Bradley trying his best to score another Olimpico, as back-to-back corner kicks from the left side go very close. Bradley, of course, successfully scored from the corner spot earlier this year against Panama
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C. Dempsey has scored a goal for United States! Assist by M. Bradley.
GOAL USA! Dempsey completes his hat trick after Bradley sets him up with a square pass in the box. Dempsey has 47 career goals for the USA, now just 10 behind Landon Donovan's all-time record of 57
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F. Guerra enters the game and replaces A. Gómez.
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Yedlin having some fun with the left side of Cuba's defense, toying with defenders with some nifty moves and pace
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Y. López enters the game and replaces D. Sáez.
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With Yedlin in for Johannsson, the USA has used all three subs, meaning Dempsey is going to go 90 minutes. The USA will have three full days of rest before the semifinal in Atlanta on Wednesday
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D. Yedlin enters the game and replaces F. Johnson.
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GOAL USA! Dempsey with a soft sidefooted effort down the middle for his second and his team's fifth of the game
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Penalty goal scored by C. Dempsey for United States!
Penalty to the USA! Johannsson is dragged down when going for a cross. Easy decision for the referee
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A. Horta gets yellow.
More chances for the USA's fifth, but Zardes' shot from close range is blocked after a scramble
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Y. Nápoles gets yellow.
59'
Decent passing sequence from the Cubans, but it ends up with an easy clearance from Alvarado. Good day for the center back to regain some confidence after the group stage
58'
Big save by Guerra as Bradley gets off a low shot in the box after a nice passing sequence
57'
A. Coroneaux enters the game and replaces L. Pérez.
51'
Chandler has soreness in his right knee, and was taken out as a precaution per a USA rep
50'
Guzan showing he's still alert, racing off his line to cut out a Cuba through ball
47'
Evans makes his presence felt right away, crossing for Dempsey, who is fouled on the edge of the box
46'
B. Evans enters the game and replaces T. Chandler.
J. Corona enters the game and replaces K. Beckerman.
Back underway in the second half. Brad Evans and Joe Corona on for the USA in place of Chandler and Beckerman
45'
O. González has scored a goal for United States! Assist by A. Jóhannsson.
GOAL USA! Bradley curls a corner far post and Johannsson heads back into the danger area for Gonzalez to sweep home. The route is on
43'
Zardes tries to pull a Johannsson there, and almost succeeds. Bradley plays him in behind the defense but his chip goes just over. Guerra again off his line there
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Decent chance for Cuba but Reyes balloons his header over. Going to be a test of the USA's concentration from here on out, as they try not to get complacent.
38'
Plenty of possession now for the U.S. with Cuba in full-scale damage control mode. Some decent defensive plays to keep the deficit at three
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A. Jóhannsson has scored a goal for United States! Assist by M. Bradley.
GOAL USA! Johannsson spotted behind the back line by Bradley and from 18 out, he sees Guerra off his line and chips the keeper. Cheeky there from the AZ striker and this one is now out of sight
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Chance for the USA! Dempsey with some neat footwork in the box and his shot is blocked. Bedoya appeared in great position to sweep home the rebound, but Johannsson took it off him and the chance was eventually lost. Bedoya rightly furious there
30'
Little bit better for Cuba in the last few minutes, as its established some possession in the USA half. Still little goal threat though, as Corrales fires a low shot well wide
28'
Zardes does well to track back and win possession. With him playing midfielder, it's important for him to show Klinsmann his two-way abilities
23'
Breakdown in possession for the U.S. but Cuba hasn't looked threatening at all so far. The USA might need to just focus on staying sharp in possession more than anything for the rest of this one
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Almost a third for the USA! Zardes brings the ball down well and crosses for Johannsson, but Guerra comes out well to smother.
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In a related story, this one might already be over
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G. Zardes has scored a goal for United States! Assist by F. Johnson.
GOAL USA! Zardes finishes with the side of his foot after Johnson whips in a right-footed service. Almost a carbon copy of the first goal, but from the other flank and this time a finish with the foot instead of the head
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Delightful lofted ball for Johannsson finds Bradley in behind, but the midfielder can't bring it down. Square pass was on for the USA's second there if he could have
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Another counterattacking chance for the U.S. but Zardes' touch lets him down and he crosses out for a goal kick. Still, so many gaps on the field for the U.S. to exploit
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Great long pass by Beckerman finds Bedoya, who gets a low cross to Johnannsson. The striker's shot is well blocked by a timely Cuban tackle. Could've easily been 2-0 there
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That's Dempsey's fourth of the tournament, putting him in first place for the goal-scoring lead
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Just the start the U.S. wanted to calm the nerves. Could be a long day for the Cubans now
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C. Dempsey has scored a goal for United States! Assist by T. Chandler.
GOAL USA! Dempsey is picked out inside the box by a left-footed cross from Chandler. The Sounders star is unmarked at the top of the six and it's an easy header
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Alvarado with an early giveaway. Lots of eyes will be on him after a rough group stage
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We are underway!
Greeting from Baltimore, this is Seth Vertelney and I'll take you through this afternoon's Gold Cup quarterfinal between the USA and Cuba
The U.S. won two and drew one in its group stage, while Cuba lost its first two before defeating Guatemala 1-0 to earn a spot in the quarters
Cuba XI: Guerra, Vaquero, Lopez, Clavelo, Napoles, Gomez, Reyes, Cordero, Diz Pe, Recio, Saez
Interesting decisions from Jurgen Klinsmann here. With Brooks out, he moves Alvarado to LCB and inserts Gonzalez at RCB, leaving Tim Ream out. The USA coach also sticks with the struggling Timothy Chandler at RB, and leaves the recently-unretired DaMarcus Beasley on the bench
Fans slowly filing in here at M&T Bank Stadium. Looks about half full at this point, though organizers said yesterday that 40,000 tickets had been sold
Players coming out onto the field and we should have anthems shortly
We're just about ready. As a reminder, Cuba only has 18 players available today after four defections.
Halftime. The USA has been dominant and as a result, this one is over with 45 minutes left to play. Does Klinsmann rest some players for the semifinal in the second half?
That's it. The USA cruises to a 6-0 win over Cuba, led by a Clint Dempsey hat trick. Not much to add really, as Cuba was badly outmatched from the onset. It's onto Atlanta for the semifinal on Wednesday
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