Tuesday, June 23, 2020

On this day in 2010, Donovan's last-minute goal against Algeria

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 1-0 🇩🇿 Algeria
‪📍 ‬Pretoria
‪👔 ‬Bradley
‪📋 World Cup GS‬

In the final moments of the third Group C match, the Yanks needed a goal or they were out of the World Cup.

90+1'
Tim Howard threw it long. Landon Donovan played Jozy Altidore for the cross. Clint Dempsey was blocked and Donovan finished the rebound for the greatest moment.

Scorer: Landon Donovan (unassisted) 90+1

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 15-Jay DeMerit, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (Capt.), 12- Jonathan Bornstein (7-DaMarcus Beasley, 80′); 10-Landon Donovan, 4-Michael Bradley, 19-Maurice Edu (14-Edson Buddle, 64′), 8-Clint Dempsey; 9-Herculez Gomez (22-Benny Feilhaber, 46′), 17-Jozy Altidore

Subs not used: 2-Jonathan Spector, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 11-Stuart Holden, 13 -Ricardo Clark, 16-José Torres, 18-Brad Guzan, 21-Clarence Goodson, 23-Marcus Hahnemann

Not Eligible: 20-Robbie Findley (suspension)

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

ALG: 23-Raïs M’Bohli; 2-Madjid Bougherra, 3-Nadir Belhadj, 4-Anthar Yahia (Capt); 5-Rafik Halliche, 8-Mehdi Lacen, 13-Karim Matmour (10-Rafik Saifi, 85′), 15-Karim Ziani (17-Adlane Guedioura, 69′), 19-Hassan Yebda; 11-Rafik Djebbour (9-Abdelkader Ghezzal, 65′), 21-Foued Kadir

Subs not used: 1-Lounes Gaouaoui, 16-Faouzi Chaouchi; 6-Yazid Mansouri, 7-Ryad Boudebouz, 12-Habib Bellaid, 14-Abdelkader Laifaoui, 18-Carl Medjani, 20-Djamel Mesbah, 22-Djamal Abdoun

Head Coach: Rabah Saadane

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

Cards: Jozy Altidore [Y 62′], DaMarcus Beasley [Y 90′] — Hassan Yebda [Y 12′], Anthar Yahia [Y 76′, 90+3], Mehdi Lacen [Y 83′]

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