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Mexico beat Jamaica 3-1 to win Gold Cup for record seventh time

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Mexico continued their dominance in Concacaf Gold Cup as they defeated first time finalist Jamaica 3-1 in the final of the 2015 edition of the tournament on Monday.

Jamaica were never in the hunt as they were unable to cope up with the pressure created by Mexico, who won the tournament for record seventh time, the BBC reported.

Andres Guardado opened the account for Mexico in the 31st minute of the match, before Jesus Corona and Oribe Peralta further increased the lead in 47th and 61st minute respectively.

Darren Mattocks scored the lone goal for Jamaica in the 80th minute of the match.

 

This was Mexico's third title win in the last four cups.

Mexico manager Miguel Herrera said that he was very happy with the performance, adding that the team dominated the ball and it was a great satisfaction for all of them.

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First Published: Jul 27 2015 | 12:22 PM IST

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