“We know we had to come here and win points, score goals, and I, the team, went there and took care of the business,” Ferreira said.
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Ferreira scored 11 goals in 20 appearances and the fastest American to score double-digit goals, accomplishing the feat in 3 games less than Clint Mathis. Seven of Ferreira’s goals came against St. Kitts and then No. 170 Grenada.
Ferreira has become the fifth American with several hat-tricks Landon Donovan with three, and Peter Millar, Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey with two each. Ferreira was the only U. S. incumbent. The U. S. has played in the World Cup last year, appearing in the first half of the second-round loss to the Netherlands.
Mihailovic provided two assists for defending champions USA, who matched their largest margin of victory in the Gold Cup, 6-0 against Cuba in 2015 and Trinidad in 2019.
The United States, which needed a late goal to draw 1-1 against Jamaica, leads Group A with four points. Trinidad and Tobago has three, Jamaica has one and St. Kitts none. The top two teams advance and the U. S. only wants a draw against Trinidad on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Tonight, another step forward for us,” interim U. S. coach B. J. Callaghan said.
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St. Kitts, which is the 100th foreign opponent of the United States, fell to 0-2 while the U. S. The U. S. advanced to 39 wins, one loss and five draws in the Gold Cup organizing stage.
Making his first appearance as a starter since June 2019, Mihailovic gave the USA a start to the U. S. UU. la lead in the 12th minute in front of a crowd of 21,216 spectators with a left-footed shot from the penalty spot following a backward pass from Gianluca Busio.
Reynolds, betting on his 22nd birthday, beat Julani Archibald with a 20-yard volley in the 14th after Alejandro Zendejas’ corner kick bounced twice into the penalty area. He is the first American to score a foreign goal on his birthday since Earnie Stewart opposed Honduras in 2001.
Ferreira dribbled past the penalty after a pass from Busio, and scored with a 12-yard shot in the 16th to give the United States 3 competitive goals in the shortest era in team history. Ferreira overcame an offside to score between the goalkeeper’s legs with a pass from Mihailovic in the 25th.
Ferreira added his third short-range goal in the 50th and Mihailovic added his third goal in the 79th.
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Callaghan has added seven new starters since last weekend’s opener, adding goalkeeper Sean Johnson, Reynolds at right back, centre back Jalen Neal and left back DeJuan Jones as Busio and Mihailovic in midfield and ahead of Cale Co. The remnants were defender Matt Miazga and midfielder James Sands as Ferreira and Alex Zendejas up front.
Johnson captain of the United States for the first time.
In the first match, Jamaica, No. 63, beat Trinidad and Tobago, 104, 4-1. Demarai Gray, on his 26th birthday, scored in the 14th and 30th minutes for his first two outside goals. Leon Bailey scored in the 18th and Dujuan Richards scored a goal in the 1st minute of stoppage time. Andre Rampersad scored for the Soca Warriors in the 49th.