Lose to 10-man Spain, 2-1

By ASN Staff • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: U-17

In Kano, Nigeria, the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team fell in their opening round match against Spain 2-1, despite an early red card to Spanish defender Sergi Gomez and a Jack McInerney strike in the fourth minute. Spain managed to take the lead with two counter-attacking goals in the 22nd and 30th minutes. The Spanish side withstood several late second-half chances by the U.S. to get the win as the game was broken up by lighting outages on two occasions. The result leaves the United States in third in Group E, and they will look to rebound with a win against fourth place Malawi on Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. ET.

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  1. [...] Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. ET in Kaduna, Nigeria. Wilmer Cabrera’s men boys bounced back from a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Spain to record a 1-0 win against Malawi thanks to an Alex Shinsky strike in the 54th minute. With [...]

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