United States impress in dominant friendly win over Peru in Orlando

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ellis-justin/KCuUW7O2/"]Ellis[/a] was one of three teenagers named in United States coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pochettino-mauricio/zuJM7XDg/"]Mauricio Pochettino[/a]'s starting line-up for his team's first game since the World Cup.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-union/Szrwix67/"]Philadelphia Union[/a]'s 16-year-old prodigy [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sullivan-cavan/zBzH8JUb/"]Cavan Sullivan[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-england-revolution/tr3oe8I8/"]New England Revolution[/a]'s 18-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-peyton/r55LmW9c/"]Peyton Miller[/a] both started alongside 19-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-city/rsHkUNCo/"]Orlando City[/a] striker Ellis in a team showing seven changes to the side beaten 4-1 by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] in the World Cup's last 16 in July.[/p][p]The infusion of youth [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/peru-Uend67D3/usa-fuitL4CF/?mid=6PWb16KO"]was quick to make its mark[/a], with Ellis glancing in an inviting free-kick from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reyna-giovanni/zF5Q2DOk/"]Gio Reyna[/a] after just four minutes in a dream start at his home stadium.[/p][p]"[b]I've probably been dreaming about this day, like, 500 or 1,000 times in my life since I was five years old,[/b]" Ellis said afterwards. "[b]I can't even describe. It's just crazy.[/b]"[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/peru/Uend67D3/"]Peru[/a] got back on level terms after just 15 minutes when veteran striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lapadula-gianluca/K0nUrV5K/"]Gianluca Lapadula[/a] cleverly headed home a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yotun-yoshimar/0WfF8Htr/"]Yoshimar Yotun[/a] cross.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="e53d0e63-7d67-407e-9501-ab0b562f85a5" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="0952ba78-666d-4cd7-b9ac-496983e8ca5e" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]United States[/a] regained the lead in the second half when another teenager - the 17-year-old substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/albert-mathis/bsJ7nA4b/"]Mathis Albert[/a] - burst clear down the left and was knocked to the ground by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pretell-jesus/l2VO98P5/"]Jesus Pretell[/a].[/p][p]Despite the foul beginning just outside the area, Jamaican referee [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cole-devante/SxWvNbBs/"]Steffon Dewar[/a] pointed to the spot and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tillman-malik/pGHnblVn/"]Malik Tillman[/a] stepped up to fire home the penalty for 2-1.[/p][p]It got better for Pochettino's side on 72 minutes when 18-year-old substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hall-julian/lCyxppgD/"]Hall[/a] bundled in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berhalter-sebastian/f9tMZSaG/"]Sebastian Berhalter[/a] cross to make it 3-1.[/p][p]Berhalter then completed the scoring with a thunderous effort from just outside the area in the dying minutes to put the seal on an impressive display for the hosts.[/p]