3-1: The United States beat Venezuela in an experimental Pochettino eleven

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The United States team, with an unprecedented eleven and full of youngsters, defeated Venezuela 3-1 this Saturday, with many rounds, in a friendly played at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale (Florida ), the home of Leo Messi’s Inter Miami.

Pochettino lined up to six debutants in their starting lineup and two of them took the opportunity to celebrate their first goals as American internationals. Patrick Agyemang, Charlotte forward, and Marko MiljevicHuracán striker, Pochettino’s team is excited, fielding the youngest eleven under his management with an average of 23 years and 277 days.

McGlynn opened the scoring from 30 meters

Jack McGlynn, playmaker for the Philadelphia Union, also scored for the first time with the senior United States international against Venezuela, whose only goal of the afternoon came with the score already 3-0 in the light, with a header from Real Murcia defender Jorge Yriarte.

The Vinotinto of Fernando Batista He came out to compete in Fort Lauderdale without many references, among them Salomón Rondón or Yeferson Soteldo, and paid for his defensive fragility.

He received the first after less than three minutes and it was a credit to Wuilker Faríñez if that didn’t happen. The Venezuelan goalkeeper got the angle and easily stopped Miljevic’s poor low shot. He dodged the goal, but it was only for a moment. In the 37th minute, McGlynn unleashed a powerful shot from 25 metres which hit Fariñez and surpassed the United States.

Venezuela, without a blow, conceded 2-0

It was a psychological blow for Venezuela, which two minutes later would once again give its rival defensive space. Agyemang, a fast and powerful forward, took advantage of them. who beat Faríñez again to make it 2-0.

On the offensive level, Venezuela created some good situations, but failed to take advantage of them. He closed the first half well, getting close to the goal with a shot from Gleiker Mendoza which narrowly ended.

Miljevic sentence

But with 64 minutes of play came the virtual sentence of the match, from Miljevic’s hand. The Huracán player made a great personal move when starting in his half of the field, he freed himself from the pressure of the two rivals and spoke to McGlynn, before celebrating his first international goal with a cross shot from the edge of the area.

Venezuela managed to close the gap four minutes later with an action that came from a corner kick, when Yriarte hit a header with authority to make it 1-3.

The United States had no problem managing its lead and defended an authoritarian victory at Chase Stadium.

Pochettino’s team are now preparing to face Costa Rica next Wednesday in a new preparatory friendly.

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https://www.mundodeportivo.com/temas/venezuela

VENEZUELA

United States: Schulte; Moore, Campbell, Robinson, Afsten; Cremaschi, McGlynn, Clark, Miljevic, Gutiérrez; Agyemang. Also playing: Eneli, White, Jones, Luna, Vassilev and Zimmeman.

Venezuela: Faríñez; Graterol, La Mantia, Vivas, Rosales; Bolivar, Pereira, Ortega, Juanpi; Mendoza, Hurtado. Also playing: Tortolero, Yriarte, Guarirapa, Cova, Gutiérrez and Gallardo.​

Objectives: 1-0, m.37: McGlynn; 2-0, m.39: Agyemang; 3-0, m.64: Miljevic; 3-1, m.68: Yriarte.​
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TheReferee: Warren Madrigal (Costa Rica). He showed yellow cards to Cremaschi (m.18) and Moore (m.94), from the United States

Incidents: The Friendly match was played at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale (USA) in front of nearly 20,000 spectators

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Source: La Verdad

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