The U.S. U-23 National Team entered Tuesday night with visions of punching their tickets to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, but it was not to be as Colombia earned a 2-1 result in Frisco, Texas to claim the two-match playoff 3-2 on aggregate.
Chicago Fire midfielder Matt Polster started and played the full 90 minutes for the U.S. for the second consecutive match.
The Americans had recorded an admirable 1-1 road result in Barranquilla, Colombia Friday, setting up a scenario in which a win or a 0-0 draw Tuesday would send the U.S. through to Rio.