Saturday, June 13, 2020

On this day in 1999, historic win over Argentina

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 1-0 🇦🇷 Argentina
‪📍 ‬Washington DC
‪👔 ‬Arena
‪📋 ‬Friendly

A one-off friendly turns into a historic night over a world power with two key moments.

40'
Gustavo Lopez is denied from the spot by Kasey Keller.

88'
After a backheel by Earnie Stewart, Joe-Max Moore scored his biggest international goal with this left-footed strike.

Scorer: Joe-Max Moore 88′

USA: Kasey Keller, Robin Fraser (Gregg Berhalter 69′), Jeff Agoos, CJ Brown, Eddie Lewis (Joe-Max Moore 60′), Chris Armas, Claudio Reyna, Anthony Sanneh, Jovan Kirovski, Cobi Jones (Roy Lassiter 77′), Ernie Stewart

ARG: Germán Burgos, Javier Zanetti, Roberto Ayala, Mauricio Pochettino, Hugo Ibarra, Claudio Husaín, Diego Simeone, Andrés Guglielminpietro, Pablo Aimar (Cristian González 60′), Gustavo López, Julio Cruz (Fernando Pandolfi 78′)

Cards: Joe-Max Moore [Y 66′] — Mauricio Pochettino [Y 62′], Fernando Pandolfi [Y 78′]

US Soccer History Lineups

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