In the first-ever international match at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. the U.S. U-17 national team drew 2-2 against England to extend its unbeaten streak to 14 matches, 10 months and 1,240 minutes. At England’s insistence, the match was shortened to 70 minutes, with two 35-minute halves and unlimited substitutions were allowed. “We had a lot of chances today and did not capitalize on them. In New Zealand, scoring opportunities will be few and far. We will need to improve on converting our chances if we want to have a chance of advancing out of our group,” said U-17 coach John Ellinger. “The heat wasn’t a factor today since we had unlimited substitutions. What was a factor was our ability to score.” In the 27th minute English defender Craig Woodman fouled U.S. midfielder DaMarcus Beasley, setting up a USA penalty kick. Landon Donovan stepped up and took the spot-kick — only to shoot the ball wide-left. The USA opened the scoring just before half when Donovan threaded a perfectly placed threw ball to the feet of U.S. teammate Kyle Beckerman. Receiving the ball in stride, Beckerman faked a shot to the right and pushed the ball by England goalkeeper Sam Russell and slotted the ball into the open net giving the U.S. a 1-0 in the 35th minute. England came out in the second half and caught the U.S. U-17s flat footed in the 36th minute. 16-year-old England striker Jermaine Defoe, who signed a two-million dollar contract with English Premier League team Chelsea the day before facing the USA, pounced on a mishandled ball by the U.S. defense. Defoe beat U.S. goalkeeper Delvin Countess and evened the score at 1-1. Six minutes later England took the lead when Leon Knight received a through ball from midfield leaving him one-on-one with Countess. Knight hit a low, right-footed shot from 15-yards out that found the net at the far post giving the English a 2-1 lead in the 42nd minute. With only four minutes left to play Donovan again threaded another through ball, but this time to Beasley, who received the ball just outside the English six-yard box. Beasley took one touch to control the ball and then fired a left-footed shot that beat the English goalkeeper to the far post in the 66th minute.. The U-17s will play England again on Wednesday, June 30 in Bradenton, Fla. at the Bollettieri Sports Academy. Following the match on June 30 the U-17s will break for the summer and return home. The team will regroup in July for the U.S. Amateur Festival to be hosted by Portland, Ore. from August 1-8. June 27 in Tampa USA 2 England 2. Goals: Beckerman 35, Beasley 66; Defoe 36, Knight 42. USA — Countess, Akwari, Trembly, Onyewu, Yi, Jackson, Beasley, Cutler, Beckerman, Cila, Donovan. Subs: Kalso, Gregorio, Martin, Convey. England — Russell, Thornton, Woodman, Duncan, Clarke, Willetts, Brewers, Parnably, Knight, Defoe, Britton. Subs: Danns, Edwards, Keenan, Nardiello, Cooke, Cookes, Senior. Att.: 5,000.