Malik Tilman scored their first two international goals and Diego Luna and Max Arfaston gave two assistance to each, as the American men’s national team on Sunday won Trinidad and Tobago at their group D opener in the ConcacAF Gold Cup in San Jose, California.
The US took a 3–0 lead by Tilman in the 16th and 41st minutes by a 3–0 halftime lead and Patrick Egimang’s goal in the 44th against the 100th ranked team in the world.
The second-half options Brendon Aaronson and Haji Wright scored in the 82nd and 84th minutes respectively, and Matt Fraz made two savings in the match.
The US played Saudi Arabia in Austin, Texas on Thursday, while Trinidad and Tobago faced Haiti in Arlington, Texas on Thursday.
Americans entered the tournament with disappointment after the last tune-up in Türkiye (2–1) and Switzerland (4–0). The conversation with the team for several reasons with the number of quality players was less interactions.
One of the absences was a Christian police, and which led to a public dispute between star and coach Maurisio Pocheto on the eve of the opener.
Before the World Cup begins in 12 months, the US is looking at its ability to give confidence to fan Aadhaar, Tilman quickly gave the first boost.
He settled a ball from Jack McGlin and scored his first goal in his 21st presence. He doubled the score for the correct service of Luna from the left flank.
Luna was later catalyst moments. He intercepted a back pass for goalkeeper Marwin Philip from defender Calvin Jones and fired a long shot hitting the leg of Agamang for his third goal in seven matches.
The US finished the shot of the shot with the advantages of 21-3 and the benefits of 11–2 on the shots at the goal, while Philip made six savings.
Americans led a series of 23–4–4, including winning all six meetings in the Gold Cup.
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