SAN ANTONIO — Jordan Morris made a loud statement in his first start for the U.S. national team against his country's biggest and most bitter rival.
His reward? A game pennant given to him by veteran Michael Bradley to hang in his room at college.
The 20-year-old Stanford sophomore scored his first international goal early in the second half, Juan Agudelo added his first international goal in four years, and the Americans dispatched Mexico by their traditional 2-0 score in an exhibition game Wednesday night.
"I was nervous but I was excited," Morris said. "It's something I've dreamed of since I was a little kid, scoring a goal, especially in such a big game in front of so many fans.