Ricardo Pepi scored from Christian Pulisic’s pass in the fifth minute, Matt Turner saved a penalty kick and the United States beat Jamaica 1-0 on Thursday night in Kingston in a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg, the Americans’ first competitive match under coach Mauricio Pochettino.
The second leg of the series is Monday in St. Louis, and the winner advances to a March 20 semifinal at Inglewood, California. The United States won the first three editions of the tournament.
Jamaica finished a man short after Mason Holgate was given his second yellow card for pushing Brandon Vazquez in the 86th minute, 10 minutes after his first for kicking Gianluca Busio.
