Malik Tillman became the first U.S. men’s international to score in three consecutive appearances for the Stars and Stripes since Clint Dempsey achieved the feat all the way back in 2016.
The forward’s crisp penalty in the second half of Saturday’s resounding 4–1 win over Peru got lost in the flood of accolades for Mauricio Pochettino’s impressive youngsters. Amid the hype over Cavan Sullivan and a wash of debutants, Tillman was responsible for a memorable piece of consistency the national team hasn’t seen in a decade.
