International Friendly

United States vs Panama, 2024 International Friendly

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United States
  • 49': Yunus Musah
  • 90'+4': Ricardo Pepi
FT
2 - 0
Panama

    USMNT beats Panama to start Pochettino era

    Yunus Musah's first international goal and a late strike from Ricardo Pepi gave Mauricio Pochettino victory in his first game as USMNT coach, with a 2-0 win over Panama in a friendly in Austin, Texas, Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Puma Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Corner, USA. Conceded by Edgardo Fariña.
    • 14': Eduardo Guerrero (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Puma Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, USA. Conceded by Orlando Mosquera.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Busio (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, USA. Conceded by Edgardo Fariña.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Busio following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo Guerrero.
    • 27': Corner, USA. Conceded by Amir Murillo.
    • 28': Eduardo Guerrero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (USA).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Eduardo Guerrero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Josh Sargent (USA).
    • 33': Attempt missed. Eduardo Guerrero (Panama) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Martínez.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 35': César Blackman (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
    • 37': Offside, Panama. Eduardo Guerrero is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 41': Foul by Roderick Miller (Panama).
    • 41': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Guerrero (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Tim Ream.
    • 44': Hand ball by Amir Murillo (Panama).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, USA 0, Panama 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 0, Panama 0.
    • 46': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Tim Ream.
    • 49': Goal! USA 1, Panama 0. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Josh Sargent (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 51': Offside, USA. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Martínez.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Puma Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Foul by Cristian Martínez (Panama).
    • 53': Gianluca Busio (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Corner, USA. Conceded by Edgardo Fariña.
    • 55': Hand ball by César Blackman (Panama).
    • 56': Foul by Roderick Miller (Panama).
    • 56': Josh Sargent (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Hand ball by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
    • 57': Offside, Panama. Eduardo Guerrero is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Amir Murillo (Panama) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Puma Rodríguez.
    • 58': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Tim Ream.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Guerrero (Panama) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Fidel Escobar (Panama) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. César Blackman (Panama) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Puma Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Hand ball by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Edgardo Fariña (Panama).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Substitution, Panama. Jiovany Ramos replaces Edgardo Fariña because of an injury.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Busio.
    • 63': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jiovany Ramos.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Mark McKenzie (USA) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': César Blackman (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 67': Substitution, USA. Haji Wright replaces Christian Pulisic.
    • 67': Substitution, USA. Tanner Tessmann replaces Gianluca Busio.
    • 67': Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Josh Sargent.
    • 67': Substitution, USA. Kristoffer Lund replaces Antonee Robinson.
    • 69': Substitution, Panama. José Fajardo replaces Eduardo Guerrero.
    • 70': Substitution, Panama. Freddy Góndola replaces Yoel Bárcenas.
    • 70': Substitution, Panama. Carlos Harvey replaces Cristian Martínez.
    • 70': Substitution, Panama. Aníbal Godoy replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Pepi (USA).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
    • 72': Tanner Tessmann (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Offside, USA. Kristoffer Lund is caught offside.
    • 73': César Blackman (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Joe Scally (USA).
    • 77': Offside, Panama. Freddy Góndola is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, USA. Malik Tillman replaces Brenden Aaronson.
    • 78': Substitution, Panama. Abdiel Ayarza replaces Roderick Miller.
    • 80': César Blackman (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 85': Substitution, USA. Álex Zendejas replaces Yunus Musah.
    • 85': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
    • 87': Attempt missed. José Fajardo (Panama) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
    • 88': Foul by Jiovany Ramos (Panama).
    • 88': Haji Wright (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Amir Murillo (Panama).
    • 90'+3': Kristoffer Lund (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Goal! USA 2, Panama 0. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haji Wright.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, USA 2, Panama 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 2, Panama 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 3
    45.3 Possession 54.7
    13 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    379 Accurate Passes 479
    450 Passes 544
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    73 Long Balls 50
    47 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    19 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 4
    7 Effective Clearances 17
    7 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Q2 Stadium
    Location: Austin, Texas, USA
    Attendance: 20,239

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Matt Turner (GK)
    4 Mark McKenzie
    13 Tim Ream
    22 Joe Scally
    7 Aidan Morris
    14 Gianluca Busio
    5 Antonee Robinson
    6 Yunus Musah
    24 Josh Sargent
    10 Christian Pulisic
    11 Brenden Aaronson
    United States Substitutes:
    Ethan Horvath, Miles Robinson, Haji Wright, Alejandro Zendejas, Ricardo Pepi, Malik Tillman, Weston McKennie, Kristoffer Lund, Patrick Schulte, Auston Trusty, Tanner Tessmann, Brandon Vázquez.

    PAN Panama (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    22 Orlando Mosquera (GK)
    24 Edgardo Fariña
    25 Roderick Miller
    4 Fidel Escobar
    8 Adalberto Carrasquilla
    6 Christian Martínez
    2 César Blackman
    23 Michael Murillo
    9 Eduardo Guerrero
    7 José Luis Rodríguez
    10 Édgar Bárcenas
    Panama Substitutes:
    Jiovany Ramos, Tomás Rodríguez, Carlos Harvey, Freddy Góndola, Iván Anderson, Aníbal Godoy, Ricardo Hinds, Jd Gunn, Abdiel Ayarza, César Samudio, Kahiser Lenis, José Fajardo.

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