While Malacia watched from the bench as one of the Netherlands' unused substitutes, ex-Reds winger Memphis finished off a wonderful passing move with a clinical strike against the USA in the 10th minute.
Then, after repelling various American attempts to find an equaliser, the Dutch doubled their lead in first-half injury time, when our former defender Daley Blind arrived in the box to bury a low pull-back beyond goalkeeper Matt Turner.
After trailing 2-0 at the break, the Americans reduced the deficit in the 76th minute when Haji Wright's flick from a low cross by Christian Pulisic looped over Andries Noppert.