United States vs Morocco, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyUnited States eases past Morocco with goals from Brenden Aaronson, Timothy Weah, Haji Wright
The United States cruised past Morocco with an impressive 3-0 friendly win at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 3': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 8': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 9': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Morocco).
- 9': Reggie Cannon (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
- 10': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Adam Masina (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tarik Tissoudali.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Tarik Tissoudali (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 12': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Aaron Long.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 13': Attempt missed. Samy Mmaee (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adel Taarabt following a corner.
- 14': Aaron Long (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco).
- 15': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Samy Mmaee (Morocco).
- 19': Attempt saved. Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Masina.
- 20': Foul by Reggie Cannon (USA).
- 20': Tarik Tissoudali (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 22': Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 26': Goal! USA 1, Morocco 0. Brenden Aaronson (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 27': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
- 28': Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
- 28': Aaron Long (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt saved. Romain Saïss (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 32': Goal! USA 2, Morocco 0. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Reggie Cannon.
- 37': Aaron Long (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco).
- 41': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 43': Attempt missed. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Masina.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, USA 2, Morocco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins USA 2, Morocco 0.
- 45': Substitution, USA. Cameron Carter-Vickers replaces Walker Zimmerman.
- 45': Substitution, USA. Haji Wright replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 45': Substitution, USA. Joe Scally replaces Antonee Robinson.
- 47': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
- 47': Joe Scally (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt saved. Adel Taarabt (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 49': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 51': Adam Masina (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
- 51': Corner, USA. Conceded by Samy Mmaee.
- 53': Attempt saved. Tarik Tissoudali (Morocco) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Tarik Tissoudali (Morocco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
- 54': Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
- 57': Attempt missed. Tarik Tissoudali (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
- 59': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Adam Masina (Morocco).
- 61': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
- 61': Penalty USA. Christian Pulisic draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Yassine Bounou (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Romain Saïss (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Goal! USA 3, Morocco 0. Haji Wright (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Morocco. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
- 65': Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Adel Taarabt.
- 65': Substitution, USA. Malik Tillman replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 66': Substitution, USA. Luca de la Torre replaces Tyler Adams.
- 66': Foul by Reggie Cannon (USA).
- 66': Tarik Tissoudali (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Reggie Cannon (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 69': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Tarik Tissoudali.
- 70': Substitution, Morocco. Amine Harit replaces Samy Mmaee.
- 72': Substitution, USA. Weston McKennie replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 73': Foul by Joe Scally (USA).
- 73': Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Romain Saïss (Morocco).
- 73': Haji Wright (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Malik Tillman (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 74': Corner, USA. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
- 75': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (USA).
- 75': Penalty Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Joe Scally (USA) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Penalty missed! Still USA 3, Morocco 0. Selim Amallah (Morocco) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 76': Hand ball by Amine Harit (Morocco).
- 77': Substitution, Morocco. Sofiane Alakouch replaces Achraf Hakimi.
- 78': Adam Masina (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
- 78': Attempt missed. Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 80': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
- 80': Substitution, Morocco. Fayçal Fajr replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 81': Attempt missed. Fayçal Fajr (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 83': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 83': Reggie Cannon (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt saved. Amine Harit (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Amine Harit (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Reggie Cannon (USA).
- 89': Foul by Sofiane Alakouch (Morocco).
- 89': Timothy Weah (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
- 90'+1': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Selim Amallah (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fayçal Fajr.
- 90'+2': Foul by Haji Wright (USA).
- 90'+2': Selim Amallah (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Amine Harit (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Reggie Cannon (USA).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 3, Morocco 0.
- 0': Match ends, USA 3, Morocco 0.
Statistics
MAR |
USA![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Saves | 8 |
| 47.2 | Possession | 52.8 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 362 | Accurate Passes | 424 |
| 421 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 6 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 24,002
Line-Ups
United States (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Turner (GK) |
| 15 | Aaron Long |
| 3 | Walker Zimmerman |
| 5 | Antonee Robinson |
| 22 | Reggie Cannon |
| 4 | Tyler Adams |
| 6 | Yunus Musah |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 9 | Jesús Ferreira |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 21 | Timothy Weah |
Morocco (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 6 | Romain Saïss |
| 5 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 23 | Samy Mmaee |
| 3 | Adam Masina |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 7 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 8 | Adel Taarabt |
| 17 | Ayoub El Kaabi |
| 9 | Tarik Tissoudali |
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