Adams screamer helps US beat Mexico but game halted due to homophobic chants | USA
Tyler Adams scored with a superb long-range strike in his first begin in additional than a yr for membership or nation, Gio Reyna added a second-half objective and the USA beat Mexico 2-0 on Sunday evening for his or her third straight Concacaf Nations League title. Adams put the US forward within the forty fifth minute when he obtained a cross from Weston McKennie, took a contact and curled a shot that eluded the suitable hand of diving goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. Reyna added a 63rd-minute objective to comply with up his pair of extra-time assists in Thursday’s semi-final win over Jamaica. America stretched their unbeaten streak in opposition to Mexico to seven video games since a September 2019 defeat. That run contains 5 victories. The match was halted twice by Canadian referee Drew Fischer due to homophonic chants among the many largely pro-Mexican crowd of 59,471 at AT&T Stadium. Final yr’s Nations League semifinal in Las Vegas was ended about 4 minutes early due to chants from Mexican followers, who for years have directed a slur at opposing teams’ goalkeepers. Final yr’s Concacaf semi-final was stopped by Salvadoran referee Iván Barton in stoppage time with…