The US U-20 National Team has concluded an entertaining World Cup run with a tough 2-1 extra time loss to Austria. After struggling against Uruguay in a round of 16 win, the Americans suffered an identical defeat at the hands of the underdogs on Saturday in Toronto.

Josmer Altidore put Bob Bradley's boys up one-nil up with a cool header in the 15th minute, before Pakistani-Austrian starlet Rubin Okotie pounced on a Chris Seitz slip-up to level the affair.

The match remained a tightly contested affair, needing extra time to be decided, a call answered by the Austrians through late substitute Erwin Hoffer in the 105th minute to see the US out of the tournament.

The Americans started the brighter of the two in the first half, using wide man Robbie Rogers and Freddy Adu to torment the Austrian defense down the left flank.

Their efforts out wide would pay dividends in the 15th minute when Rogers slipped a clever ball for the Real Salt Lake icon to turn provider with a pinpoint cross to the head of an eager Altidore, the ball squeaking in past keeper Michael Zaglmair's near post. The goal was the Red Bulls striker's fourth of the competition, and the 13th goal overall for the team.

Rongen's side would continue to press down the wings, firmly dominating possession play of the opening 45, with Adu attempting to carve a path in through the Alpine backline.

Nonetheless, the US would create few clear chances; Rogers took a shot from 25 yards well over, and further sent a tame effort in after a give-and-go routine.

As the half wore on, the usually sunny conditions of Toronto's National Soccer Stadium took a turn for the worse, turning to hard downpour and precipitation that made slick an already smooth artificial turf.

With the halftime whistle beckoning, the Europeans would break on the counter and take advantage of the conditions when Okotie pelted a long-range effort on goal, only for Seitz to allow the ball to slip out of his hands, with the pacy attacker quick to pounce for a calculated low strike as the 1-1. In the same move, Seitz would re-aggravate a persistent leg injury that had kept him out of the previous match.

When the teams returned from the halftime interval, the Austrians seemed to take the initiative, pinning Rongen's side back into its own half.

The opening moments of play were headlined by the referee's pocket, with Swedish official Martin Hansson handing out three yellows to the Stars and Stripes over the span of just six minutes - Anthony Wallace, Danny Szetela and Michael Bradley the lucky recipients in the 50th, 52nd, and 56th minutes, respectively.

In the 74th minute, Bradley took Sal Zizzo's early cross on the hobble to send an effort on goal, before breaking free to belt the best chance of the half wide two minutes later.

Just minutes afterwards, the Austrians replied by breaking forward in an assault on the American net, with Zlatko Juzunovic collecting Seitz's parried rebound to slice an effort off of the keeper's hand and the post.

The former Maryland shot-stopper would require extra attention from the medical staff directly after, with a culmination of injury and a hard ball to the face taking him to ground for a few moments. He would continue to plug away, albeit with a visible limp and while neglecting to take his own goal kicks.

The game would fizzle into extra time, with neither side able to seal the deal in the full 90.

Four minutes into overtime, Okotie pressured the American defense once more to create another half-chance, before Altidore blasted an effort well wide at the other end moments later.

A golden chance would be presented as Adu found himself one-on-one with the keeper in the 100th minute, but a heavy first touch prevented a clean shot, with a beaten Zaglmair on looking with a sigh of relief.

A sloppy challenge by Wallace would set the next turning point in the game, with the fullback receiving marching orders for a second yellow in the 104th. Just seconds later, late substitute Erwin 'Jimmy' Hoffer nudged the ball over the line to set the Austrians up 2-1 after a defensive jumble in the American box.

With a goal now requisite, Amaechi Igwe was hustled off of the line, about to come on, and Sampdoria striker Gabriel Ferrari was hurried onto the pitch in his place.

The native New Yorker would miss a glorious chance with his first touch of the ball, heading Adu's pinpoint cross well wide, with the net beckoning open and Austrian keeper helplessly looking on.

In the 118th minute, Hoffer would be cruelly denied by the post, after breaking past the defense with options and time. It would prove to be the last true chance of a match defined by cards, rain, and fatigue.