Team USA's homecoming at the 2023 HSBC Los Angeles Sevens didn't go to plan, but it ended on a solid note after routing Japan 31-7 in the 13th-place playoff game on Sunday.
It took the U.S. less than a minute to get on the board. David Still received a pass while at the left flank, rounded one defender and stormed all the way home as he scored underneath the goal post.
Japan looked threatening in response, but Marcus Tupuola came up with a colossal defensive play at the halfway line. Tupuola brought down Taisei Hayashi in open space, stripped the ball mid-tackle, got back on his feet and took it all the way back for a try amid confusion from both teams to seize a 12-0 lead.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Japan scored its first points of the game a few minutes later when Yoshihiro Noguchi finally penetrated the middle of the Eagles' defense and scored underneath the goal post to cut the lead to 12-7. But on the final play of the half, the Eagles worked the ball up the field before swinging it out to the right wing, where Perry Baker exhibited his breakaway speed for the try. The U.S. led 17-7 at the break.
The first score of the second half came with just two minutes to go, when substitute Adam Channel found a lane down the middle of Japan's defense and eventually pushed the Eagles' lead to 24-7.Get today's sports news out of Los Angeles. Here's the latest on the Dodgers, Lakers, Angels, Kings, Galaxy, LAFC, USC, UCLA and more LA teams.
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