On this day in 2010, Kljestan's late winner

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 2-1 🇸🇻 El Salvador

📍 Tampa Bay

👔 Bradley

📋 Friendly

The Yanks had one friendly in February and trailed midway through the second half.

75’

Heath Pearce drove and Brian Ching was on hand to nod home.

90’+2

The #USMNT left it late with Ching involved again. But Sacha Kljestan (@SachaKljestan) did most of the work.

He starts by winning the ball and laying back to Ching. Ching was smart to give it back to him and Kljestan finished it off.

Scorers: Brian Ching (Heath Pearce) 75′, Sacha Kljestan (Brian Ching) 90+2 — Rudis Corrales (unassisted) 59′

USA: 1-Nick Rimando; 21-Brad Evans, 13-Jonathan Bornstein, 15-Clarence Goodson, 6-Heath Pearce; 14-Robbie Rogers (5-Geoff Cameron, 86′), 16-Sacha Kljestan, 7-Kyle Beckerman (17-Dax McCarty, 79′), 8-Brad Davis (3-Eddie Gaven, 46′); 9-Conor Casey (11-Brian Ching, 46′), 10-Robbie Findley (19-Jeff Cunningham, 68′)

Subs not used: 1-Troy Perkins, 4-Chad Marshall

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

SLV: 1-Miguel Montes; 2-Alexander Escobar, 3-Marvin González, 5-Ramón Flores (20-Odir Flores, ), 12-Manuel Salazar, 13-Deris Umanzor; 7-Ramón Sánchez (Capt.), 8-Osael Romero (14-Dennis Alas, 71′), 17-Juan Carlos Moscoso; 9-Rudis Corrales, 16-Arturo Álvarez

Subs not used: 4-Mardo Henríquez, 11-Andrés Flores, 15-Alfredo Pacheco, 6-Shawn Martin, 18-Dagoberto Portillo, 19-Edgar Álvarez

Head Coach: José Luis Rugamas

Referee: Silviu Petrescu (CAN)

Cards: Heath Pearce [Y 85′]

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