Chicago Fire midfielder Dax McCarty thrived in earning his first cap with the U.S. Men's National Team since 2011 Friday night, dictating play in central midfield and contributing to the game's lone goal in a 1-0 friendly win over Jamaica at Chattanooga's Finley Stadium.
Capping off a reintroduction to the USMNT setup under head coach Bruce Arena, McCarty earned a place in Arena's starting XI and was his usual assertive self on and off the ball in the early going. He also came as close as any American to opening the scoring in the first half, skying to meet a Benny Feilhaber corner kick with a firm header that went just over the crossbar.