MINNEAPOLIS -- Thanks to three saves from goalkeeper Matt Freese in a dramatic penalty shootout against Costa Rica in a Gold Cup quarterfinal, the United States earned a comeback win after a 2-2 result in regulation time on Sunday.
Held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the USMNT initially suffered an early setback after Costa Rica's Francisco Calvo scored off a penalty in the 12th minute following a foul from Max Arfsten. Throwing plenty of numbers forward in response, head coach Mauricio Pochettino and his men later won a penalty of their own in the first half, but failed to equalize after Malik Tillman's 37th minute opportunity hit the woodwork.