Wednesday, May 27, 2020

On this day in 2014, only win over Azerbaijan

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
‪📍 ‬San Francisco
‪👔 ‬Klinsmann
‪📋 ‬Friendly

The first of three send-off matches ends in victory with two goals in the final 15 minutes.

75'
After a scramble in the box, Mix Diskerud pounces on a rebound off a Michael Bradley shot.

81'
Aron Johannsson finds himself free in the box on a Brad Davis corner and he heads home from six yards.

Scorers: Mix Diskerud (unassisted) 75′, Aron Johannsson (Brad Davis) 81′

USA: 1-Tim Howard (Capt.); 23-Fabian Johnson (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 62′), 20-Geoff Cameron (3-Omar Gonzalez, 46′), 5-Matt Besler, 7-DaMarcus Beasley (21-Timmy Chandler, 46′); 19-Graham Zusi (14-Brad Davis, 46′), 13-Jermaine Jones, 4-Michael Bradley, 11-Alejandro Bedoya (10-Mix Diskerud, 71′); 17-Jozy Altidore, 18-Chris Wondolowski (9-Aron Johannsson, 62′)

Subs not used: 6-John Brooks, 8-Clint Dempsey, 12-Brad Guzan, 15-Kyle Beckerman, 16-Julian Green, 22-Nick Rimando

Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

AZE: 1-Kamran Aghayev, 3-Rasim Ramaldanov, 4-Mahir Shukurov (Capt.) (25-Ilkin Girtimov, 46′), 7-Vagif Javadov (13-Dmitrij Nazarov, 60′), 8-Gara Garayev, 10-Rufat Dadashov (28-Pardis Fardjad-Azad, 66′), 11-Rauf Aliyev, 15-Ruslan Abishov (2-Badavi Guseynov, 46′), 20-Ufuk Budak, 24-Abdulla Abasiyev (18-Maksim Medvedev, 71′), 29-Elvin Yunuszade

Subs not used: 5-Shahriyar Aliyev, 9-Jihan Ozkara, 12-Emil Balayev, 14-Rashad Sadigov, 23-Salahat Aghayev

Head Coach: Berti Vogts

Referee: Henry Bejarano (CRC)

Cards: none

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