Concacaf Nations League

Grenada vs United States, 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League, League A

· Concacaf Nations League
Grenada
  • 32': Myles Hippolyte
FT
1 - 7
United States
  • 4': Ricardo Pepi
  • 20': Brenden Aaronson
  • 31': Weston McKennie
  • 34': Weston McKennie
  • 49': Christian Pulisic
  • 53': Ricardo Pepi
  • 72': Alejandro Zendejas

USMNT thumps Grenada 7-1 in CONCACAF Nations League

The U.S. men's national team thumped Grenada 7-1 on the road in its first competitive game since the 2022 World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, USA. Conceded by Benjamin Ettienne.
  • 4': Goal! Grenada 0, USA 1. Ricardo Pepi (USA) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Kairo Mitchell (Grenada).
  • 6': Mark McKenzie (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong (Grenada) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
  • 9': Myles Hippolyte (Grenada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Corner, Grenada. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Kwazim Theodore (Grenada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Regan Charles-Cook.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Regan Charles-Cook (Grenada) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Myles Hippolyte.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 14': Bryan Reynolds (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Regan Charles-Cook (Grenada).
  • 15': Foul by Bryan Reynolds (USA).
  • 15': Regan Charles-Cook (Grenada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Goal! Grenada 0, USA 2. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 25': Foul by Auston Trusty (USA).
  • 25': Kairo Mitchell (Grenada) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong (Grenada).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
  • 31': Goal! Grenada 0, USA 3. Weston McKennie (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Goal! Grenada 1, USA 3. Myles Hippolyte (Grenada) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong.
  • 33': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Myles Hippolyte (Grenada).
  • 34': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Benjamin Ettienne (Grenada).
  • 34': Goal! Grenada 1, USA 4. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Auston Trusty with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Romar Frank (Grenada).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 41': Corner, Grenada. Conceded by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong (Grenada) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Romar Frank following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Offside, USA. Weston McKennie tries a through ball, but Brenden Aaronson is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Grenada 1, USA 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Grenada 1, USA 4.
  • 48': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Myles Hippolyte (Grenada).
  • 49': Goal! Grenada 1, USA 5. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca de la Torre.
  • 50': Foul by Gio Reyna (USA).
  • 50': Kwazim Theodore (Grenada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca de la Torre.
  • 52': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
  • 52': Kairo Mitchell (Grenada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong (Grenada) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Paterson.
  • 53': Goal! Grenada 1, USA 6. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luca de la Torre with a through ball.
  • 55': Offside, USA. Weston McKennie tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gio Reyna.
  • 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Benjamin Ettienne.
  • 57': Substitution, USA. Yunus Musah replaces Weston McKennie.
  • 57': Substitution, USA. Daryl Dike replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  • 58': Corner, USA. Conceded by Benjamin Ettienne.
  • 60': Foul by Benjamin Ettienne (Grenada).
  • 60': Gio Reyna (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Kairo Mitchell (Grenada) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romar Frank with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, USA. Taylor Booth replaces Gio Reyna.
  • 64': Substitution, USA. Alejandro Zendejas replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 65': Foul by Auston Trusty (USA).
  • 65': Kairo Mitchell (Grenada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Grenada. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
  • 66': Corner, Grenada. Conceded by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 68': Substitution, Grenada. Kriston Julien replaces Romar Frank.
  • 68': Substitution, Grenada. Jamal Ray Charles replaces Kairo Mitchell.
  • 68': Substitution, Grenada. Joshua Issac replaces Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong.
  • 70': Alejandro Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Benjamin Ettienne (Grenada).
  • 71': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
  • 71': Joshua Issac (Grenada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Luca de la Torre (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Goal! Grenada 1, USA 7. Alejandro Zendejas (USA) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Scally with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, USA. Johnny Cardoso replaces Luca de la Torre.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Alejandro Zendejas (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 77': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jason Belfon.
  • 78': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jamal Ray Charles.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Zendejas (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 79': Auston Trusty (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Joshua Issac (Grenada).
  • 79': Joshua Issac (Grenada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Grenada. Steffon Abraham replaces Myles Hippolyte.
  • 81': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jason Belfon.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Auston Trusty (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Booth with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Alejandro Zendejas (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 83': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jason Belfon.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Mark McKenzie (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Booth with a cross.
  • 84': Offside, USA. Brenden Aaronson tries a through ball, but Bryan Reynolds is caught offside.
  • 86': Corner, USA. Conceded by Benjamin Ettienne.
  • 86': Substitution, Grenada. Saydrel Lewis replaces Regan Charles-Cook.
  • 87': Offside, USA. Joe Scally tries a through ball, but Daryl Dike is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
  • 88': Joshua Issac (Grenada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Alejandro Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Steffon Abraham (Grenada).
  • 89': Steffon Abraham (Grenada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Johnny Cardoso (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Grenada 1, USA 7.
  • 0': Match ends, Grenada 1, USA 7.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 5
68.2 Possession 31.8
19 SHOTS 7
12 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
481 Accurate Passes 184
542 Passes 255
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 6
0.4 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 51
35 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.8 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 6
11 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 14
7 Effective Clearances 19
7 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Nations League

Venue: Kirani James National Stadium
Location: St. George's, Grenada
Attendance: 6,249

Concacaf Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Curacao 6 +12 13
2 St. Lucia 6 -8 9
3 Grenada 6 +1 7
4 St. Martin 6 -5 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

GRN Grenada (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Jason Belfon (GK)
4 Aaron Pierre
5 Kaiden Harrack
16 A.J. Paterson
2 Benjamin Ettienne
11 Myles Hippolyte
19 Kwazim Theodore
14 Regan Charles-Cook
7 Romar Frank
9 Kairo Mitchell
20 Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong
Grenada Substitutes:
Sawan Mark, Jeremy Richardson, Trevon Williams, Joshua Issac, Denzil Pierre, Steffon Abraham, Trishawn Thomas, Saydrel Lewis, Jamal Ray Charles, Kriston Julien, Christian James.

USA United States (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Matt Turner (GK)
20 Auston Trusty
3 Mark McKenzie
19 Joe Scally
22 Bryan Reynolds
10 Christian Pulisic
14 Luca de la Torre
8 Weston McKennie
9 Ricardo Pepi
11 Brenden Aaronson
7 Giovanni Reyna
United States Substitutes:
Alan Soñora, Yunus Musah, Sergiño Dest, Taylor Booth, Zack Steffen, Alejandro Zendejas, Johnny Cardoso, Ethan Horvath, Daryl Dike, Djordje Mihailovic, Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream.

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