USMNT beats Honduras: Takeaways from an ugly result – The Athletic

Category: Knockout Game

In some ways, Thursday nights 1-0 win over Honduras in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals was not at all what the U.S. mens national team wanted.

It was a grind. It was ugly at times. The U.S. often looked disjointed in the midfield. Honduras exploited them in transition when the game got stretched. For 89 minutes, it felt like a game bound for penalties and a result bound for disappointment.

In other ways, Thursdays game was exactly what this U.S. team needed.

It was a grind. It wasnt pretty. It was heated. Yet in the games waning moments, Jordan Siebatcheu dove and headed the ball into the upper netting, lifting the U.S. to a crucial win in a knockout game against a regional rival.

For many of the new faces on this incredibly young U.S. team, it was the first true test ahead of the falls World Cup qualifiers. And many of those will feel like this.

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