Five different players scored goals as Jamaica dominated St. Kitts and Nevis 5-0 in Group A action on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.
Jamaica (2-0-1) advances to the knockout stage against the winner of Group D on July 9 in Cincinnati.
The United States, which shut out Trinidad and Tobago 6-0 on Sunday, won Group A to move to the quarterfinals by tying Jamaica with seven points (2-0-1) while holding the goal-differential tiebreaker (plus-12 to plus-8). They had tied their match 1-1 on June 24.
On Sunday, goalkeeper Julani Archibad of St. Kitts (0-3-0) scored an own goal in the 30th minute to give its opponent a head start. The rest was all Jamaica, as Jonathan Russell scored two minutes into extra time in the first half, Di’Shon Bernard tallied a score in the 49th, Daniel Johnson made it 4-0 in the 72nd minute and Cory Burke followed two minutes later.
Starting goalkeeper Jahmali Waite and substitute Coniah Boyce-Clarke (entering in the 82nd minute) combined for the clean sheet, with each making one save.
Jamaica controlled 67 percent of possession time, and had a huge advance in shots (18-6) and those on target (6-2). Each side totaled two saves.
–Field Level Media