Cole Bassett has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. Saturday night in Carson, California’s Dignity Health Sports Park, Bassett was perfected his trade.
The U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) newbie came on as a substitute in the 78th minute of a tug-o-war international friendly between the U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ten minutes after stepping on the pitch, the Colorado native, Colorado Rush and Rapids Academy homegrown was lurking inside the 18-yard box. He was half a dozen steps from the Dragons’ goal mouth.
Bassett pounced on the ball that had just ricocheted off of the hands of Bosnia’s second-half goalkeeper Bemin Dizdarevic.