U-20 USMNT Wins the Milk Cup

The US U-20s capped off their 2010 Milk Cup with a third win in a row, saving their most convincing victory for last.  The Yanks dropped hosts Northern Ireland by a score of 3-0, a much more comfortable scoreline than their previous 3-2 nail-biter against Denmark.  The win gives the US their second Milk Cup title, with the first coming back in 2005.

Gale Agbossoumonde opened the scoring with a long free kick that found its way through the wall and inside the post.  Juan Agudelo then doubled the first half lead, finishing off a slaloming run through the defense with a sharply dipping shot just under the bar.  In the second half, Adrian Reulas sealed the win with a cool one-touch finish from the penalty spot in the 68th minute.

Here are the highlights, provided by 723 Football Films, who should follow on Twitter for quality US soccer videos (@723FballFilms):

This was certainly a nice change of pace after the U-17s and U-20s crashed out of last year's youth World Cup tournaments with a whimper.  Let's hope that this group can carry this success up to the Olympic and senior national teams in the coming years.