On this day in 2007, tune-up win over China

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 4-1 🇨🇳 China

‪📍 ‬San Jose

‪👔 ‬Bradley

‪📋 ‬Friendly

A tune-up before the Gold Cup turned into a convincing win in the Yanks' last meeting with the Chinese.

10'
DaMarcus Beasley converts from the spot to open the scoring.

28'

After 🇨🇳 equalized five minutes after the penalty, Benny Feilhaber equalized after Sacha Kljestan worked hard to push the ball over the goalie and toward the goal. Feilhaber got the final touch to help it over the line.

75'
Clint Dempsey got in on the act when he headed in a Feilhaber corner.

79'
Oguchi Onyewu capped the scoring on another set-piece. This time, Beasley hooks in the free-kick from the right side and Onyewu found the bottom corner with his head.

Scorers: DaMarcus Beasley (PK) 10′, Benny Feilhaber (Sacha Kljestan) 28′, Clint Dempsey (Benny Feilhaber) 75′, Oguchi Onyewu (DaMarcus Beasley) 79′ — Zhang Yaokun (Wang Peng) 15′


USA: 1-Tim Howard (18-Kasey Keller, 46′); 17-Jonathan Spector (2-Frank Simek, 74′), 22-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (Capt.), 13-Jonathan Bornstein; 16-Sacha Kljestan (11-Kamani Hill, 74′), 5-Benny Feilhaber (15-Jesse Marsch, 80′), 6-Michael Bradley; 8-Clint Dempsey, 7-DaMarcus Beasley (14-Lee Nguyen, 80′); 9-Ante Razov (19-Charlie Davies, 66′)

Subs not used: 12-Jay DeMerit

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

CHN: 42-Chen Dong; 3-Zhang Shuai, 4-Zhang Yaokun, 13-Xu Yunlong, 5-Sun Xiang; 19-Dong Fangzhuo (18-Zheng Bin, 67′), 8-Li Tie (29-Li Yan, 76′), 21-Zhao Xuri (11-Du Wenhui, 89′), 28-Wang Dong; 9-Shao Jiayi (Capt.), 26-Wang Peng (7-Qu Bo, 59′)

Subs not used: 1-Zong Lei, 12-Cao Yang, 16-Ji Mingyi, 17-Hao Junmin, 20-Zhang Baofeng, 25-Xin Feng, 27-Du Zhenyu, 45-Yang Jun

Head Coach: Zhu Guanghu

Referee: Hugo Guajardo (MEX)

Cards: Michael Bradley [Y 81′] — Chen Dong [Y 9′]

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