Sporting Kansas City forward Tyler Freeman and Sporting KC Academy winger Tucker Lepley (pictured above) earned starts for the United States on Thursday as the Nike International Friendlies kicked off at Premier Sports Campus in Bradenton, Florida.
Freeman logged 45 minutes and helped the U.S. U-16 Boys’ National Team to a 3-3 draw against the Netherlands, while Lepley went 87 minutes in the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team’s 1-0 victory over Turkey. Academy midfielder Jake Davis was originally selected to join Lepley on the U.S. U-17 squad, but a recent injury has ruled him out of the tournament.