Thursday, June 25, 2020

On this day in 1995, second US Cup lifted

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 0-0 🇨🇴 Colombia
‪📍 ‬Piscataway
‪👔 ‬Sampson
‪📋 ‬US Cup

A draw was all the Yanks needed to capture a second US Cup and a goalline clearance was needed to preserve the point.

90+1'
Mike Burns' clearance off the line was the last touch of the match in this draw.

USA: Brad Friedel, Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Mike Burns, Paul Caligiuri (Brian Bliss 86′), Thomas Dooley (Chris Henderson 66′), Mike Sorber, John Harkes, Eric Wynalda, Claudio Reyna (Jovan Kirovski 64′), Frank Klopas (Cobi Jones 51′)

COL: René Higuita, José Santa, Alex Fernández (Alexis Mendoza 46′), Jorge Bermúdez, Wilmer Cabrera, Leonel Álvarez, Bonner Mosquera (Hermán Gaviria 46′), Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincón, Níver Arboleda (Luis Quinonez 73′), John Jairo Gómez (Freddy León 58′)

Cards: John Harkes [Y] — Leonel Álvarez [Y]

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