The United States got on the board in the 10th minute in London, but Colombia were good enough in the final half-hour to steal a 2-1 win.
USMNT loses to Colombia after poor final half-hour
Much like they have in all of their other post-World Cup friendlies, the United States put together a solid performance that was undone by a late collapse. They took the lead on Colombia in the first half, but conceded twice in the final half-hour of a 2-1 loss.
Despite some improved play from the USMNT in the second half, Colombia were able to get on the board in the 60th minute. And just like they did on the U.S. goal and the penalty Colombia didn’t get, the referees missed a huge call. Carlos Bacca scored off a pass from James Rodriguez when Teofilo Gutierrez was judged to be passively offside, but he clearly interfered with play, both by stepping towards the pass and getting in the way of Kyle Beckerman from an offside position.
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