The American youth side steamrolled past Jamaica 5-0 in their opening game of the tournament, a game in which that saw all five goals come from the second half. The USMNT U17 side now have the perfect result to build on throughout the tournament.
Early pressure
But that doesn’t mean the first half was a midfield battle for possession, the US had a glorious opportunity to open the scoring halfway through the first half, when Andrew Carleton was brought down inside the area, and the referee awarded a penalty to the US. However Carleton’s attempt from the spot was lackluster, and the Jamaican goalkeeper denied the Atlanta United midfielder.