▁early ▁sc are ▁when ▁Marcel o ▁Bal boa ▁had ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁ball ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁goal ' s ▁mouth ▁after ▁goal keeper ▁Tony ▁Me ola ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁shot ▁from ▁Anthony ▁de ▁Av ila . ▁ ▁Bal boa ▁and ▁Alex i ▁L al as ▁held ▁the ▁cre ative ▁Colomb ians ▁at ▁bay ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁defense ▁while ▁E arn ie ▁Stewart ▁and ▁John ▁H ark es ▁led ▁several ▁counter att acks ▁against ▁Colombia . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁minute , ▁John ▁H ark es ▁crossed ▁the ▁ball ▁towards ▁E arn ie ▁Stewart , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁def lect ed ▁by ▁Colomb ian ▁def ender ▁And res ▁Esc obar ▁into ▁the ▁net ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁U . S . ▁a ▁shock ing ▁ 1 - 0 ▁lead . ▁ ▁And res ▁Esc obar ▁was ▁stretch ing ▁out ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁cross ▁and ▁clear ▁the ▁ball ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁penalty ▁area . ▁ ▁C ele br ations ▁went ▁wild ▁as ▁the ▁USA ▁took ▁the ▁lead . ▁ ▁Colombia ▁continued ▁its ▁attacks ▁while ▁And res ▁Esc obar ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁repair ▁his ▁error . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁minute , ▁Tab ▁Ram os ▁fired ▁a ▁shot ▁through ▁Colombia ' s ▁defense , ▁and ▁E arn ie ▁Stewart ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁tap ▁it ▁in ▁past ▁Oscar ▁Cord oba ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 - 0 ▁lead . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁Ad ol fo ▁Val encia ▁scored ▁a ▁late ▁goal ▁for ▁Colombia , ▁the ▁U . S .