The USA beat Mexico, 1-0, in a friendly Wednesday on a goal by Clint Mathis. Mathis scored his eighth national team goal in 18 games when he shot into an open net. MexicoGs goalkeeper Oscar Perez had collided with his own defender, Manuel Vidrio, as they converged on a deep pass from U.S. defender Carlos Llamosa. The ball landed in front of Mathis, all alone in front of the empty net. His shot entered off the crossbar. The goal came in the second half, during which the USA played its best soccer of the evening. Josh WolffGs halftime entry had ignited the American attack. Yet scoring chances were rare — the best coming when Cobi Jones nailed the crossbar. The first half was dominated by Mexico, which had an Carlos Ochoa goal denied by a questionable offside call. Frankie Hejduk seemed to have kept Ochoa well onside. Otherwise, Mexico failed to translate long periods of possession into scoring opportunities. Game summary: International Friendly April 3 in Denver USA 1 Mexico 0. Goal: Mathis (Llamosa) 66. USA (4-5-1) — Meola; Hejduk; Mastroeni, Pope Vanney (Llamosa, 46); Mulrooney; Jones (Maisonneuve, 69), Mathis, Donovan (West, 77), Beasley; Razov (Wolff, 46). MEXICO (3-5-2) — Perez; Vidrio, Brown, Morales; A. Rodriguez (Saavedra, 46), Villa (Mercado, 57), Luna, Mendoza (Bautista, 46), Caballero (Rodriguez, 57); Osorno (Garcia Aspe, 68), Ochoa. Stats: Stat: USA-MEX Shots: 6-9 Saves: 2-2 Corner Kicks: 2-5 Fouls: 19-21 Offside: 4-7 Misconduct Summary: USA — Pope (caution) 17. MEX — Brown (caution) 46+. USA — Landon Donovan (caution) 68. MEX — Luna (caution) 77. MEX — Garcia Aspe (ejection) 90. USA — Hejduk (ejection) 90. Attendance: 48,476 Referee: Clive Wright (Jamaica)