The U.S. always hate losing to Mexico but even the most ardent of supporters could find little fault with Friday night's 3-0 defeat at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez opened the scoring with a sharp, predatory effort following Jesus "Tecatito" Corona's cheeky nutmeg of U.S. debutant Sergino Dest to set up room for a well-weighted cross. The U.S. struggled to get back into the game but well and truly folded after the second-half substitutes began coming on. Zack Steffen's careless giveaway led to Erick Gutierrez's fine, low strike for 2-0 but late on, the the hosts chasing, sub Uriel Antuna finished yet another counterattack to put the result beyond doubt.