AcademyKeyrol Figueroa defeated in final and edged to Golden Boot in U17 CONCACAF Championship
Academy striker Keyrol Figueroa suffered a disappointing end to a superb CONCACAF U17 Championship.
The 16-year-old Liverpool forward’s United States team were beaten 3-1 by Mexico in the final of a tournament during which he scored seven goals in seven appearances.
Figueroa was instrumental in the USA reaching the showpiece match - played in Guatemala on Sunday evening - netting five times across their last-16, quarter-final and semi-final ties to top up his group-stage tally of two goals.
He played a role in his side’s goal in the final, too, winning the corner from which United States reduced the deficit to 2-1 with a little more than 20 minutes remaining.
But Mexico would not be denied and converted a stoppage-time penalty to seal a fifth-straight CONCACAF title.
Figueroa was pipped to the Golden Boot by Mexico’s Stephano Carrillo, whose opener in the final took him to eight goals for the competition.
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