For the United States national team, the past year has been marred by a sudden sting of defensive collapses. In Friday night’s exhibition in Amsterdam, the team turned the tables for a change. With three goals in the final 20 minutes, including one in the 88th minute and a 90th-minute winner, the Americans erased a two-goal deficit and stunned the Netherlands, 4-3, in a friendly in Amsterdam.
Playing without the regulars Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore and Alejandro Bedoya, the United States saw its offense come from an unusual group of players: Gyasi Zardes, Danny Williams, and Bobby Wood scored their first international goals, and defender John Brooks added just his second.