The USA U-17 boys national team is off to a perfect start at the U-17 World Cup. In a dominant, confidence-building display, the Americans crushed host India 3-0, scoring twice in the second half.
Josh Sargent was taken down in the box and scored this penalty kick on 30 minutes to make it 1-1.
.@_joshsargent_ fouled in the box. He converts the PK to put USA up 1-0 in the 33rd minute pic.twitter.com/2p1PV19jJs
— J.R. Eskilson (@JREskilson) October 6, 2017
Then it was Christopher Durkin who made it 2-0 on 51 minutes.
.@ChrisDurkin0 makes it 2-0 USA pic.twitter.com/puFbL0JTh9
— J.R. Eskilson (@JREskilson) October 6, 2017
A late goal from Andrew Carleton, on the counter after India hit the crossbar, made it 3-0 and cemented the strong scoreline. The win gives the U.S. three points in Group A and will face Ghana on Monday in the second group stage match.
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