CLEVELAND, Ohio -- United States manager Gregg Berhalter praised his side's patience and the diversity of the Americans' attack in its 6-0 demolition of Trinidad and Tobago in the group stage of the 2019 Gold Cup.
The U.S. took a 1-0 lead into half-time thanks to Aaron Long's 41st minute header, but then exploded with five goals in the second half. Gyasi Zardes scored twice in a three-minute span starting in the 66th minute. Christian Pulisic and Paul Arriola scored five minutes apart beginning in the 73rd before Long added his second on the night in the 90th minute.