United States vs Costa Rica, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly

· International Friendly

United States

80': Sebastian Lletget
88': Paul Arriola

FT
2 - 0

Costa Rica

Sebastian Lletget helps United States pull out win against Costa Rica

Sebastian Lletget scored a dramatic late goal and assisted on another as the United States salvaged a 2-0 win against Costa Rica.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Daniel Lovitz (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
5': Attempt blocked. Marvin Loría (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Guillermo Ortiz.
5': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Aaron Long.
7': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
8': Attempt blocked. David Guzmán (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Attempt missed. David Guzmán (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
9': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
10': Corey Baird (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
10': Offside, USA. Cristian Roldan tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
17': Corner, USA. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
20': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
22': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
22': Foul by Ronaldo Araya (Costa Rica).
22': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Cristian Roldan (USA).
24': Djordje Mihailovic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
26': Djordje Mihailovic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
26': Corner, USA. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
27': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
28': Attempt blocked. Djordje Mihailovic (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
29': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
29': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Offside, USA. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
32': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
32': Wil Trapp (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Djordje Mihailovic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
35': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
35': Nick Lima (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt saved. José Alfaro (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronaldo Araya.
38': Foul by Wil Trapp (USA).
38': Ronaldo Araya (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
39': Wil Trapp (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': David Guzmán (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Djordje Mihailovic (USA).
43': Djordje Mihailovic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Waylon Francis (Costa Rica).
44': Foul by Wil Trapp (USA).
44': Ronaldo Araya (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
45': Zack Steffen (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, USA 0, Costa Rica 0.
45': Second Half begins USA 0, Costa Rica 0.
46': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
48': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (USA).
48': Waylon Francis (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Nick Lima (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wil Trapp.
51': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
52': Attempt missed. David Guzmán (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Waylon Francis.
53': Djordje Mihailovic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
53': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Cristian Roldan (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Waylon Francis (Costa Rica).
54': Nick Lima (USA) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Corey Baird.
55': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a cross.
56': Substitution, Costa Rica. Alberth Villalobos replaces José Alfaro.
57': Corner, USA. Conceded by Pablo Arboine.
58': Attempt missed. Aaron Long (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
58': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jean Scott replaces Ronaldo Araya.
59': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Cristian Roldan (USA).
60': Djordje Mihailovic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Marvin Loría (Costa Rica).
60': Corner, USA. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
61': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (USA).
61': Waylon Francis (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Cristian Roldan (USA).
62': Marvin Loría (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, USA. Sebastian Lletget replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
63': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jonathan McDonald replaces José Guillermo Ortiz.
65': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
66': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
67': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
68': Cristian Roldan (USA) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
69': Offside, USA. Gyasi Zardes tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
70': Substitution, USA. Jonathan Lewis replaces Corey Baird.
70': Delay in match David Guzmán (Costa Rica) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Foul by Jonathan McDonald (Costa Rica).
71': Walker Zimmerman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
72': Jean Scott (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Walker Zimmerman (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Hand ball by Jean Scott (Costa Rica).
73': Corner, USA. Conceded by Pablo Arboine.
74': David Guzmán (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
74': Daniel Lovitz (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
75': Delay in match Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) because of an injury.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
77': Jean Scott (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Costa Rica. Joseph Mora replaces Marvin Loría.
78': Foul by Sebastian Lletget (USA).
78': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, USA. Christian Ramirez replaces Gyasi Zardes.
80': Goal! USA 1, Costa Rica 0. Sebastian Lletget (USA) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Lewis with a cross.
81': Substitution, Costa Rica. Néstor Monge replaces David Guzmán.
82': Alberth Villalobos (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Foul by Nick Lima (USA).
84': Delay in match Pablo Arboine (Costa Rica) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, Costa Rica. José Miguel Cubero replaces Pablo Arboine.
86': Foul by Paul Arriola (USA).
86': Waylon Francis (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Attempt missed. Jonathan McDonald (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
88': Goal! USA 2, Costa Rica 0. Paul Arriola (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a through ball.
90': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (USA).
90': Néstor Monge (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Second Half ends, USA 2, Costa Rica 0.
90'+1': Match ends, USA 2, Costa Rica 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 13,656

Line-Ups

United States (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Zack Steffen (GK)
3	Aaron Long
25	Walker Zimmerman
5	Daniel Lovitz
2	Nick Lima
6	Wil Trapp
8	Djordje Mihailovic
10	Cristian Roldan
9	Gyasi Zardes
14	Paul Arriola
7	Corey Baird

United States Substitutes:

Jeremy Ebobisse, Michael Bradley, Auston Trusty, Sebastian Lletget, Mark McKenzie, Jonathan Lewis, Reggie Cannon, Christian Ramírez, Sean Johnson.

Costa Rica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Esteban Alvarado (GK)
15	Francisco Calvo
3	Pablo Arboine
12	Waylon Francis
4	Keysher Fuller
17	Ronaldo Araya
13	Allan Cruz
20	David Guzmán
11	Jose Ortiz
16	Rodolfo Alfaro
25	Marvin Loría

Costa Rica Substitutes:

Kevin Chamorro, Barlon Sequeira, Yostin Salinas, Marco Madrigal, Néstor Monge, Alberth Villalobos Solis, José Cubero, Yendrick Ruiz, Jaikel Medina, Joseph Mora, Jonathan McDonald, Jean Scott.

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