The U.S. under-20 men’s national team opened its tournament schedule in stellar fashion on Friday night.
Michael Nsien’s squad rolled past Jamaica 9-0 in CONCACAF U-20 group stage play with seven different players getting on the scoresheet. Philadelphia Union forward David Vazquez and Cornelia attacker Pedro Soma each registered braces while five additional players all celebrated goals of their own.
Vazquez scored twice in the opening three minutes of the match, giving the USMNT U-20’s a comfortable 2-0 lead off the bat.
Soma extended the Americans lead to 3-0 in the 16th minute before adding his second tally of the match four minutes later.
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Cruz Medina made it 5-0 for the Americans before halftime, giving Nsien the opportunity to rotate several of his players for the final 45 minutes.
Marcos Zambrano, Ruben Ramos, Nimfasha Berchimas, and Niko Tsakiris all added second-half goals to pad the USMNT U-20’s lead at 9-0 before the final whistle.
A total of 16 players featured in the rout, with goalkeeper Adam Beaudry rarely being troubled by the Reggae Boyz.
The Americans have won each of the last three editions of the competition and will next face Cuba on Monday.
