The U.S. Men’s National Team opened the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup with a decisive 4-0 win against Guyana on Tuesday night at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn.
A rundown of the big events on the night:
Man of the Night: Tyler Boyd
Making just his second USMNT appearance, winger Tyler Boyd took Budweiser Man of the Match honors thanks to his two-goal performance against Guyana. Having tied his international future to the United States last month, Boyd’s first international goal in the 51st minute was historic as it was also the 1,000th in USMNT history.
Thirty minutes later the 24-year-old was celebrating his first career international brace to cap the 4-0 win, and post-game he got to share the moment with his parents who are planning to follow the team throughout its Gold Cup run this summer.
“It’s a special moment for me. I had my family in the crowd - they traveled from New Zealand, and after the game I gave my mom my shirt. Also, to score two goals for the team and the nation, for that to be to the 1000th goal, I had no idea. What a special moment and what a good performance for the team.”
