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Berhalter: Young USMNT stars like Busio, Sands and Hoppe seized their opportunity

The U.S. went with a young lineup in Thursday's win over Martinique and the coach was left impressed by the play of several new faces

Gregg Berhalter was left impressed by several of the U.S. men's national team's youngest stars following Thursday's 6-1 rout of Martinique.

Berhalter opted to start a young squad against an overmatched Martinique team, with the starting XI having an average age of 23 years old and an averages total of five caps per player.

That team, which featured highly-regarded youngsters like Gianluca Busio, James Sands, Miles Robinson, Matthew Hoppe and George Bello, left Berhalter impressed as the U.