U.S. Under-15 Boys National Team Falls to Costa Rica 2-1 in Second Match of Group Play at 2025 Concacaf Boys’ U-15 Championship
Ikenna Chidebe Scores His Second Goal of the Tournament in Narrow Defeat
ALAJUELA, Costa Rica (Aug. 6, 2025) - The U.S. Under-15 Boys’ National Team lost 2-1 against Costa Rica in their second match of group play in the 2025 Concacaf Boys’ U-15 Championship on Wednesday.
The U-15 BNT's participation in this tournament reflects U.S. Soccer’s ongoing commitment to its U.S. Way , which emphasizes enhanced programming for Youth National Teams. The goal is to create more opportunities for young players to progress through the development pathway and ultimately represent the senior National Team on the global stage.
Costa Rica opened the scoring early with a goal from Herediano’s Caleb Flores. Issac Calvo started the play with an attacking run down the left flank. After a give-and-go with Kyan McDonald, he was able to cross and find Flores who slotted it into the far post.
Costa Rica followed up with a second in the 16th minute. The United States’ Finn McCraney fouled Costa Rica’s AaronMontoya, offering a penalty kick for Jefrey Urbina, which he finished past U.S. ‘keeper Emmanuel Arias.
The U.S. struck early in the second half, starting with an attacking run down the left flank by Ikenna Chidebe of the LA Galaxy. He completed the individual effort in the 38th minute by taking a low-angle, to beat Sebastian Leiva. The goal was Chidebe’s second of the tournament, his first was against Saudi Arabia on Monday. The effort from Chidebepulled the U.S. to within a goal, but they couldn’t find a second with the hosts taking a 2-1 victory.
UP NEXT: The USA will take on Canada on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 11 a.m. ET (9 a.m. local) in its third group stage match.
- U.S. MEN’S U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT -
Match: United States Under-15 Boys’ National Team vs. Costa Rica
Date: August 6, 2025
Competition: 2025 Concacaf Under-15 Boys’ Championship
Venue: Ruta Nacional Secundaria 147, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Attendance: 50
Kickoff: 9:00 a.m. local (11:00 a.m. ET)
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CRC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CRC – Caleb Flores | 6th minute |
| CRC – Jefrey Urbina | 16 |
| USA – Ikenna Chidebe | 37 |
Lineups:
USA: 12-Emmanuel Arias, 3-Justus Jones (11 Robert Turdean, 36), 5-Christian Guillen-Lopez, 8-Niccolo Vafiades, 10-Vicente Garcia (Capt.), 13-Kane Kraus (9-Timoni Gbalajobi, 51), 14-Luca Antongirolami, 15-Finn McCraney (2-Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz, 36) 16-Nathan Tchoumba (6-Christopher Morales, 36), 17-Sean Chidebe, 18-Liam Stribling (7-Alex Hernandez, 51)
Substitutes not used: 1-Jason Nemo Jr., 4-Owen Jorgensen
Head coach: Ross Brady
CRC: 1-Sebastian Leiva, 3 Kendall Alegria, 4-Aaron Montoya, 5-Santiago Leon (Capt.), 6-Yordi Alfaro, 9-Sebastian Canton (17-Mariano Zamora 46), 10-Kyan McDonald, 11-Jeffrey Urbina, 13-Caleb Flores (8-Ismael Lopez 46), 14-Isaac Calvo, 15-Andres Gutierrez
Substitutes not used: 18-Nicolas Poveda, 2-Marcelo Soles, 7-Bryann Alvarado, 12-Aaron Cabalceta, 16-Daymark Zuniga
Head coach: Luis Carlos Mejias
Stats Summary: CRC / USA
Shots: 3 / 10
Shots on Goal: 2 / 9
Saves: 6 / 1
Corner Kicks: 2 / 11
Fouls: 21 / 9
Offside: 1 / 0
| Misconduct Summary |
| CRC – Andreas Gutierrez (Caution) | 20th minute |
| USA – Nathan Tchoumba (Caution) | 20 |
| CRC – Sebastian Canton (Caution) | 42 |
| USA – Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz (Caution) | 45 |
Officials:
Referee: Cesar Nolasco (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Jaselle Louison (BRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Guillame Parkings (VGB)
Fourth Official: Isabel Barillas (SLV)