North Ireland had won the previous two Milk Cups, and were well on their way to win a third in the minds of many North Irish going into the game. A first half free kick by Gale Agbossoumonde and a goal by Juan Agudelo put the US up 2-0 at half time. A third by Adrian Ruelas finished the North Irish off before Chris Hegarty (NI) and Agbossoubonde were sent off with reds for an apparent scuffle in the box that resulted in a free kick away.
This was a closely contested match, despite the scoreline and actually, the US could have made it a 4 goal game had a poor referee decision reminiscent of


I did manage to scrounge up the highlights for you, so enjoy:
Video: 723FootballFilms

Those were good goals. Nice job, boys!
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