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Costa Rica
Defeats U.S. U-20 Squad For CONCACAF Title
The U.S. team failed to claim its first
title, as Costa Rica grabbed a 3-0 victory,
breaking the scoreless streak for opponents
of the Americans, in the CONCACAF Under-20
Championship final.
For the third time overall, the U.S. fell
short of winning what would have been its
first-ever regional title.
The scoreless streak the Americans were
maintaining against their rivals all
tournament long was breached in the 41st
minute by Diego Alonso Estrada.
As the U.S. pushed forward in search of the
equalizer, Costa Rica capitalized on the
counterattack, scoring two more goals in the
second half.
However, the amount of changes U.S. coach
Thomas Rongen made for the final match could
have unsettled the squad somewhat. Most
importantly, goalkeeper Brian Perk, who kept
four clean sheets in the tournament, gave
way to Josh Lambo and Sean Johnson, who each
played a half in the final. Rongen made six
other changes from the starting lineup that
won Friday night’s semifinal game in a
penalty shootout against Costa Rica.
On the other hand, the U.S. could afford to
experiment, as qualifying to the U20 World
Cup in Egypt later this year was assured by
finishing in first in their qualifying
group. Besides Costa Rica, Trinidad and
Tobogo, and Honduras also qualified for the
tournament.
"We made a lot of changes tonight to try to
put ourselves in a situation to be
successful, but also to look at some players
under pressure," said Rongen. "I’m
disappointed in the loss, but overall
satisfied with the way we’ve played
throughout the finals. Getting to Egypt was
our primary goal here, we reached that and
to reach a final is a very good
accomplishment for a team that came together
in a very short amount of time. We did some
very good things, and I think this team will
represent us well in Egypt."
Other teams who will be competing in the U20
World Cup include Australia, Korea Republic,
United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Cameroon,
Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, the Czech
Republic, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Spain, Tahiti, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and
Venezuela.
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