The United States found themselves down 2-0 to Guatemala within the opening 15 minutes of their World Cup qualifier tonight. Rafael Morales got the scoring started with this awkward goal off a corner kick as he climbed over a falling Mix Diskerud.
GOAL! @MoralesRafa14 towers over @Mixdiskerud and scores a commanding header. #USAvGUA https://t.co/R5R7QbamZQ
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) March 26, 2016
Next it was the pesky Carlos Ruiz who got on the score sheet thanks to a weird goal. Off a Guatemala goal kick, the ball went all the way though to Ruiz who began the play offside, but since it was a goal kick it didn't matter. He calmly strolled in on Howard and finished easily to make it 2-0.
Aaaand just like that, Carlos Ruiz puts @USSoccer down by two #USAvGUA https://t.co/60gyn58gN9
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) March 26, 2016
And just like that they found themselves trailing 2-0 with a ton of work to do to get back into this match.