Saturday, June 13, 2020

On this day in 1993, US falls in seven-goal thriller

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 3-4 🇩🇪 Germany
‪📍 ‬Chicago
‪👔 ‬Milutinović
‪📋 ‬US Cup

‪In the final match before heading to Copa America, the US trailed by three goals an almost made the full comeback.

25'
Thomas Dooley equalizes on the setup by Roy Wegerle.

 72'
By this time, the 🇩🇪 lead ballooned up to 4-1 but the US was going to try to get back in this game. It starts with Earnie Stewart getting on the end of this Mike Lapper long pass. Stewart gets to the ball first and slides it under Andreas Kopke.

79'
Dooley gives the US a fighting chance with this header on a John Harkes with 10 minutes remaining.

Scorers: Ernie Stewart 72′, Thomas Dooley 25′, 79′ — Jurgen Klinsmann 14′, Karl Heinz Riedle 34′, 39′, 59′,

USA: Tony Meola, Fernando Clavijo, John Doyle, Desmond Armstrong, Mike Lapper, Jeff Agoos (Alexi Lalas 67′), Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Cobi Jones 78′), Roy Wegerle, Eric Wynalda (Ernie Stewart 60′)

GER: Andreas Kopke, Jurgen Kohler (Thomas Helmer 74′), Guido Buchwald, Michael Schultz, Stefan Effenberg (Andreas Moller 60′), Lothar Matthaus, Uwe Bein, Christian Ziege, Thomas Strunz, Karl Heinz Riedle, Jurgen Klinsmann (Karl Heinz Pflipsen 70′)

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