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06/25 23:10 CDT Turkey beats US 3-2 with last-gasp goal as Americans look ahead
to World Cup knockout stage
Turkey beats US 3-2 with last-gasp goal as Americans look ahead to World Cup
knockout stage
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) --- Kaan Ayhan scored on the final kick of the match,
and Turkey beat the United States 3-2 Thursday night for its only win of the
World Cup.
Auston Trusty scored in the third minute and Sebastian Berhalter got a tying
goal early in the second half for the Americans, who had already won Group D
with victories over Paraguay and Australia. Coach Mauricio Pochettino's team
will meet Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.
Pochettino fielded nine new starters for this low-stakes game, but Christian
Pulisic entered in the 58th minute. He hadn't played since the first half of
the Americans' opener due to a calf injury.
Arda Gler and Orkun Kk scored in the first half of a resilient performance
by Turkey, which had already been eliminated.
Turkey won in the eighth minute of stoppage time when Can Uzun got the ball in
space on the back post and pushed it past sprawling goalkeeper Matt Turner to
Ayhan, who slid to knock it home.
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