The USA got here by means of a nail-biting Gold Cup quarterfinal in opposition to Costa Rica on Sunday evening as they reached the final 4 after a dramatic penalty shootout.
Mauricio Pochettino’s facet had Matt Freese to thank, with the goalkeeper making three saves within the shootout earlier than Damion Downs scored to make sure the USMNT reached a thirteenth straight Gold Cup semifinal.
Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter, was certainly one of two Individuals to overlook from the spot.
Berhalter Sr and his household had been watching from the stands in Minneapolis as Sebastian blazed his penalty over. John Tolkin was additionally denied because the shootout went to sudden dying.
Costa Rica scored first within the match earlier than the hosts took the lead through Diego Luna and Max Arfsten, with Alfonso Martinez later knotting the sport at 2-2 within the 71st minute.
The match went straight from regulation to penalties, with Downs sparing his teammates’ blushes as he scored the successful penalty in opposition to Keylor Navas.
They Individuals will face Guatemala within the semifinals.
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