Watch: Luis Gil gives USA early lead in Olympic playoff

Watch the Queretaro midfielder put the USA up early in its Olympic qualifying playoff in Colombia.

The U.S. couldn't have asked for a better start to its Olympic qualifying playoff series against Colombia. 

After ceding possession for the first few minutes, the U.S. made good on its first foray forward, with Luis Gil scoring in the fifth minute to give the U.S. a key away goal and an early 1-0 lead in Barranquilla. 

Mario Rodriguez set Gil up by dribbling down the right channel before getting to the endline. He cut back a cross to the center of the box, where an unmarked Gil hit a first-time, low effort into the far corner. 

Dream start for the U.S. Under-23s as Luis Gil makes it 1-0 in Colombia. #RoadToRio https://t.co/XF3Tnjc7eN

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 25, 2016

The second leg of the playoff that will yield one final place in Rio takes place Tuesday at FC Dallas's Toyota Stadium.