Gold Cup : Canada v Jamaica

Canada 1 - 0 Jamaica

Ali Gerba (74)

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Ali Gerba scored in the 75th minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the opening game of the Gold Cup on Friday night.

Gerba volleyed Mike Klukowski’s left-wing cross inside the left post from 7 yards while being marked tightly by Jamaican defender Claude Davis.

Goalkeeper Greg Sutton kept Jamaica scoreless with two saves in a 10-minute span. In the 54th minute, Sutton dived to his right to stop Damion Stewart’s 13-yard line drive.

Then in the 64th minute, Sutton blocked Ricardo Fuller’s 14-yard shot off a breakaway. Sutton, released recently by Toronto FC of MLS, finished with four saves.