Americans Abroad: Pukstas headed to UEFA Youth League final

U.S. U-20 midfielder Rokas Pukstas scored on a bullet header for Croatia's Hajduk Split in its 3-1 win over AC Milan in the UEFA Youth League semifinals. Hajduk will face Dutch club AZ in Monday's final in Geneva. Pukstas, 18, starts for Hajduk's first team (4 goals in 17 games), which is second in the top-tier HNL and will face Sibenik in the Croatian Cup final on May 24. The Oklahoma native did not play in the early Youth League knockout wins over Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund.

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