United States vs El Salvador, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - ConcacafUnited States beats El Salvador with Antonee Robinson strike
Antonee Robinson scored a crucial goal early in the second half as the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Roberto Domínguez (El Salvador).
- 2': Timothy Weah (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Alexander Larín (El Salvador).
- 2': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Alex Roldan (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Enrico Hernández (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Tamacas.
- 10': Foul by Darwin Cerén (El Salvador).
- 10': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, USA. Conceded by Roberto Domínguez.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Yunus Musah (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Alexander Larín (El Salvador).
- 12': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 13': Alexander Larín (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
- 16': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 17': Alex Roldan (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
- 17': Cristian Gil (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
- 19': Hand ball by Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador).
- 19': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
- 22': Corner, USA. Conceded by Alexander Larín.
- 23': Brayan Landaverde (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
- 24': Attempt missed. Enrico Hernández (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 28': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador).
- 28': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enrico Hernández following a fast break.
- 30': Foul by Roberto Domínguez (El Salvador).
- 30': Jesús Ferreira (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Corner, USA. Conceded by Roberto Domínguez.
- 33': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Eduardo Vigil (El Salvador).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 34': Alexander Larín (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
- 35': Enrico Hernández (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
- 36': Foul by Alex Roldan (El Salvador).
- 36': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 42': Corner, USA. Conceded by Roberto Domínguez.
- 43': Brayan Landaverde (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
- 45'+1': Foul by Cristian Gil (El Salvador).
- 45'+1': Walker Zimmerman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, USA 0, El Salvador 0.
- 45': Second Half begins USA 0, El Salvador 0.
- 48': Offside, El Salvador. Roberto Domínguez tries a through ball, but Cristian Gil is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 50': Corner, USA. Conceded by Darwin Cerén.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 52': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Goal! USA 1, El Salvador 0. Antonee Robinson (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a headed pass.
- 55': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a headed pass.
- 55': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mario González.
- 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Bryan Tamacas.
- 57': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, El Salvador. Nelson Bonilla replaces Cristian Gil.
- 58': Substitution, El Salvador. Eric Calvillo replaces Enrico Hernández.
- 60': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
- 60': Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Brayan Landaverde (El Salvador).
- 61': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, USA. Conceded by Brayan Landaverde.
- 65': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 65': Attempt saved. Antonee Robinson (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 65': Eduardo Vigil (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
- 66': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
- 67': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
- 67': Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt missed. Brayan Landaverde (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 68': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
- 68': Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
- 69': Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Alexander Larín (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
- 72': Substitution, El Salvador. Nelson Blanco Flores replaces Alexander Larín.
- 72': Substitution, El Salvador. Narciso Orellana replaces Brayan Landaverde.
- 72': Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 73': Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Timothy Weah.
- 74': Foul by Narciso Orellana (El Salvador).
- 74': Gyasi Zardes (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Narciso Orellana (El Salvador).
- 77': Gyasi Zardes (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
- 78': Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Eric Calvillo (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
- 82': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Tyler Adams.
- 83': Substitution, El Salvador. Joaquín Rivas replaces Darwin Cerén.
- 84': Foul by Joaquín Rivas (El Salvador).
- 84': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Attempt saved. Antonee Robinson (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 85': Attempt missed. Joaquín Rivas (El Salvador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Tamacas with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Nelson Blanco Flores (El Salvador).
- 86': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 88': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador).
- 88': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Yunus Musah.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Calvillo.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
- 90'+3': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Narciso Orellana (El Salvador).
- 90'+4': Gyasi Zardes (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 1, El Salvador 0.
- 0': Match ends, USA 1, El Salvador 0.
Statistics
 SLV |
USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 466 |
| 319 | Passes | 521 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 8 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 27 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 20 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,000
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,000
WCQ - Concacaf Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Suriname | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 6 | -9 | 3 |
Line-Ups
United States (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Turner (GK) |
| 15 | Chris Richards |
| 3 | Walker Zimmerman |
| 5 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 4 | Tyler Adams |
| 6 | Yunus Musah |
| 8 | Weston McKennie |
| 20 | Jesús Ferreira |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 21 | Timothy Weah |
El Salvador (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mario González (GK) |
| 3 | Roberto Domínguez |
| 16 | Eduardo Vigil |
| 13 | Alexander Larín |
| 21 | Bryan Tamacas |
| 8 | Brayan Landaverde |
| 7 | Darwin Cerén |
| 20 | Enrico Dueñas |
| 23 | Cristian Gil |
| 17 | Jairo Henríquez |
| 15 | Alex Roldan |
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