Bobby Wood equalizes for U.S. in extra time, ties Mexico 2–2

Substitute Bobby Wood came up with a game-tying goal for the United States in extra time against Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup.
Bobby Wood equalizes for U.S. in extra time, ties Mexico 2–2
Bobby Wood equalizes for U.S. in extra time, ties Mexico 2–2 /

Substitute Bobby Wood came up with a game-tying goal for the United States in extra time against Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup. However, it wouldn't be enough, as Paul Aguilar scored the winner for Mexico with a 118th-minute volley. 

Wood knotted the game at 2–2, finishing at the top of the box on a through ball from DeAndre Yedlin. Wood struck a one-touch shot at a difficult angle past Mexico keeper Moises Muñoz to keep U.S. hopes alive.

Oribe Peralta had given Mexico a 2–1 overtime lead minutes earlier with a finish off a diagonal-back into the box.

Earlier in the game, Chicharito gave Mexico a 1–0 lead off a neat passing combination from Peralta in the ninth minute. Geoff Cameron equalized on a header shortly afterward, in the 15th minute.

Mexico earned a berth in the 2017 Confederations Cup with the win. 

• STRAUS: Loss to Mexico caps dark day for U.S. soccer

- Jeremy Woo


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