Monday, June 22, 2020

On this day in 1994, first modern World Cup victory

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-1 🇨🇴 Colombia
‪📍 ‬Pasadena
‪👔 ‬Milutinović
‪📋 ‬World Cup GS

Coming of the draw with the🇨🇭, the US used hard work and some luck to over the favorites in Group A.

35'
John Harkes hit in the cross for Earnie Stewart and in a lunge, Andreas Escobar put it in is own net.

52'
Early in the second half with 🇨🇴 chasing the game, Stewart made a run and Tab Ramos found him with this lifted pass. Stewart takes just one touch to beat Oscar Cordoba to double the lead.

Scorers: Andres Escobar 35′(OG), Ernie Stewart 52′ — Adolfo Valencia 90′

USA: Tony Meola, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Ernie Stewart (Cobi Jones 66′), Tab Ramos, Eric Wynalda (Roy Wegerle 61′), Mike Sorber, Marcelo Balboa, Paul Caligiuri, Fernando Clavijo, Alexi Lalas

COL: Oscar Cordoba, Andres Escobar, Luis Herrera, Herman Gaviria, Anthony de Avila (Ivan Valenciano 46′), Carlos Valderrama, Leonel Alvarez, Luis Carlos Perea, Freddy Rincon, Wilson Perez, Faustino Asprilla (Adolfo Valencia 46′)

Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

Cards: Alexi Lalas [Y 48′] — Anthony de Avila [Y 24′]

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