Concacaf Nations League

United States vs El Salvador, 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League, League A

· Concacaf Nations League
United States
  • 62': Ricardo Pepi
FT
1 - 0
El Salvador

    United States beats El Salvador to clinch CONCACAF Nations League finals spot

    Ricardo Pepi scored seconds after coming into the game as the U.S. beat El Salvador to clinch its spot in the CONCACAF Nations League finals.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, USA. Alejandro Zendejas tries a through ball, but Gio Reyna is caught offside.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brayan Gil.
    • 2': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
    • 4': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 6': Corner, USA. Conceded by Narciso Orellana.
    • 7': Corner, USA. Conceded by Eriq Zavaleta.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Turner (USA).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, USA. Conceded by Bryan Tamacas.
    • 11': Daryl Dike (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Brayan Landaverde (El Salvador).
    • 12': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 14': Enrico Dueñas Hernández (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
    • 16': Corner, USA. Conceded by Roberto Domínguez.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Enrico Dueñas Hernández (El Salvador).
    • 19': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Foul by Enrico Dueñas Hernández (El Salvador).
    • 24': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Alejandro Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Gio Reyna (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Ream.
    • 29': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mario González.
    • 30': Daryl Dike (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Kevin Reyes (El Salvador).
    • 32': Alejandro Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Narciso Orellana (El Salvador).
    • 33': Alex Roldán (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
    • 36': Offside, El Salvador. Mario González tries a through ball, but Jairo Henríquez is caught offside.
    • 37': Offside, El Salvador. Jairo Henríquez tries a through ball, but Brayan Gil is caught offside.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Brayan Gil (El Salvador).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 41': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Brayan Gil (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
    • 45'+3': Alejandro Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Roberto Domínguez (El Salvador).
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, USA 0, El Salvador 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 0, El Salvador 0.
    • 45': Substitution, El Salvador. Nelson Blanco replaces Alex Roldán.
    • 46': Gio Reyna (USA) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 47': Corner, USA. Conceded by Bryan Tamacas.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Tim Ream (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, USA. Conceded by Roberto Domínguez.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Brayan Landaverde (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 52': Corner, USA. Conceded by Bryan Tamacas.
    • 54': Brayan Landaverde (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Gio Reyna (USA).
    • 56': Hand ball by Daryl Dike (USA).
    • 56': Substitution, El Salvador. Christian Martínez replaces Brayan Landaverde.
    • 56': Substitution, El Salvador. Mayer Gil replaces Enrico Dueñas Hernández.
    • 57': Corner, USA. Conceded by Eriq Zavaleta.
    • 57': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador).
    • 57': Miles Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Mayer Gil (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brayan Gil.
    • 60': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Alejandro Zendejas.
    • 60': Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Daryl Dike.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Eriq Zavaleta (El Salvador).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Goal! USA 1, El Salvador 0. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a through ball.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Brayan Gil (El Salvador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Tamacas.
    • 65': Foul by Kevin Reyes (El Salvador).
    • 65': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Kevin Reyes (El Salvador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Brayan Gil (El Salvador).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 68': Hand ball by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Substitution, El Salvador. Cristian Gil replaces Brayan Gil.
    • 71': Substitution, USA. Luca de la Torre replaces Yunus Musah because of an injury.
    • 72': Substitution, USA. Taylor Booth replaces Gio Reyna.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Mayer Gil (El Salvador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 74': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
    • 74': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Offside, El Salvador. Mayer Gil tries a through ball, but Cristian Gil is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
    • 76': Nelson Blanco (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, El Salvador. Leonardo Menjívar replaces Kevin Reyes.
    • 77': Offside, El Salvador. Narciso Orellana tries a through ball, but Cristian Gil is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Booth.
    • 78': Offside, El Salvador. Mario González tries a through ball, but Cristian Gil is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Booth.
    • 79': Corner, USA. Conceded by Bryan Tamacas.
    • 80': Foul by Taylor Booth (USA).
    • 80': Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Leonardo Menjívar (El Salvador).
    • 81': Corner, USA. Conceded by Eriq Zavaleta.
    • 82': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 83': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
    • 83': Leonardo Menjívar (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Leonardo Menjívar (El Salvador).
    • 84': Foul by Taylor Booth (USA).
    • 84': Nelson Blanco (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
    • 85': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mario González.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Taylor Booth (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca de la Torre.
    • 88': Offside, USA. Luca de la Torre tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luca de la Torre.
    • 90'+1': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, USA. Johnny Cardoso replaces Weston McKennie because of an injury.
    • 90'+5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Eriq Zavaleta.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, USA 1, El Salvador 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 1, El Salvador 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 1, El Salvador 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 13
    3 Saves 0
    41.7 Possession 58.3
    4 SHOTS 16
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    286 Accurate Passes 415
    353 Passes 474
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 10
    7 Crosses 33
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 30
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    16 Effective Tackles 17
    28 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    12 Interceptions 9
    26 Effective Clearances 4
    26 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: Concacaf Nations League

    Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
    Location: Orlando, Florida, USA

    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

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

    No. Name
    1 Matt Turner (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    4 Miles Robinson
    5 Antonee Robinson
    2 Sergiño Dest
    7 Giovanni Reyna
    6 Yunus Musah
    8 Weston McKennie
    23 Daryl Dike
    10 Christian Pulisic
    17 Alejandro Zendejas
    United States Substitutes:
    Alan Soñora, Brenden Aaronson, Luca de la Torre, Ethan Horvath, Auston Trusty, Joe Scally, Zack Steffen, Johnny Cardoso, Ricardo Pepi, Djordje Mihailovic, Taylor Booth, Mark McKenzie.

    SLV El Salvador (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mario González (GK)
    3 Roberto Domínguez
    4 Eriq Zavaleta
    21 Bryan Tamacas
    15 Alex Roldan
    6 Narciso Orellana
    8 Brayan Landaverde
    17 Jairo Henríquez
    19 Kevin Reyes Yellow Card
    9 Brayan Gil
    10 Enrico Dueñas
    El Salvador Substitutes:
    William Canales, Cristian Gil, Rudy Clavel Mendoza, Tomas Romero, Mayer Gil, Christian Martínez, Juan Argueta, Leonardo Menjívar, Melvin Cartagena, José Villalobos, Nelson Blanco.

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