Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Nagbe's 90th-minute goal lifts US over Ecuador 1-0 (The Associated Press)

Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe scores a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer game against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Portland, Ore., on Sunday, May 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

Darlington Nagbe scored his first international goal on a 90th-minute volley, and the United States beat Ecuador 1-0 in a Copa America tuneup on Wednesday night. The U.S. defeated a South American team for just the third time in 21 tries (14 losses, 4 draws) since a March 2007 victory over Ecuador. Wood set up the goal with a headed pass to Nagbe, who chested the ball and then scored with a right-footed shot from about 8 yards that beat Esteban Dreer, who replaced injured starter Alexander Dominguez when the second half began.


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