Forward Sydney Leroux scored her tournament-leading sixth goal in the 87th minute to give the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team a 1-0 victory over Mexico and the title at the 2010 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championships. 

Both teams had already qualified for the 2010 FIFA Women’s World Cup by virtue of semifinal victories two days ago, but pride and a CONCACAF regional title were more than enough motivation to spur both countries. 

In what will surely go down as Mexico’s best-ever performance against the USA in a youth competition, the Americans finally broke through an organized and committed defense with less than three minutes to play in regulation and appropriately it was Leroux who bagged the game-winner.