Klinsmann,This is the sort of game we needed

United States drillmaster Jurgen Klinsmann was encouraged by the achievement of his players admitting their 2-1 affable defeat to Colombia on Friday. The United States accustomed the FIFA World Cup? quarter-finalists to appear from abaft to win the bout in London afterwards Jozy Altidore had accustomed the Americans an aboriginal lead. Second-half goals from Carlos Bacca and Leonardo Gutierrez closed the win for the South Americans.

"We enjoyed a actual absorbing game," Klinsmann said. "The bounce of the bold and its acuteness was absolutely what we bare and what we were searching for. Both teams had affairs and we had our opportunities to put the bold away. Overall, a tie would accept been the fair result. This is absolutely what we need. Overall, I saw a absolute acceptable performances and I'm actual pleased."

Utrecht advanced Rubio Rubin becoming his aboriginal all-embracing alpha adjoin Colombia arena alongside Altidore in USA's attack. "For a coach, it's absolutely agitative to see adolescent players abound and duke acceptable performances," Klinsmann said.

"We accept a brace of adolescent kids advancing through and some of them attending as admitting they accept consistently been with us. This bold has accustomed us a lot."

Klinsmann was admiring with Altidore's performance, who denticulate his 25th all-embracing ambition from the amends spot. Altidore has endured a apathetic alpha to the division with Sunderland, starting just alert and scoring one ambition in eight English Premier League appearances.

This is absolutely what we need. Overall, I saw a absolute acceptable performances and I'm actual pleased.USA drillmaster Jurgen Klinsmann

"I apperceive his difficult bearings with his club team," Klinsmann said. "We achievement that his bearings will change and that his drillmaster will alpha him. We apperceive if he comes to us he is abounding of energy, he is one of our a lot of accomplished players.

"Today it absolutely helped him that he had anyone with him in attack, Rubin was there to advice him and that gives him added confidence. This is the Jozy Altidore that we apperceive and I anticipate tonight's achievement will advice him."

Klinsmann, whose ancillary has not won in their accomplished three friendlies, yield on the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Tuesday in their final bold of the year. Colombia drillmaster Jose Pekerman hailed his players afterwards their second-half comeback.

"This was a harder bold adjoin a aggregation that plays well," he said. "We went abaft aboriginal on but I am admiring with how my aggregation responded. My players never gave up and fought until the end to get the win. We are on the appropriate aisle and this is an important win for us."

Colombia, who are ranked third in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, end 2014 at Slovenia in an all-embracing affable on Tuesday benumbed a three-match acceptable streak.