United States vs Oman, 2023 International Friendly

United States beats Oman with goals from Balogun, Pepi

The United States came to life in the second half to put together a 4-0 win over Oman in a friendly in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday night.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Foul by Abdullah Fawaz (Oman).
• 1': Kristoffer Lund (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 3': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
• 3': Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 5': Attempt missed. Tameem Al Balushi (Oman) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
• 6': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ahmed Al Khamisi.
• 10': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jameel Al Yahmadi.
• 13': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
• 13': Goal! USA 1, Oman 0. Folarin Balogun (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
• 16': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a through ball.
• 17': Hand ball by Timothy Weah (USA).
• 18': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ahmed Al Khamisi.
• 18': Attempt missed. Chris Richards (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
• 20': Foul by Tameem Al Balushi (Oman).
• 20': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 21': Ahmed Al Khamisi (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
• 25': Foul by Harib Al Saadi (Oman).
• 25': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 25': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 25': Foul by Abdullah Fawaz (Oman).
• 26': Foul by Tameem Al Balushi (Oman).
• 26': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 30': Foul by Zahir Al Aghbari (Oman).
• 30': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 32': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ahmed Al Kaabi.
• 33': Attempt saved. Miles Robinson (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
• 33': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ahmed Al Kaabi.
• 34': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
• 35': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
• 36': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
• 36': Zahir Al Aghbari (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Folarin Balogun (USA).
• 37': Harib Al Saadi (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Hand ball by Zahir Al Aghbari (Oman).
• 42': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 42': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ahmed Al Khamisi.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Issam Al Sabhi (Oman) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Muhsen Al Ghassani.
• 45'+1': Offside, Oman. Jameel Al Yahmadi tries a through ball, but Issam Al Sabhi is caught offside.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, USA 1, Oman 0.
• 45': Second Half begins USA 1, Oman 0.
• 45': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Christian Pulisic.
• 45': Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Folarin Balogun.
• 47': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross.
• 50': Corner, Oman. Conceded by Chris Richards.
• 53': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ahmed Al Kaabi.
• 53': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (USA) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross following a corner.
• 54': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
• 54': Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 55': Corner, Oman. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
• 56': Hand ball by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
• 57': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
• 57': Zahir Al Aghbari (Oman) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 59': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 59': Foul by Ahmed Al Khamisi (Oman).
• 60': Goal! USA 2, Oman 0. Brenden Aaronson (USA) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
• 61': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
• 61': Jameel Al Yahmadi (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 63': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
• 64': Substitution, Oman. Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri replaces Abdullah Fawaz.
• 64': Substitution, Oman. Musab Al Maamari replaces Zahir Al Aghbari.
• 66': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (USA).
• 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 68': Delay in match because of an injury Tameem Al Balushi (Oman).
• 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri (Oman) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jameel Al Yahmadi with a cross.
• 71': Corner, Oman. Conceded by Chris Richards.
• 71': Substitution, USA. Benjamin Cremaschi replaces Malik Tillman.
• 71': Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Chris Richards.
• 72': Attempt saved. Ahmed Al Khamisi (Oman) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jameel Al Yahmadi with a cross.
• 72': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Weah following a fast break.
• 72': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
• 72': Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 74': Foul by Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman).
• 74': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 75': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
• 75': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Cremaschi.
• 76': Substitution, USA. DeJuan Jones replaces Sergiño Dest.
• 79': Goal! USA 3, Oman 0. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by DeJuan Jones with a cross.
• 79': Substitution, USA. Kevin Paredes replaces Timothy Weah.
• 80': Substitution, Oman. Mahmood Mabrook replaces Tameem Al Balushi.
• 80': Offside, Oman. Ahmed Al Khamisi tries a through ball, but Issam Al Sabhi is caught offside.
• 81': Own Goal by Khalid Al Braiki, Oman. USA 4, Oman 0.
• 83': Attempt missed. Musab Al Maamari (Oman) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
• 83': Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri (Oman) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 83': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
• 85': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
• 87': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ahmed Al Kaabi.
• 87': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross following a corner.
• 88': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
• 88': Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 88': Yunus Musah (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Musab Al Maamari.
• 89': Corner, Oman. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
• 90': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Khamisi (Oman) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 90'+1': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Paredes.
• 90'+3': Second Half ends, USA 4, Oman 0.
• 0': Match ends, USA 4, Oman 0.