Jozy Altidore fired the US national team into the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Saturday, as his second-half tally helped earn the US a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at AT&T Stadium.
Jordan Morris nearly opened the scoring for the USMNT seconds into the match, but his shot bounced off the post. Tim Howard made a crucial save on Marco Urena's attempt against the run of play in the 37th minute. Howard made another big stop on Urena in the 71st minute to keep the match scoreless.
Moments later, Altidore opened the scoring, taking a feed from Clint Dempsey and poking it just past Patrick Pemberton. Dempsey then added an insurance tally, and tied the all-time USMNT scoring record, with a direct free kick in the 82nd minute.
The US will meet the winner of Sunday's other semifinal between Mexico and Jamaica in the Gold Cup final on Wednesday.
Goals
- 72' – USA – Jozy Altidore
- 82' – USA – Clint Dempsey
Next Up
- CRC: Eliminated
- USA: Wednesday, July 26 vs. Jamaica/Mexico (9:30 pm ET | FS1, Univision, UDN)