International Friendly

FT Saturday, February 1, 2020
Costa Rica LDDWD 0
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United States DWLWW 1
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Match Report

Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

United States beat Costa Rica in friendly with Llanez penalty

A Ulysses Llanez penalty gave the United States a deserved 1-0 friendly win over Costa Rica in Carson, California, on Saturday afternoon.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
24
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
2
39.3
Possession
60.7
14
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
267
Accurate Passes
449
334
Passes
506
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
12
15
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.4
62
Long Balls
53
37
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
14
20
Effective Clearances
13
20
Clearances
13

Head to Head

USA leads series 3-2

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 3Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 5Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 13Sam VinesLB
  5. 2Reggie CannonRB
  6. 6Jackson YueillCM
  7. 17Sebastian LletgetLM
  8. 8Brenden AaronsonRM
  9. 10Jesús FerreiraF
  10. 19Ulysses LlanezLF
  11. 7Paul ArriolaRF

CRC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Esteban AlvaradoG
  2. 3Giancarlo GonzálezCD-L
  3. 6Keyner BrownCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 4Keysher FullerRB
  6. 20David GuzmánCM-L
  7. 17Yeltsin TejedaCM-R
  8. 11Ariel LassiterLM
  9. 12Ulises SeguraRM
  10. 7Johan VenegasCF-L
  11. 21Marco UreñaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Luis Díaz replaces Ulises Segura.
  3. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Randall Leal replaces Ariel Lassiter.
  4. 50' Goal! USA 1, Costa Rica 0. Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 62' Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Jesús Ferreira.
  6. 62' Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Aaron Long.
  7. 63' Substitution, Costa Rica. Joseph Mora replaces Ronald Matarrita.
  8. 66' Substitution, USA. Brandon Servania replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  9. 69' Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 70' Substitution, Costa Rica. Bernald Alfaro replaces Yeltsin Tejeda.
  11. 73' Substitution, USA. Jonathan Lewis replaces Ulysses Llanez Jr.
  12. 76' Substitution, USA. Bill Hamid replaces Sean Johnson.
  13. 77' Substitution, USA. Chase Gasper replaces Sam Vines.
  14. 78' Substitution, Costa Rica. Cristopher Nuñez replaces Johan Venegas.
  15. 78' Substitution, Costa Rica. Manfred Ugalde replaces Marco Ureña.

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