

The US got what appeared to be an opening in the 28th minute, with Gyasi Zardes bearing down on goal but the ball was just beyond him, and he fell while trying to bring it down. Both teams had long-range speculative shots, but none of them were on target. He is nicknamed 'El Cubo' (The Cube) due to his large, cubical shaped head.
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The first half was a choppy affair for both sides, and they spent much of their time on the ball in the middle third. Erick Estfano Torres Padilla (born 19 January 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights. Two USMNT starters, defenders Ventura Alvarado and Greg Garza, and one substitute, goalkeeper William Yarbrough, play professionally in Mexico. US head coach Jurgen Klinsmann remains unbeaten against Mexico in six matches (3 wins, 0 losses, 3 draws).īoth sides in Wednesday's friendly consisted primarily of players from either Liga MX or MLS, including one player who bridges the divide, El Tri and Houston Dynamo striker Erick "Cubo" Torres, currently on loan at Chivas de Guadalajara. The Yanks are now 13-5-5 against Mexico since the start of 2000. GET COMPLETE TEAM STATISTICS FROM THE GAME.Mexico head coach Miguel Herrera is apparently motivated, as he said postgame he was looking forward to meeting the US in the Gold Cup final, where he said history would change, presumably in Mexico's favor: 13, 2022 10 AM PT Erick Cubo Torres had quite a soccer debut in Southern California, scoring the winning goal in his first game with Chivas USA. The famous " dos a cero" scoreline - Wednesday marked the eighth time the score has finished 2-0 among 13 US wins against Mexico since the start of 2000 - will only help stoke the competitive fires between the countries ahead of this summer's Gold Cup tournament, where both teams are lined up as favorites to reach the finals. New England Revolution forward Juan Agudelo, who subbed on in the 65th minute to make his first international appearance in a year, iced the game with a well-taken strike from distance in 72nd minute. It was a special night for Stanford sophomore and Seattle Sounders academy product Jordan Morris, who scored his first international goal on the senior level - despite not being a professional yet - in the 49th minute, taking advantage of a broken play and a gap in the Mexican defense. A very familiar scoreline was the final talking point as the US national team defeated the Mexican national team 2-0 on Wednesday in front of a sellout crowd at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
