Grenada is out of their depth, Jamaica is cruising and there are a couple dozen people at the Home Depot Center to notice. Okay, a couple dozen might be lowballing the crowd a bit, but the empty seats far outnumber the full ones for the first match of a Gold Cup Group B doubleheader. With the large Guatemalan and Honduran populations in Los Angeles, the bulk of the tickets were bought up by those fan bases and while the first match goes on inside the stadium, they are outside tailgating. What they are missing is complete domination by the Reggae Boyz, who lead Grenada 2-0 at halftime.
It started quickly for the Reggae Boyz and never let up. While the first 20 minutes went in favor of the men in yellow, it took until the 21st minute for it to pay off. Luton Shelton got on the end of a Rodolph Austin cross following a short corner to put the Reggae Boyz up, then not long before halftime Dane Richards sped down the right side before crossing for a wide open Ryan Johnson to make it 2-0.
Without Shalrie Joseph, Grenada stands no chance of even competing with Jamaica. Not that they would have much of a chance anyways, but it would give them a sliver of hope. The Reggae Boyz have wasted chances, been sloppy and still had their way. Maybe the thousands of fans in the parking lot were smart for having a good time and waiting for their second match instead of checking out this contest.