Ulysses Llanez scores in debut as U.S. men defeat Costa Rica in exhibition in Carson
LA TimesUlysses Llanez, front left, reacts after burying a penalty kick in the 50th minute to lift the U.S. to a 1-0 exhibition win over Costa Rica on Saturday. “We were very comfortable that they would be able to perform today.” None performed better than Llanez, who grew up in Lynwood, a dozen miles from Dignity Health Sports Park where Saturday’s game was played. So when Reggie Cannon got his feet tangled with Costa Rica’s midfielder Randall Leal and went down in the box, drawing a penalty minutes after the intermission, Llanez went straight to the spot. I’m scoring this goal’.” Arriola, who scored in his first international match four years ago, didn’t argue and seconds later Llanez drilled his shot into the bottom right corner, becoming the third-youngest American to score in his debut and the first teenager to score on a penalty kick since at least 1990.
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