Chile vs. United States: Winners and Losers from International Friendly

Mark Gonzalez scored twice and assisted on another as Chile came from behind to beat the United States, 3-2, in Wednesday's international friendly.

Brek Shea opened the scoring for the Americans after just five minutes, but not long thereafter, Roberto Gutierrez restored level terms with an accurate header.

The guests went back in front through Jozy Altidore on the half-hour, but from there it, was the Gonzalez show as the former Liverpool winger bagged a second-half brace to swing the result in favour of the hosts.

Overall, there were several performances that caught the eye in Rancagua as well as one or two that were rather less impressive.

Following are the winners and losers from the encounter.

Winner: Mark Gonzalez, Who Scored Twice and Assisted on Another

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Coming into Wednesday's match, Mark Gonzalez hadn't scored an international goal since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

It was a streak he broke in style in Rancagua, as he scored twice in the second half to complete Chile's comeback against the United States.

The former Liverpool winger also picked up an assist in the match—his eighth-minute cross finding the head of Roberto Gutierrez.

Loser: Nick Rimando, Who Shouldn't Have Conceded the Third Goal

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Nick Rimando isn't the United States' first-choice goalkeeper. On Wednesday, he reminded everyone why that is.

He was stapled to his spot when Roberto Gutierrez placed a header inside his left-hand post after eight minutes. In the 75th, he should have done much better in attempting to prevent Mark Gonzalez scoring his second of the night.

The Chile winger was always going to have to shoot from a tight angle as he raced in from the right, but Rimando got his angles all wrong and allowed the ball to somehow pass through him as he moved toward the post.

Winner: Jozy Altidore, Who Scored a Much-Needed Goal

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Jozy Altidore is now a Toronto FC player, and his move to the MLS side earlier this month ended a disastrous, barren tenure at Sunderland.

The striker needed to score a goal, and he did just that on Wednesday when he temporarily put the United States in front in the 30th minute.

DeAndre Yedlin and Mix Diskerud each played an important part in the buildup as they played the ball to Altidore, who stroked an accurate shot into the corner of the net.

"Terrific finish from Jozy Altidore, who continues to produce for the USMNT. That's his 26th goal in 77 caps," analysed ESPN FC's Doug McIntyre on Twitter.

Loser: Bobby Wood, Who Was Completely Anonymous

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Bobby Wood did next to nothing on Wednesday, and perhaps the only proof that he actually played in the match was the fact he picked up a booking on the stroke of half-time.

He was substituted at the break following a first half in which he rarely touched the ball and didn't even attempt a single shot on target.

"According to Twitter, Bobby Wood played in the first half. Trying to confirm," joked Andrew Das of the New York Times.

Winner: Marco Medel, Who Pulled the Strings for Chile

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Marco Medel was far and away the best midfielder on Wednesday, and until his withdrawal in the 79th minute, he was pulling all the strings on the offensive side of the ball for Chile.

Opponents such as Michael Bradley and Mix Diskerud simply could handle him. In deep positions, he persistently turned Jermaine Jones with moves and passes that twisted the New England Revolution man this way and that.

The 25-year-old has rarely played at senior international level for La Roja, but based on his showing in Racangua, he'll almost certainly be in the reckoning for a place in the country's Copa America squad.

Loser: Jermaine Jones, Who Was Abysmal in the Centre of Defense

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It often looked as though Jermaine Jones didn't know where he was on Wednesday.

Time and again the New England Revolution man played himself out of position at vital moments, and he ended up being at least partially responsible for two Chile goals.

He might have done a better job keeping close to Roberto Gutierrez when the striker headed the ball into the back of the net in the eighth minute, and he was nowhere to be found when Marco Medel took the shot that led to Mark Gonzalez's rebound goal in the 75th.

In the 37th minute he gave the ball away right in front of his own goal but was saved by 'keeper Nick Rimando.

"Rimando bails out Jermaine Jones, who took two poor touches and gave away the ball," tweeted Sportsnet's Peter Galindo.