US qualify despite 1-2 loss; Dest sent off

Sergino Dest

Sergino Dest lost his composure in a needless dispute with the referee, getting a pair of yellow cards for dissent in a 30-second span that endangered the United States' berth in next year's Copa America.

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Trinidad won 2-1 on Monday night, overcoming a deficit by scoring twice after Dest's 39th-minute ejection. The Americans held on to win the total-goals series 4-2 and earn spots in the 16-nation Copa America and the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals.

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