The Concacaf Gold Cup may have brought a new hero to the United States men's national team in Matt Freese. The unlikely goalkeeping star saved three Costa Rica penalties in a sudden-death shootout, and was instrumental in the USMNT advancing to the Gold Cup semifinals.

As the pressure rose and the margin for error shrunk to nothing, Matt Freese stood tall. Again. And again. And then once more. In a penalty shootout that will long be remembered by U.S. men’s national team fans as a turning point — or perhaps,

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to the USMNT’s dramatic quarterfinal win over Costa Rica. They talk the good they saw including Malik Tillman’s masterful performance and Matt Freese’s magic in the penalty shootout.