BRADENTON, Florida - Guadeloupe wants to continue making history when they face the United States on Thursday in the knockout stages of Concacaf Under-17.
Last April, they qualified for the first time winning Group C as the team that scored the most goals (15) and only conceded one. On Thursday, it will be a duel between two offensive teams. The USA scored 12 goals in three games and conceded three.
This will be the first that the two teams face in CU17.
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USA vs. Guadeloupe May 9, 6:00 PM ET R: Bejarano Matarrita, Henry Alberto (CRC) AR1: Mora Araya, Juan Carlos (CRC), AR2: Arrieta Barrantes, William Andrés (CRC) 4to Oficial: Cornejo Meléndez, Ismael Alexander (SLV) |
· This will be their first meeting in a CU17.
· USA will play its 85th CU17 match. 60W-13D-11L, 224GF-73GC, +151GD.
· Guadeloupe will make its CU17 debut.
· USA finished 1st in Group F, 9 points, 3W-0D-0L. Defeated Canada 3-2, Barbados 6-1 and Guatemala 3-0. 6 saves and 1 clean sheet. Gianluca Busio leads team in scoring with 3 goals.
· Guadeloupe finished 1st in Group C in First Round. 12 points. 4W-0D-0L, 15GF-1GC. Defeated Bonaire 7-0, Saint Martin 1-0, Bahamas 5-1 and Aruba 2-0. 3 clean sheets in 4 games.
· USA had most passes in group stage (1333), also led tournament in ball possession (65.33%). Had 1211 completed passes and 11 incomplete passes. 90.9% completion rate.
· Including First Round matches, Guadeloupe leads CU17 in points (12) and goals (15).
· USA has most goals via free kick (3). Led Group F in shots (51).
· Giovanni Reyna (USA): Leads team in assists (2). Also scored one of the free kicks, vs. Canada.
· Kenny Mixtur (GLP): Leads team in scoring (4 goals).
· Griffin Yow (USA): Scored a brace on final match of group stage vs. Guatemala. Has played 8 games with USA U17s and has 4 goals.
· Louis-Alexandre Merabli (GLP): Scored two goals in Group C.
