Orlando City star Daryl Dike featured in his first competitive match for the U.S. men’s national team on Sunday night, helping the team to a 1-0 win over Haiti in the opening round of the Concacaf Gold Cup.
Although the Americans entered the match as steep favorites, the team scraped by in a closely contested single-goal win. Colorado Rapids defender Sam Vines knocked in the game-winning goal in the eighth minute, ultimately powering the United States for the remainder of the match.
Dike entered as a second-half substitute, featuring for the final half-hour of play. Ahead of the match, U.