FIFA Under-20 World Cup

FT Friday, May 24, 2019
United States U20 DWDWL 1
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Ukraine U20 DWWL 2
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USA101
UKR112
Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biala) · 4,310 att.

Match Report

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U.S. drop first game to Ukraine at U20 World Cup

The United States suffered 2-1 loss to Ukraine in their opening round match at the Under-20 World Cup on Friday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
4
66.5
Possession
33.5
10
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
496
Accurate Passes
183
597
Passes
295
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
1
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.3
82
Long Balls
72
54
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
15
22
Effective Clearances
26
22
Clearances
26

Head to Head

UKR leads series 1-0

Lineups

UKR · 5-4-1

  1. 1Andriy LuninG
  2. 2Valeriy BondarCD
  3. 13Danylo BeskorovainyiCD-L
  4. 4Denys PopovCD-R
  5. 9Viktor KorniienkoLB
  6. 17Yukhym KonopliaRB
  7. 8Oleksiy KhakhlvoyCM-L
  8. 16Mykola MusolitinCM-R
  9. 10Serhiy BuletsaLM
  10. 7Giorgi TsitaishviliRM
  11. 11Vladyslav SupriahaF

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brady ScottG
  2. 13Aboubacar KeitaCD-L
  3. 5Chris RichardsCD-R
  4. 3Chris GlosterLB
  5. 2Sergiño DestRB
  6. 6Christopher DurkinCM
  7. 10Paxton PomykalLM
  8. 16Brandon ServaniaRM
  9. 11Timothy WeahF
  10. 8Alex MéndezLF
  11. 17Konrad De La FuenteRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Heorhii Tsitaishvili (Ukraine U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Mykola Musolitin (Ukraine U20) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 26' Goal! Ukraine U20 1, USA U20 0. Serhii Buletsa (Ukraine U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Heorhii Tsitaishvili with a through ball.
  4. 32' Goal! Ukraine U20 1, USA U20 1. Brandon Servania (USA U20) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
  5. 50' Alex Mendez (USA U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Goal! Ukraine U20 2, USA U20 1. Denys Popov (Ukraine U20) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serhii Buletsa with a cross following a corner.
  7. 60' Valerii Bondar (Ukraine U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Substitution, USA U20. Sebastian Soto replaces Brandon Servania.
  9. 69' Substitution, USA U20. Matt Real replaces Christopher Gloster because of an injury.
  10. 75' Substitution, Ukraine U20. Denys Ustymenko replaces Serhii Buletsa.
  11. 76' Chris Durkin (USA U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 78' Substitution, Ukraine U20. Oleksii Kashchuk replaces Heorhii Tsitaishvili.
  13. 84' Substitution, USA U20. Justin Rennicks replaces Konrad De la Fuente.
  14. 86' Substitution, Ukraine U20. Maksym Chekh replaces Oleksiy Khakhlov.

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