The U.S. Men’s National Team played their final warm up game before the 2017 Gold Cup on Saturday— a dicey 2-1 victory against Ghana in which Chicago Fire captain Dax McCarty earned Man of the Match honors.
McCarty went the distance in this one, playing every minute of the match and impressing along the way. Paired with 21-year-old FC Dallas midfielder Kellyn Acosta in the middle of the park, the veteran Chicago Fire player was asked to put in a physically demanding shift.
At first, the two Americans struggled to make their partnership work.