No halftime subs for Bob Bradley.
Jones scores in the 49th minute as his volley off a deflected header goes off a Jamaican defender and past Ricketts who had dove and was out of position. Not his fault. 1-0 U.S.
It's the first goal that Jamaica has conceded in this Gold Cup.
Wednesday's Gold Cup semifinals are at Houston's Reliant Stadium.
Jamaica hasn't impressed me at all so far today. Other than that first gift chance, they haven't looked dangerous. They seem to be lacking energy or something, where's Usain Bolt when you need him?
Damn, what a save by Ricketts on Dempsey. A ball by Cherundolo was crossed into the box and Dempsey was right by the goal but his header was stuffed. That would have been it for Jamaica.
Watson in for Vernan in the 64th minute.
Donovan in for Bedoya in the 65th minute. Great match for Bedoya, he is proving to be a valuable part of this team.
Jones gets through for a breakaway and a trip by Jermaine Taylor leads to a red card and a U.S. free kick.
U.S. offsides negates a good chance by Agudelo who goes tumbling over Ricketts.
Jamaica gets free in the box but a shot is blocked by the U.S. and deflected off Jamaica for a U.S. throw in.
Dempsey has a go on a long shot but it's stopped by Ricketts.
Jamaica's last sub, Daley on for Shelton.
Maurice Edu in for Jones in the 75th minute. Great job by Jones, his best in a U.S. jersey. He scored the only goal so far and earned the disputed red card by Jamaica.
Edu shoots wide, would have ended it for the U.S.
Haha the U.S. looks to have a 2 on 1 breakaway with Ricketts coming way off his line but they get called for an offside.
Dempsey puts it away with a sweet goal in the 79th minute from Agudelo. The cross went through a Jamaican defender's legs and Dempsey made Ricketts dive before he went around him and calmly finished. 2-0 U.S. Dempsey topped it off with the "you can't see me" celebration.
With that goal, Dempsey ties Bruce Murray (21 goals) for fifth all-time on U.S. scoring chart.
It goes without saying that this is by far the best performance by the U.S. so far in the Gold Cup.
The winner of this match gets El Salvador or Panama who play later today.
Bocanegra with a terrible giveaway right to Daley but Howard saves it from the top of the 18.
Two minutes of stoppage time.
U.S. wins one more free kick. Ricketts stops Dempsey's shot and Agudelo's half-chance on a rebound.
Final: U.S. 2, Jamaica 0
The U.S. really played well which was great to see. They needed this type of performance, badly. The U.S. advances to the semifinals on Wednesday, hope they get a rematch with Panama and that Mexico gets to the final by beating Honduras.
Things didn't look good with Donovan sitting at the start and Altidore getting hurt early but a bunch of role players and lesser known guys stood up for Bob Bradley. Jones' lucky goal seemed to get it started and Dempsey's goal was a beauty.
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