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USMNT survives Costa Rica thriller, advances to Gold Cup semifinals via Matt Freese’s penalty shootout heroics
The USMNT looked as stagnant as ever, until Malik Tillman played a slick one-two with Patrick Agyemang. Tillman's cross came to nothing, but a Costa Rican follow-through caught his ankle. A few minutes later, referee Walter Lopez went to the monitor, and, after a VAR review, pointed to the penalty spot.
USMNT vs. Costa Rica score: USA soccer advance to Gold Cup semis on goalkeeper Matt Freese's PK heroics
Downs, another second half substitute, is up to score what could be the winning spotkick in this shootout and he manages just that! The USMNT will face Guatemala in the semifinals on Wednesday. It's Rojas who's up for Costa Rica now and Freese makes his THIRD save of the shootout!
It wasn't pretty, but USMNT have marched into the Gold Cup semifinals thanks to Matt Freese's heroics in goal.
The history has been kind to the USMNT in this particular scenario. This will be the eighth Gold Cup meeting between the two ...
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