
09:43Over 80 minutes later, Curacao found an equalizer.
09:48Oh, Buchanan has slipped in.
09:50Buchanan got it back on his right foot, but it's collected by the middle of a winner.
09:55Here at Lathor have been opportunities.
09:57Kyle Lahren and Ta'Jong Buchanan.
10:00After the game was leveled at 1-1, they've had their chances.
10:03But there will be no more chances.
10:05That is it.
10:08Curacao with some stoppage time heroics in the Gold Cup again.
10:13Six years ago, they did it against Jamaica.
10:15Tonight, they do it against Canada.
10:17And this game finishes 1-1 in Houston as we go back to Rob Stone in the studio.
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