Sunnyvale native Diego Luna’s 2 assists lead USMNT over Trinidad & Tobago in CONCACAF Gold Cup opener

SAN JOSE On a holiday where summer barbeques are prevalent the United States men s national soccer club was cooking with gas at the CONCACAF Gold Cup The Americans began their run in the regional tournament with a home matchup against Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday afternoon at PayPal Park and they put forth a performance on Father s Day that would have made any parent proud The U S scored three times in the first half including twice in the final five minutes and Sunnyvale native Diego Luna assisted on both late first-half goals as the Americans eventually won - In front of an communicated crowd of fans the USMNT was thoroughly dominant The Americans conceded two shots on goal and mustered themselves The U S possessed the ball of the time under in recent weeks appointed coach Mauricio Pochettino finding no issues getting the ball into the box and converting once they got there despite the notable absences of multiple star players including midfielder Christian Pulisic Related Articles SF Giants acquire star third baseman Devers for Hicks Harrison review Referee Scott Foster at the center of debate in NBA Finals Former Santa Clara star Williams overcomes shooting woes to help Thunder regain footing in NBA Finals Bobrovsky shines for Panthers in Stanley Cup Final as Oilers have goalie debate Valkyries bring back Chen and Bibby as F gb nl heads to EuroBasket The Americans further made mincemeat of Trinidad and Tobago s defense late in the second half adding a pair of insurance goals in the nd and th minutes The United States will return to action in the Gold Cup against Saudi Arabia at Q Stadium in Austin Texas on Thursday at p m With their win on Sunday the Americans are the early leaders in Group D with three points Fellow Group D members Haiti and Saudi Arabia played their first match of the tournament late Sunday afternoon Results were not finalized at time of publication Check back for updates to this story