Tuesday, June 9, 2020

On this day in 1996, comeback over the Irish

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-1 🇮🇪 Ireland
‪📍 ‬Foxborough
‪👔 ‬Sampson
‪📋 ‬US Cup

Great start to the US Cup with the Yanks coming from behind.

58'
A minute after conceding, Tab Ramos converts this rocket from distance.

76'
Eric Wynalda receives the ball on the left-wing from Jeff Agoos and after the overlap cleared some space, Wynalda fired in a cross. Claudio Reyna bursts into the box and got to the ball first to redirect the winner into the back of the net.

Scorers: Tab Ramos 58′, Claudio Reyna 76′ — David Connolly 57′

USA: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Roy Lassiter 78′), Jeff Agoos, Cobi Jones, Marcelo Balboa, Claudio Reyna (Jovan Kirovski 78′), Alexi Lalas, Eric Wynalda (Paul Caligiuri 88′)

IRL: Shay Given, Jeff Kenna (Curtis Fleming 40′), Terry Phelan, Kenny Cunningham, Alan Kernaghan, Gary Breen, Alan McLoughlin, Gareth Farrelly (Mark Kennedy 61′), Liam O’Brien (Dave Savage 88′), Niall Quinn (Keith O’Neill 88′), David Connolly

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