International Friendly

United States vs Morocco, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
United States
  • 26': Brenden Aaronson
  • 32': Timothy Weah
  • 64': Haji Wright (P)
FT
3 - 0
Morocco

    United 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

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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

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 24,002

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Matt Turner (GK)
    15 Aaron Long Yellow Card
    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
    United States Substitutes:
    Joe Scally, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Cristian Roldan, DeAndre Yedlin, Luca de la Torre, Haji Wright, Erik Palmer-Brown, Sean Johnson, Malik Tillman, George Bello, Weston McKennie, Paul Arriola.

    MAR Morocco (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yassine Bounou (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Romain Saïss Yellow Card
    5 Nayef Aguerd
    23 Samy Mmaee
    3 Adam Masina
    2 Achraf Hakimi Yellow Card
    4 Sofyan Amrabat Yellow Card
    7 Azzedine Ounahi
    8 Adel Taarabt
    17 Ayoub El Kaabi
    9 Tarik Tissoudali
    Morocco Substitutes:
    Zakaria Aboukhlal, Aymen Barkok, Amine Harit, Anass Zniti, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Alakouch, Soufiane Rahimi, Selim Amallah, Ilias Chair, Faycal Fajr, Sofian Chakla, Munir El Kajoui.

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