United States vs Uruguay, 2025 International Friendly
· International FriendlyUnited States dismantles Uruguay to finish 2025 on high note
Sebastian Berhalter kicked off the scoring with a thunderous strike and Alex Freeman added a pair of first-half goals as the United States ran roughshod over Uruguay in a friendly at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, USA. Haji Wright is caught offside.
- 3': Alexander Freeman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Uruguay).
- 5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 6': Foul by Auston Trusty (USA).
- 6': Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 10': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
- 10': Matías Viña (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Uruguay).
- 11': John Tolkin (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Aidan Morris (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 15': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
- 15': Haji Wright (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Goal! USA 1, Uruguay 0. Sebastian Berhalter (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest following a set piece situation.
- 18': Foul by Diego Luna (USA).
- 18': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 20': Goal! USA 2, Uruguay 0. Alexander Freeman (USA) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Diego Luna.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Matías Viña (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a headed pass.
- 24': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay). Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 25': Corner, USA. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 25': Foul by Auston Trusty (USA).
- 25': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Diego Luna.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Alexander Freeman (USA) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by John Tolkin with a cross.
- 30': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 31': Goal! USA 3, Uruguay 0. Alexander Freeman (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
- 33': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
- 35': Attempt missed. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 39': Offside, Uruguay. Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
- 42': Goal! USA 4, Uruguay 0. Diego Luna (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 44': Federico Viñas (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Auston Trusty (USA).
- 44': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Viñas.
- 45': Offside, USA. Haji Wright is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! USA 4, Uruguay 1. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, USA 4, Uruguay 1.
- 45': Second Half begins USA 4, Uruguay 1.
- 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Joaquín Piquerez replaces Matías Viña.
- 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Federico Viñas.
- 48': Attempt saved. Timothy Tillman (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay). Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 48': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
- 48': Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 49': John Tolkin (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay).
- 51': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Aidan Morris (USA).
- 53': Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 57': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Matt Freese.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 58': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay).
- 58': Sebastian Berhalter (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 60': Substitution, USA. Folarin Balogun replaces Haji Wright.
- 61': Substitution, USA. Tanner Tessmann replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 61': Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Diego Luna.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 64': Sebastian Berhalter (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the red card.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Uruguay. Emiliano Martínez replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
- 68': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 68': Goal! USA 5, Uruguay 1. Tanner Tessmann (USA) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Torres replaces Maxi Araújo.
- 72': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
- 72': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Giovanni Reyna (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury John Tolkin (USA).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 75': Substitution, USA. Max Arfsten replaces John Tolkin because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 76': Folarin Balogun (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
- 78': Tanner Tessmann (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Aidan Morris (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguay).
- 81': Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 88': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
- 88': Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
- 89': Substitution, USA. Cristian Roldan replaces Aidan Morris.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, USA 5, Uruguay 1.
- 0': Match ends, USA 5, Uruguay 1.
Statistics
URU |
USA![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 353 | Accurate Passes | 326 |
| 425 | Passes | 385 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 14 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Raymond James Stadium
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Attendance: 26,110
Line-Ups
United States (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Freese (GK) |
| 22 | Mark McKenzie |
| 15 | Auston Trusty |
| 16 | Alex Freeman |
| 17 | Sebastian Berhalter |
| 23 | Aidan Morris |
| 3 | John Tolkin |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 19 | Haji Wright |
| 10 | Diego Luna |
| 14 | Timothy Tillman |
Uruguay (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Fiermarin (GK) |
| 16 | Mathías Olivera |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 8 | Nahitan Nández |
| 10 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta |
| 5 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 6 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 9 | Federico Viñas |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 14 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
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