The newly-created U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team’s start to 2016 has not gone as well as envisioned.

The U.S. ended its Copa de Atlantico campaign on Friday with a 1-0 loss to lowly Canary Islands, which were playing with 10 men. Brad Friedel’s side held the man-advantage since the first half, but was unable to capitalize and finished the tournament scoreless.

The Americans also suffered defeats to Spain and France in this competition. Spain edged the U.S., 1-0, on Tuesday, and France handed the Americans a 5-0 blowout loss.

Here is the U.S.’s starting lineup (4-2-3-1) from Friday’s defeat:

Goalkeeper: Benjamin Hale

Defenders: Reginald Cannon, Hector Montalvo, Tanner Dieterich, John Nelson

Midfielders: Weston McKinnie, Eric Calvillo (c); Simon Lekressner, Paxton Pomykal, Djordje Mihailovic

Forward: Brian Saramago

Here are the highlights vs. Spain, France and the Canary Islands, respectively:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN9K-hST_2U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0VUTFNUFzs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoJyV5CF2dU

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