The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team defeated Canada 3-1 in two friendlies at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In the first match, the U.S. started its trio of goals in the 23rd minute with George Acosta tallying. U.S. midfielder Christopher Goslin jumped on the board in the 49th minute thanks to an assist by Acosta. In the 60th minute, Andrew Carleton finished the scoring run for the USA.

As the clock ran down, it looked as if the USA would blank Canada, but the northern neighbor was able to narrow the score line with a goal from Jonathan David with just a minute left in the match, ending the game 3-1.

The second match ended with the same victors and the same score. However, Canada struck first when Terique Mohammed put a ball past U.S. goalkeeper Alexander Budnik in the 21st minute. Carleton was quick to equalize for the U.S. off a penalty kick to send the match into halftime tied at 1-1.

The USA took the lead when Carleton assisted Ayomide Akinola in the 75th minute. Akinola put the game to rest seconds before the final whistle, finishing his brace with the help of Josh Sargent.

The U-17s will now look ahead toward a four-team tournament in Gao, India between May 11-27.

U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team Match Report

Match: U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team vs. Canada
Date: April 15, 2016         
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Lockhart Stadium; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Kickoff: 11 a.m. ET
Weather: 75 degrees; Sunny

Scoring Summary:           1              2              F                                                              
USA                                       1              2              3
CAN                                       0              1              1             

USA - George Acosta                                                      23rd minute
USA - Christopher Goslin (George Acosta)                          49
USA - Andrew Carleton                                                 60
CAN - Jonathan David                                                    79

Lineups:                                                                                                               
USA: 1-Justin Garces; 3-Chris Gloster, 5-James Sands, 4-Chris Durkin (capt.),2-Jean-Julian Foe Nuphaus; 6-Christopher Goslin, 8-Blaine Ferri (17-Isaac Angking, 58), 10-George Acosta; 11-Andrew Carleton (16-Niccolo Lemoine, 64), 9-Joshua Sargent (14-Zyen Jones, 64), 7-Ayomide Akinola 
Subs not used: 12-Alexander Budnik, 13-Chandler Vaughn, 18-Arturo Vasquez
Head coach: John Hackworth

CAN: 1-Gianluca Catalano; 3-Gabriel Escobar, 5-Antonio Rocco Romeo, 4-Julian Dunn-Johnson (capt.), 2-Afram Gorgees; 11-Olakunle Dada-Luke (13-Terique Mohammed, 67), 6-Michael Baldisimo, 8-Josh Moreira (17-Steffen Yeates, 67), 10-Ben Paton (16-Benson Fazili, 53), 7-Jean-Arnaud Tano (15-Leekwon Kinghorn, 53); 12-Jonathan David
Subs not used: 9-Devon O’Hea, 14-Yohan LeBourhis, 18-Trevor Schneider, 20-Luca Petrasso, 21-Jordan Faria
Head coach: Paul Stalteri

Misconduct Summary:
NA

Officials:
Referee: Trent Vanhaitsma         
Assistant Referee: Kevin Klinger
Assistant Referee: Hayden Oscanoa
4th Official: Anya Voigt

* Match was 80 minutes on natural grass.

U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team Match Report

Match: U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team vs. Canada
Date: April 17, 2016         
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Lockhart Stadium; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Kickoff: 11 a.m. ET
Weather: 75 degrees; Sunny

Scoring Summary:           1              2              F                                                              
USA                                       1              2              3
CAN                                       1              0              1             

CAN - Terique Mohammed                                         21st minute
USA - Andrew Carleton (penalty kick)                     37
USA - Ayomide Akinola (Andrew Carleton)          75
USA - Ayomide Akinola (Joshua Sargent)              90

Lineups: 
USA: 12-Alexander Budnik; 13-Chandler Vaughn, 5-James Sands, 4-Chris Durkin (capt.), 18-Arturo Vasquez (2-Jean-Julian Foe Nuphaus, 73); 6-Christopher Goslin, 8-Blaine Ferri (3-Chris Gloster, 79), 17-Isaac Angking (14-Zyen Jones, 73); 11-Andrew Carleton (15-Akil Watts, 90), 9-Joshua Sargent, 7-Ayomide Akinola 
Subs not used: 1-Justin Garces, 10-George Acosta; 16-Niccolo Lemoine,19-Patrick Ajdukiewicz, 22-Quantrell Jones
Head coach: John Hackworth

CAN: 1-Trevor Schneider; 3-Gabriel Escobar (capt.) (13-Afram Gorgees, 42), 5-Antonio Rocco Romeo, 4-Julian Dunn-Johnson, 2-Josh Moreira; 11-Terique Mohammed (15-Leekwon Kinghorn, 78), 8-Ben Paton (17-Steffen Yeates, 84), 6-Benson Fazili, 10-Michael Baldisimo (20-Luca Petrasso 84), 7-Jordan Faria (16-Olakunle Dada-Luke, 46); 9-Devon O’Hea (12-Jonathan David, 63)
Subs not used: 14-Yohan LeBourhis, 18-Gianluca Catalano, 21-Jean-Arnaud Tano
Head coach: Paul Stalteri

Stats Summary: USA / CAN
Shots: 16 / 9
Corner Kicks: 5 / 6
Free Kicks: 11 / 8

Misconduct Summary:
NA         

Officials:
Referee: Christina Unkel
Assistant Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
Assistant Referee: Winston O’Connor
4th Official: Marcos Deoliveira

* Match was 90 minutes on natural grass.