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United States Falls to Peru

The United States Under-17 Mens National Team fell to Peru this afternoon, 2-1, at the Stade Georges Le Tiec in Val de Fontenay. Despite coming back from a first-half deficit, the United States gave up a second goal and ran out of time to equalize.

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The match was played on a cool but sunny afternoon in suburban Paris and in front of a crowd of a few hundred, including several youth soccer teams and a couple of school-age groups of kids.

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The Americans would fall behind early. In the 15th minute, a turnover in midfield would leave the defense disorganized. The Peruvians found the open forward, and he made no mistake. Despite not creating much possession or scoring opportunities, Peru led 1-0. Unfortunately, the United States was not creating opportunities, either, and the first half ended without any further goals.

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In the second half, the United States played better. The United States enjoyed more possession and earned several corner kicks. About midway through the second half, Corey was pulled down trying to make a near-post run. The referee would award a penalty, and Tyler was able to convert to give the tie the match.

Several minutes later, however, Peru would get the match-winner. Despite not enjoying much possession, Peru was dangerous in the counter-attack. With 15 minutes remaining, a long ball was misplayed and Peru broke free. Peru was able to score on the 1v1 to regain the advantage. The United States had some time to score, but was unable to equalize before time ran out.

In the end, the United States has to be disappointed with the result. While they had the slight advantage, they did not maintain enough possession and didn't take advantage when they did have the advantage. And defensive mistakes allowed Peru to score twice when there were limited chances.

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All of that said, it was great to see Corey in France!