the United States Men's National Team faced a humbling 2-1 defeat against Canada in a friendly match held in Kansas City Kansas marking the first time in 67 years that Canada has triumphed on us soil this defeat continued the US team's struggles following their disappointing exit from the cop America earlier this summer this match was the first for the us since their group stage exit from the Copa America and the subsequent dismissal of head coach Greg burh halter with morisio pettino rumored to be on the verge of taking over the Reigns former assistant Mikey varz stepped in as interim head coach for this encounter Canada under the guidance of Jesse Marsh another former US assistant coach and once a candidate for the US head coach position continued to show its rapid progress on the international stage Canada fresh off a semi-final run in their first cop America started the match brightly asserting dominance early on the Breakthrough came in the 17th minute when Jacob schafberg capitalized on a defensive error by the US schafberg received a well-placed pass from Jonathan David took a compass touch and slotted the ball past us goalkeeper Patrick schy this marked shaffle BG's fourth goal in 17 International appearances and gave Canada a deserved lead the US team struggled to find any rhythm in the first half managing only a single shot compared to Canada's 11 the absence of key players and the recent shakeup in the coaching staff seemed to weigh heavily on the team leading to a lackluster performance Canada continued to press after the break and their persistence paid off just before the hour mark a poor clearance by us Defender Tim ream was intercepted by David who then set up Sy Len a deflection in the Box found its way back to David who calmly finished past schy from close range this goal not only doubled Canada's lead but also saw David match Len's record for the most goals scored by a Canadian International both sitting at 29 goals the us showed Signs of Life in the 66th minute when Luca theori scored his first International goal reducing the deficit to 2-1 dori's goal came as a result of a well-worked team move providing a much- needed boost to the struggling side despite a better showing in the second half the US couldn't muster another goal and the match ended with Canada securing a historic Victory the loss marked the end of the US team's 23 game home unbeaten streak against Canada which had been their longest unbeaten run against any opponent the result raises questions about the team's future particularly with the anticipated arrival of a new head coach the us will have a chance to regroup as they face New Zealand and Cincinnati on Tuesday hoping to turn the tide after a series of disappointing performances Canada's Victory is a testament to their ongoing development and growing status in the conu region with Jesse Marsh at the helm Canada continues to build on their successes eyeing even greater achievements in the near future if you enjoyed this match report make sure to like like share and subscribe to spait football for more coverage and highlights from International Football