International Friendly

United States vs Uzbekistan, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly
United States
  • 4': Timothy Weah
  • 90'+1': Ricardo Pepi
  • 90'+5': Christian Pulisic (P)
FT
3 - 0
Uzbekistan

    USA beats Uzbekistan 3-0 in Berhalter's return as coach

    The U.S. men's national team stuttered to a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in an international friendly in St. Louis on Saturday that marked Gregg Berhalter's first game back as coach.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
    • 4': Goal! USA 1, Uzbekistan 0. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
    • 8': Offside, Uzbekistan. Jaloliddin Masharipov tries a through ball, but Eldor Shomurodov is caught offside.
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 12': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, USA. Conceded by Khojiakbar Alijonov.
    • 16': Folarin Balogun (USA) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a headed pass.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Luca de la Torre (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
    • 17': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
    • 18': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Farrukh Sayfiyev (Uzbekistan).
    • 19': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Offside, Uzbekistan. Otabek Shukurov tries a through ball, but Eldor Shomurodov is caught offside.
    • 22': Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a cross.
    • 25': Offside, USA. Yunus Musah tries a through ball, but Timothy Weah is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 30': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
    • 30': Oston O'runov (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Luca de la Torre (USA).
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Oston O'runov (Uzbekistan).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oston O'runov.
    • 35': Substitution, USA. Tanner Tessmann replaces Luca de la Torre because of an injury.
    • 36': Corner, USA. Conceded by Umar Eshmurodov.
    • 39': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 39': Oston O'runov (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Umar Eshmurodov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Oston O'runov (Uzbekistan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Umar Eshmurodov.
    • 40': Corner, Uzbekistan. Conceded by Tanner Tessmann.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Farrukh Sayfiyev following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan).
    • 41': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 43': Foul by Odiljon Hamrobekov (Uzbekistan).
    • 43': Tanner Tessmann (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
    • 44': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Farrukh Sayfiyev (Uzbekistan).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Oston O'runov (Uzbekistan).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, USA 1, Uzbekistan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 1, Uzbekistan 0.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Folarin Balogun.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yunus Musah with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
    • 49': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Chris Richards (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Husniddin Aliqulov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 54': Foul by Farrukh Sayfiyev (Uzbekistan).
    • 54': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan).
    • 56': Offside, USA. Sergiño Dest tries a through ball, but Yunus Musah is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Oston O'runov (Uzbekistan).
    • 57': Tanner Tessmann (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
    • 61': Corner, Uzbekistan. Conceded by Matt Turner.
    • 63': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan).
    • 63': Khojiakbar Alijonov (Uzbekistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Timothy Weah.
    • 64': Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Chris Richards.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 68': Substitution, Uzbekistan. Sherzod Nasrullayev replaces Oston O'runov.
    • 68': Substitution, Uzbekistan. Aziz Ganiyev replaces Rustamjon Ashurmatov.
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Substitution, Uzbekistan. Azizbek Turgunboyev replaces Farrukh Sayfiyev.
    • 70': Corner, USA. Conceded by Odiljon Hamrobekov.
    • 71': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
    • 71': Sherzod Nasrullayev (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 73': Corner, USA. Conceded by Odiljon Hamrobekov.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Khojiakbar Alijonov with a cross.
    • 77': Azizbek Turgunboyev (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Antonee Robinson (USA).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Corner, Uzbekistan. Conceded by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 81': Substitution, USA. Malik Tillman replaces Weston McKennie.
    • 81': Substitution, USA. Kristoffer Lund replaces Antonee Robinson.
    • 82': Substitution, Uzbekistan. Bobir Abdukholikov replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
    • 82': Substitution, Uzbekistan. Jamshid Iskanderov replaces Otabek Shukurov.
    • 83': Corner, USA. Conceded by Umar Eshmurodov.
    • 83': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (USA).
    • 83': Sherzod Nasrullayev (Uzbekistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Uzbekistan. Abror Ismailov replaces Jaloliddin Masharipov.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Bobir Abdukholikov (Uzbekistan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sherzod Nasrullayev with a cross.
    • 87': Hand ball by Bobir Abdukholikov (Uzbekistan).
    • 88': Khojiakbar Alijonov went off injured after Uzbekistan had used all subs.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Abror Ismailov (Uzbekistan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sherzod Nasrullayev.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Azizbek Turgunboyev (Uzbekistan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Odiljon Hamrobekov.
    • 90': Foul by Azizbek Turgunboyev (Uzbekistan).
    • 90': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Goal! USA 2, Uzbekistan 0. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 90'+4': Penalty USA. Malik Tillman draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Umar Eshmurodov (Uzbekistan) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+5': Goal! USA 3, Uzbekistan 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 3, Uzbekistan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 3, Uzbekistan 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/uzb.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originUZB USAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/usa.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    11 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    35.4 Possession 64.6
    15 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    300 Accurate Passes 582
    347 Passes 648
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    18 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    40 Long Balls 28
    25 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    16 Effective Tackles 14
    25 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    21 Interceptions 6
    23 Effective Clearances 13
    23 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Energizer Park
    Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    Attendance: 15,569

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Matt Turner (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    4 Chris Richards Yellow Card
    5 Antonee Robinson
    2 Sergiño Dest
    14 Luca de la Torre
    6 Yunus Musah
    8 Weston McKennie
    20 Folarin Balogun
    10 Christian Pulisic
    21 Timothy Weah
    United States Substitutes:
    Malik Tillman, Benjamin Cremaschi, Ricardo Pepi, Miles Robinson, Ethan Horvath, Kevin Paredes, Cade Cowell, Kristoffer Lund, Mark McKenzie, Joe Scally, Tanner Tessmann, Brenden Aaronson.

    UZB Uzbekistan (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Utkir Yusupov (GK)
    15 Umarbek Eshmurodov
    5 Rustamjon Ashurmatov
    23 Khusniddin Alikulov
    7 Otabek Shukurov
    9 Odiljon Xamrobekov
    4 Farrukh Sayfiev
    3 Khojiakbar Alijonov Yellow Card
    14 Eldor Shomurodov
    10 Jaloliddin Masharipov
    11 Oston Urunov
    Uzbekistan Substitutes:
    Botirali Ergashev, Abdulla Abdullaev, Shahzod Azmiddinov, Azizjon G'aniyev, Jamshid Iskanderov, Akmal Mozgovoy, Umidjon Ergashev, Abror Ismoilov, Bobir Abdixolikov, Sherzod Nasrullaev, Azizbek Turgunboev, Dilshod Saitov.

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