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Sargent Looks the Part as Much-Changed USA Hangs on for Draw vs. Peru

It seemed like every positive the U.S. men's national team enjoyed in Tuesday night's friendly vs. Peru was matched by an equal and opposite negative, so it's only appropriate their match ended in a draw.

Josh Sargent's 49th-minute goal gave the new-look Americans the lead, but a defensive lapse allowed for an 86th-minute equalizer by Edison Flores, as the sides played to a 1-1 tie. Peru dominated possession to the tune of a 70% clip and generally looked better and more threatening on the ball in front of a Peru-friendly crowd in East Hartford, Conn.

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