The choice of USA bounced back on Tuesday after a 1-3 loss on Saturday against Germany by losing 4-0 Ghana at the stadium Geodis Park in Nashville (Tennessee, USA) there is a doublet of Giovanni Reyna and goals Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogunall in the first 39 minutes.
He came with the desire to relaunch the team of Greg Berhalter after defeat against Germany in Connecticut and the performance was strong, with good pace and aggression in the first half enough to formalize the second half.
Berhalter confirmed an offensive quartet formed by Gio Reyna, Pulisic and Timothy Weah, behind the only forward, Balogun. All four players left their mark on the rivalry.
Queen He opened the scoring ten minutes into the game by taking advantage of a loose ball in the penalty area to finish with his right foot and Weah He put on a show with high technical level plays on the wing.
In one of them, he went deep into the penalty area and got that maximum penalty Pulisic He converted to go up 2-0 in the light in the 19th minute.
Pulisic live a beautiful moment of form. He just scored a great goal against Germanythat the short-lived 1-0 before the rival comeback, and previously gave his club a transcendental 1-0 victory, the Milanagainst him Genoa in A series Italian.
Weah He continued to dominate on the wing and in another great play, he hit a cross Balogun He controls the class to turn around and send the ball into the back of the net. It was 3-0 in the 22nd minute.
Ghanawherein Inaki Williamsin front of Athletic Bibao, was a starter, he mentally removed himself from the game. In a few minutes, the African team saw two yellow cards, to Addo and himself Partyyand at 39 Queen He completed his personal double to virtually seal the clash.
The midfielder of Borussia Dortmund He sealed the win by converting a direct free kick with two touches inside the penalty area.
Upon restart, USA slow down and Berhalter gave way to Luca De La Torretalented midfielders Celtic vigoin Weston McKenneye, from Juventus, or the winger of Mexican origin Ricardo PepiDutch player for PSV Eindhoven.
For USA The good news also came in terms of defensive solidity, after showing signs of trouble in the match against Germany. Matt Turnerarcher of Nottingham Forest of the English Premier League, celebrated an unbeaten run.
Data sheet:
4. United States: Turner; Dest, Robinson, Richards (Carter Vickers, d.72), Lund; Cardoso (Maloney, m.65), Musah (De La Torre, m.72); Weah, Reyna (Aaronson, m.46), Pulisic (McKennie, m.46); Balogun (Pepi, m.46).
Selector: Greg Berhalter
0. Ghana: Nurudeen; Mensah (Schindler, m.46), J. Opoku, N. Opoku, Seidu; Addo, Partey (Abdul Samed, d.64); Paintsil (Owusu, m.64), Ayew, Kudus (Nuamah, m.75); Williams (Semenyo, m.75).
Selector: Chris Hughton
The objectives: 1-0, m.10: Queen; 2-0, m.19: Pulisic; 3-0, m.22: Balogun; 4-0, m.39: Queen.
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz (MEX). He showed the yellow card to Addo (m.30) and Partey (m.35), from Ghana.
Happenings: Friendly match played at Geodis Park stadium in Nashville, Tennessee (USA) before nearly 30,000 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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