Gold Cup Opens with a Mariachi World Record and a Mexican Stand-Off Goal.com
go to original July 8, 2013

At half-time, the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena posted a Guinness World Record for the most mariachi players performing together at a single event. Organizers had hoped to shatter the previous world record set in 2010 by 555 mariachis in Tucson, Ariz., by assembling 600 on Sunday. They didn't make it quite that high, but the 566 players reported by the organizing committee was enough to break through the previous record. (gio17p)

Panama shocked Mexico 2-1 at the Rose Bowl in the opening match for both teams at the Gold Cup. Gabriel Torres scored on either side of the half for La Marea Roja, and Marco Fabian's equalizer just before halftime turned out to not be enough.

Panama drew first blood within the game's first seven minutes. Alberto Quintero made a run into the box and split two Mexico defenders, forcing Raul Jimenez to bring him to the ground. Torres stepped up to take the ensuing penalty kick and buried his shot into the corner, stunning the Rose Bowl crowd.

El Tri nearly struck right back, but Rafael Marquez Lugo's header was well saved by Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo, before the striker somehow managed to head the ensuing corner kick wide from inside the six-yard box.

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