ARLINGTON, Texas -- Even with Javier Aguirre sitting in the stands, Mexico didnt have any problems beating Haiti. Chicago Bears Devin Hester Jersey . Now Mexico hopes to have its embattled coach back on the bench for a run at another Gold Cup crown. Miguel Sabah scored two goals and Mexico advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals without the suspended Aguirre, defeating Haiti 4-0 Sunday night. Aguirre was serving the second of a three-game suspension for his altercation with Panamas Ricardo Phillips during group play on July 9. "The players do need their coach on the bench, in the locker room," Aguirre said. "Its not ideal and I hope it doesnt happen again." Aguirre will also miss Mexicos semifinal Thursday against Costa Rica, which beat Guadeloupe 5-1 in another quarter-final Sunday at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The two games marked the first sporting events played in the US$1.15-billion facility that opened in June. The United States, two-time defending champs, take on Honduras in the other semifinal Thursday. Both matches will be played in Chicago. Honduras advanced by beating Canada 1-0 on Saturday. Giovani Dos Santos had a goal and two assists for Mexico (3-0-1), which has won the Gold Cup four times since its inception in 1991. "We havent accomplished anything yet," Aguirre said. "Our goal is to win the Gold Cup." Mario Carrillo filled in on the sideline as Aguirre watched from the crowd. With about 10 minutes left against Panama, Aguirre raised his leg and seemed to kick Phillips as he dribbled near the sideline. After a linesman stopped play, Phillips shoved Aguirre. Players converged in the area and several got into shoving matches. CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer called the incident an "aberration," but suspended Aguirre for three games and fined the Mexican Football Federation $25,000. The earliest he can return would be for the Gold Cup final July 26. "The game we played is what we worked on all week with Aguirre," Sabah said. "Sure there is a difference. Aguirre has more character. Carrillo is a more calmer force on the bench." Mexico scored after Haiti defender Frantz Bertin was called for a hand ball in the goalies box off Sabahs shot. Haiti goalkeeper Jean Dominique Zephirin stopped Israel Castros penalty kick. Sabah, however, swooped in and scored off the rebound in the 23rd minute. Dos Santos made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute when he juked Haitis Mones Cherry and fired it in the air past a diving Zephirin. Haiti (1-2-1) qualified only after Cuba withdrew before the start of the Gold Cup. It won a draw over Trinidad & Tobago for the final team spot. Zephirin made several quality saves in the opening minutes to keep Haiti close. He kicked away a shot by Alberto Medina in the 13th minute, then made a diving stop on Carlos Esquivels ball three minutes later to keep it scoreless. Mexico, which outshot Haiti 13-3 in the first half, pulled away before intermission and scored twice again in the second half. Sabah, who has a team-leading four goals in the Gold Cup, scored on a header off a corner kick in the 62nd minute. Sabah was a controversial choice for the Mexican national team. He has never played with a European team and was mainly a reserve for Chivas Guadalajara, a high-profile club team in Mexico. "My call-up came with a lot of criticism," Sabah said. "You only have one opportunity." Dos Santos picked up his second assist, feeding Pablo Barrera in the 83rd minute as the raucous Mexican faithful dropped confetti from the upper deck one last time. There was an announced crowd of 82,252, including hundreds waving Mexican flags when their team took the field for warmups. There were also thousands of spectators standing on the concourses behind the first three levels of seats. Cowboys Stadium, which has hosted concerts by George Strait and the Jonas Brothers, was a little more than half full at the start of the Guadeloupe-Costa Rica match. The stadium began to fill up with fans of Mexico toward the end of the opener. By the time Mexico and Haiti took the field, the only empty seats were in the suites. "These players are used to playing with 500 to 2,000 people," Haiti coach Jairo Rios said. "And having 80,000 Mexico fans, there were players whose legs were shaking. That was the fear, the fear of the atmosphere of the stadium." Earlier Sunday, Alvaro Saborio scored two goals in Costa Ricas win. Armando Alonso had two assists to help Costa Rica jump out to a 2-0 advantage in the first 16 minutes. In the early moments, Alonso passed the ball to midfielder Celso Borges near the top of the penalty box. Borges scored on a reverse bicycle kick, beating frozen goalkeeper Marius Fausta as the ball bounced once before landing just inside the left post. "It was a great pass by Alonso," Borges said through an interpreter. "I didnt think twice about it. I just let the play guide me." Saborio took a pass from Alonso and scored on a header from nine yards out to extend the lead to 2-0. Andy Herrons goal on an assist from Saborio in the 47th minute made it 3-0. Guadeloupe (2-2) cut its deficit to 3-1 when Larry Clavier passed to Alexander Alphonse, who split two defenders and scored on a header in the 64th minute. Costa Rica outshot Guadeloupe 19-12. "We started the game not concentrating," Guadeloupe coach Roger Salnot said through an interpreter. "We were out of sorts. Giving up two goals was a big blow. We couldnt change the course of the game." Guadeloupe, a small cluster of islands under French rule in the Caribbean that was playing in its second Gold Cup, lost in the semifinals to Mexico in 2007. Costa Rica, which has never won the Gold Cup, lost in the finals in 2002 to the United States and in the semifinals to Mexico in 2003. It was eliminated in the quarter-finals in both 2005 and 2007. Saborios second goal came in the 72nd minute on an assist from Borges. He took a long pass and beat Fausta to make it 4-1. "I felt very confident," Saborio said through an interpreter. "I was able to follow the scheme." Pablo Herrera added a goal in the 89th minute to cap the scoring. Browns Brown Jersey ." A Giant misspelling resulted in outfielder Eugenio Velez wearing a weird jersey Wednesday. Premier Jason Witten Jersey . For 16 of Canadas best curling teams, Sunday marks the beginning of a bonspiel set to determine the countrys representatives at the Vancouver Olympics: The Roar of the Rings. Replicas Colts Jersey . 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The blast on the fifth pitch of the at bat sailed just over the glove of Hunter Pence and into the stands in right field. Norris watched the play before pounding his hand in his glove and wiping sweat from his cheek. "Ive always said this dude has great stuff, great mentality and reminds me a lot of Roger Clemens with his aggressiveness and mound presence," Berkman said. "Thats about as high of praise as I can give somebody. I think hes very good starting pitcher, and he should get only better." The 26-year-old in his second full season in the majors relied on fastballs thrown between 90-95 miles per hour mixed with sliders and changeups to keep the Cardinals off balance. "We all know Lance," Norris said. "He played here for a long time and hes just such an amazing hitter. I threw the pitch I wanted to throw, definitely in a good spot, but I was behind in the count and ... he put a pretty good swing on it." Pence was disappointed that he wasnt able to make the catch on Berkmans homer. "I really wish I could have made the play," he said. "I just went as hard as I could and tried to get up there and reach for it." Melancon yielded a two-out double to Albert Pujols in the ninth before retiring Berkman for his sixth save. Norris, who entered the game averaging more than a strikeout an inning in his 50 previous major league appearances, struck out two and walked five in a game that tied the longest outing of his career. "That really helped economize his pitches by staying away from the strikeouts he normally gets," Houston manager Brad Mills said. Pence had an RBI triple to extend his career-best hitting streak to a Major League-long 19 games and help snap a four-game skid for the Astros. Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia (6-2) allowed seven hits and three runs in five innings. Norris walked the leadoff batter in the first, fourth and fifth innings, but faced the minimum through five thanks to three double plays by Houstons defence. "You try not to let it get in your mind and you just have to keep going out there and making pitches, so that was the key," Norris said of the mounting pressure when he realized he hadnt allowed a hit. "They played behind me and gave me some runs so that was a big win for the team." He walked Matt Carpenter with one out in the sixth, but got his first strikeout of the game to retire pinch hitter Daniel Descalso before sitting down Ryan&nbssp;Theriot. Kansas City Chiefs Tamba Hali Jersey. Theriot, who saw his career-high 20-game hitting streak ended on Wednesday, said he never felt like he had a pitch over the plate to hit. "You can tell hes a gamer out there competing, giving you everything hes got," Theriot said of Norris. "To me, thats kind of the X-factor. You talk about the guys that are really good and guys that are tough to hit off of. A lot of them are the ones that have that extra tool, that competitiveness." Clint Barmes made a diving catch on a ball hit by Jon Jay for the first out of the seventh inning. Norris pumped his fist excitedly after Barmes made the belly-flopping grab. Pujols followed with a long fly out to centre field before the homer by Berkman, who played 12 seasons for the Astros before a trade last year. Berkman, who also homered on Tuesday night, was booed as he rounded the bases on his 14th home run that made it 3-1. Berkmans 14 homers this season match hit total from last year with Houston and the Yankees. Norris walked Carpenter with two outs in the eighth inning before he struck out pinch hitter Mark Hamilton. The speedy Jason Bourgeois, who was making his first start since coming off the disabled list on this weekend, singled in the fifth inning before stealing second base and reaching third on a lineout by Jeff Keppinger. He made it 3-0 by scoring on a single by Jason Michaels. Keppinger singled with one out in the third inning before scoring on Pences triple that landed near the back of Tals Hill in centre field. Pence came home on a groundout by Carlos Lee to put Houston up 2-0. The Astros got no-out doubles in the first and second innings, but were unable to string together enough hits to score in those innings. J.R. Towles doubled before scoring on a single by Michael Bourn to push the lead to 4-1 in the eighth inning. NOTES: There are now two Rasmus brothers in the Cardinals organization after St. Louis drafted Colby Rasmuss brother, Casey, in the 36th round Wednesday. Casey is a catcher from Liberty University. "Thats always been what we grew up on was trying making it to the big leagues or play pro ball and hes going to get that taste now," Colby said. "Im super excited for him." ... Former Houston INF Bill Hall has cleared waivers and is a free agent. He was placed on waivers by the Astros for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release on Friday. ... St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said the soonest he expects to use closer Fernando Salas will be Friday after he threw 44 pitches in a two-inning save on Tuesday. ... Cardinals OF Allen Craig is listed as day to day after injuring his right knee crashing into a fence while chasing a foul ball on Tuesday night. ... Houston activated reliever Brandon Lyon from the disabled list and optioned reliever Jose Valdez to Triple-A Oklahoma City after the game. ' ' '