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USA U-20s win NTC Invitational

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The United States under-20 national team won the 2016 National Training Center Invitational in Carson, California. They won three matches en route to the title.

In their first match, the little USMNT shut out Costa Rica, 2-0. Jeremy Ebobisse finished off a ball from Luca De La Torre and Sebastian Saucedo converted a cross from Ebobisse.

In their second match, the U.S. took down Panama, 4-0. Isaiah Young, Danny Acosta, Ebobisse, and Coy Craft scored in the victory.

Saucedo and Ebobisse led the way in the final match, scoring in a 2-1 comeback victory over Japan.

The U-20s and head coach Tab Ramos earned a shout-out from U.S. Soccer Technical Director Jurgen Klinsmann on Twitter:

The full roster for the tournament is listed below (via U.S. Soccer):

GOALKEEPERS: Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California; Newport Beach, Calif.), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown; Alamo, Calif.)

DEFENDERS: Hugo Arellano (LA Galaxy; Norwalk, Calif.), Marcello Borges (Michigan; Kearny, N.J.), Marlon Fossey (Fulham FC; Surbiton, Great Britain), Aaron Herrera (New Mexico; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Andrew Lombard (Northeastern; Montclair, N.J.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC; Oviedo, Fla.), Miles Robinson (Syracuse; Arlington, Mass.), Auston Trusty (Bethlehem Steel; Media, Pa.)

MIDFIELDERS: Mukwelle Akale (Villarreal CF; Minneapolis, Minn.), Luca De La Torre (Fulham FC; San Diego, Calif.), Weston McKinnie (FC Dallas; Little Elm, Texas), Eryk Williamson (Maryland; Alexandria, Va.), Jackson Yueill (UCLA; Bloomington, Minn.)

FORWARDS: Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Jeremy Ebobisse (Duke; Bethesda, Md.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Sebastian Saucedo (Veracruz; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Brandon Vazquez (Club Tijuana; Chula Vista, Calif.), Isaiah Young (PDA; Berlin, N.J.)