NASHVILLE, Tenn. | became the youngest American with an cosmopolitan hat trick, and the trample Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 on Wednesday sunset to care for its possibility in the ultimate unembellished of qualifying for next year's World Cup. Making just his fourth ecumenic start, Altidore connected in the 13th, 71st and 89th minutes, all three times off passes from. The 19-year-old forward, an increasingly momentous put asunder of the U.S. roster, also scored as a succedaneum in the 77th one sec Saturday to draw back the U.S. comeback from a two-goal default in a 2-2 thong at El Salvador.
He has six goals in nine foreign appearances. "It's graceful cool," Altidore said. "Most leading is we came out, and the guys rebounded from the El Salvador game, and we made a averral - made a report we are one of the teams to be reckoned with in CONCACAF.
" Altidore eclipsed the pay heed to for youngest hat hoodwink set in 2004, when 20-year-old Eddie Johnson scored three times as a locum in a 6-0 succeed over Panama in the semifinals of qualifying. "He's earned it," Donovan said. "He has played well. He rightful it.
" The United States (2-0-1), seeking its sixth arranged World Cup berth, leads the irrevocable orbit of North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying with seven points, followed by Mexico and Costa Rica (both 1-1) with three each, El Salvador (0-0-2) and Trinidad (0-1-2) with two each and Honduras (0-1-1) with one. In behindhand games, Honduras hosted Mexico and Costa Rica was at haunt against El Salvador. U.S. bus Bob Bradley made four changes to his starting lineup and old an disrespectful formation.
He dropped DaMarcus Beasley from midfield to pink back in function of Heath Pearce, started Brian Ching and Altidore up front, and radical Donovan (left) and Clint Dempsey (right) in advanced midfield roles. With Beasley roaming up, it resembled a 4-3-3 at times. "They both made so many plays," Donovan said of Altidore and Ching. No. 75 Trinidad and Tobago, playing without suspended 37-year-old unequalled Dwight Yorke, didn't have a discharge on ambition against the world's 17th-ranked side until Keon Daniel's take on on a recoil after a furlough punt bounced off a defensive separator in the 63rd minute.
American goalkeeper Tim Howard, returning from a one-game denial for a yellow card, nearly got into disability in the sixth tick when he kicked a free-born rebound suitable to Stern John. But it bounced off the step up and went wide. Six minutes later, Bocanegra played a extensive ball up the larboard to Ching, and he headed it to Donovan. Getty Images Jozy Altidore scored three goals in the United States' achieve first place over Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifying.
Donovan chested the ball, then crossed to Altidore, who flat unengaged of Aklie Edwards and form goalkeeper Clayton Ince from six yards. It was the fourth purpose in nine universal appearances for the 19-year-old. Altidore had two other chances in the maiden half, putting an angled markswoman ample in the 27th log and popping an pending bullet over the crossbar in the 41st. He got the favour object after engaging a elapse from Donovan and faking out Trinidad captain Dennis Lawrence.
On the conclusive goal, Michael Bradley received a lengthy give and played the ball into the penance parade to Donovan, who predisposition it back to Altidore. His vaccination from 19 yards bounced in off Ince's hands. ' Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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