The United States, for the third consecutive time, will watch other teams compete in men’s football at the Summer Olympics. The USMNT U-23s, with a spot in the Olympics on the line, put on an uninspiring performance in a 2-1 loss to Honduras in the Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Championship semifinals.
Lineups
USA: 20-David Ochoa, 3-Henry Kessler, 4-Justen Glad, 6-Jackson Yueill (capt.), 7-Jonathan Lewis (16-Johnny Cardoso 88’), 8-Djordje Mihailovic (10-Sebastian Saucedo 46’), 9-Jesus Ferreira, 13-Sam Vines, 15-Andres Perea (19-Sebastian Soto 62’), 17-Aaron Herrera, 18-Hassani Dotson (11-Tanner Tessmann 72’)
Unused Substitutes: 1-JT Marcinkowski, 2-Julian Araujo, 5-Mauricio Pineda, 12-Matt Freese, 14-Benji Michel,
HON: 1-Alex Güity, 2-Denil Maldonado, 3-Wesly Decas, 5-Cristopher Melendez, 7-Jose Reyes, 8-Edwin Rodriguez, 9-Juan Carlos Obregón (19-Douglas Martinez 80’), 10-Rigoberto Rivas (6-Jonathan Núñez 71’), 13-Luis Palma (17-Josê Pinto 80’), 14-Joseph Rosales (11-Darixon Vuelto 85’), 16-Jose Antonio Garcia
Unused Substitutes: 4-Carlos Melendez, 12-Michael Perelló, 15-Kervin Arriaga, 18-Enrique Facussé, 20-Carlos Argueta
In a very hot match, with the thermometer reading 90 degrees at kickoff, the game started off very conservatively.