United States vs Panama, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly

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

PAN		USA
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

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.

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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