da marjack bet： The U.S. needed every last minute to break down the Soca Warriors, but a trio of goals over the final 10 minutes saw the USMNT take the result.

da 888casino： If you felt a heavy gust of wind emanate from Q2 Stadium, it will have been from the collective exhale inside the venue. For 80 minute, the U.S. men's national team smashed their heads against a wall, failing to break down a 10-man Trinidad & Tobago. And, through those 80 minutes, it looked like the USMNT would be setting up a familiar scenario: a trip to T&T needing a result to qualify for a major tournament.

And thus, the exhale…three of them in fact. Unable to create much of anything, the U.S. blitzed the Soca Warriors for three goals in seven minutes, all but booking their place in the Copa America.

A first half red card to T&T's Noah Powder helped set the U.S. up, but it would take some time for the Americans to figure things out. The breakthrough didn't come until the 81st minute, when Ricardo Pepi flicked home an Antonee Robinson cross to take U.S. hands away from the panic button. Robinson scored a goal of his own five minutes later while Gio Reyna added another moments after that, giving the U.S. a 3-0 advantage heading to the second leg.

The scoreline will flatter the U.S. a bit, but they won't care. Job done, even if it was harded than it needed to be.

GOAL rates USMNT players from Q2 Stadium…

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Matt Turner (6/10):

No saves, just a handful of touches. About as easy a game as you can have as a goalkeeper.

Antonee Robinson (8/10):

Played a few good crosses, but also gave the ball away a bunch. Ultimately, got the assist, although Pepi will deserve plenty of credit for the finish, before scoring a goal of his own.

Tim Ream (7/10):

Did everything right, as usual. Not much else to say about a player that is still so, so important to this team.

Cameron Carter-Vickers (7/10):

Provided the physical presence in the few moments that T&T did get forward, although those moments were few and far between.

Sergino Dest (6/10):

So close to a goal in the 73rd minute as he hit the hell out of the ball, forcing a good save. A typical performance from Dest, even if he didn't quite create that moment of magic he's capable of.

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Weston McKennie (8/10):

Almost certainly the best USMNT player on the field. Drove the ball forward, drew the red card and would have drawn a penalty if VAR didn't intervene. Overall, a great performance from the Juve star.

Yunus Musah (6/10):

In a game where the U.S. really needed someone else to run at the T&T defense, Musah always felt a bit too deep. Because of that, he never really impacted much in the attacking end.

Gio Reyna (7/10):

For most of the game, it felt like, if something was to happen, it was to come from Reyna. He had several good moments but finally got his goal late to put this game to bed.

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Malik Tillman (5/10):

Totally anonymous, which is surprising considering his form with PSV. Never was able to contribute in a game where the U.S. needed him to.

Folarin Balogun (6/10):

Had little to no service throughout the game. The U.S. just still doesn't quite know how to get the best out of him, although his lovely one-two with Reyna on that third goal was a positive sign.

Kevin Paredes (5/10):

Just couldn't take his chance. Was unable to do much of anything in the first half and skied his best chance in the 64th minute.

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Brenden Aaronson (7/10):

Almost an immediate impact, but his shot went just wide. Overall, he did change the game off the bench, though.

Ricardo Pepi (8/10):

Choo-Choo! Got the goal the USMNT needed as he continues to change games off the bench. A big performance from the young forward.

Gregg Berhalter (7/10):

If this had gone live after the 80th minute, this score would have been a lot lower. Still, Berhalter stayed the course even as the U.S. struggled to break down T&T. He deserves credit for doing so as his guys, inevitably, wore them down before blowing them out.