Landon Donovan finally ended a one-and-a-half-year scoreless streak in international play and Jonathan Bornstein and Kenny Cooper scored in their debuts to lead the US over Denmark 3-1 in Saturday's soccer friendly in Carson, California.
Dennis Sorenson put the Danes ahead in the 37th minute with a header that hit the crossbar, but Donovan tied the score seven minutes later with a penalty that went in off both hands of goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen.
It was Donovan's 26th international goal in 85 appearances.
Donovan had gone scoreless in 18 straight games since July 2005 and drew criticism for his play during last year's World Cup.
Bornstein, a 22-year-old who was Major League Soccer's rookie of the year last season, scored the go-ahead goal in the 57th off a cross from Justin Mapp.
Cooper, who was nearly offside, scored on a breakaway in the 80th.
Bob Bradley took over as coach from Bruce Arena, who had led the team since late 1998 and watched from a broadcast booth.
Tthe US Soccer Federation had hoped to hire former Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann, but he withdrew as a candidate last month and Bradley was handed the job on an interim basis for the first part of this year.
Bradley remains a candidate to get the job full-time, but USSF president Sunil Gulati might prefer a foreigner.
Bradley's next test will come on Feb. 7 when the US team takes on Mexico in a friendly in Glendale, Arizona.
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