Saturday, March 25, 2017

Soccer: Dempsey grabs hat-trick as U.S. hammer Honduras 6-0 (Reuters)

March 24, 2017; San Jose, CA, USA; Honduras midfielder Romell Quioto (12) fights for the ball against United States forward Jozy Altidore (17) and midfielder Alejandro Bedoya (11) during the first half of the Men's World Cup Soccer Qualifier at Avaya Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Clint Dempsey scored a hat-trick as the United States hammered Honduras 6-0 in California on Friday to get their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track. The United States, who replaced coach Juergen Klinsmann with Bruce Arena in November after losing their last two qualifiers, opened the scoring through Sebastian Lletget after five minutes when he was on hand to tap home after Christian Pulisic's shot squirmed past the goalkeeper. Honduras came back into the game but the home side doubled their lead after 27 minutes when U.S. captain Michael Bradley was afforded time and space to fire home a low drive from 25 yards out.


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