Christian Pulisic scores in extra time to lift U.S. past Mexico for Nations League title
LA TimesU.S. players celebrate a goal against Mexico during the second half of the CONCACAF Nations League championship match Sunday in Denver. Christian Pulisic converted a penalty kick in the 114th minute, backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath stopped Andrés Guardado’s penalty kick in the 124th, and the United States overcame an early defensive blunder to beat Mexico 3-2 on Sunday night in a final of the first CONCACAF Nations League that turned on three video reviews. In a testy match, Reyna scored the first U.S. goal and had been subbed off when he appeared to be hit on the face by an object thrown from the stands following Pulisic’s goal. Jesús Corona put Mexico ahead 63 seconds in after a sloppy giveaway by McKenzie, who made a poor pass in his own penalty area right into the path Corona, who dribbled in alone on Steffen and sent an angled shot over the goalkeeper’s right shoulder for his ninth goal.