United States have been annoyed for a lot of the primary half towards Bosnia-Herzegovina, however a strike late within the first half from World Cup talisman Folarin Balogun put them on the right track for the final 16.
Seeking to win a knockout sport for the primary time since their run to the quarter-finals in 2002, the co-hosts struggled to discover a approach via a well-organised Bosnia defence within the opening interval.
Balogun had the ball within the web within the thirty first minute when he coolly discovered the bottom-right nook, just for his aim to be accurately dominated out for offside.
However the Monaco ahead wouldn’t be denied 14 minutes later as Mallik Tillman’s cross deflected into the trail of Balogun, who calmly slotted in his third aim of the event.
He may have had his fourth in stoppage time, nevertheless, Balogun may solely hit the crossbar from point-blank vary following Serginio Dest’s nod down.
