Normally a reserve, Pepi started and delivered a winning goal in the 5th minute at Jamaica to get US men's national team off to winning start

Two days before facing Jamaica, U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner and forward Ricardo Pepi sat down to speak with media members. Both knew they had important opportunities in this November international window, their second under head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Ricardo Pepi scores off a Christian Pulisic pass in the fifth minute, Matt Turner saves a penalty kick and the Americans earn a 1-0 road win in the team’s first competitive match under new coach