On this day in 2010, tune-up win over Australia

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The first match in 🇿🇦 and final match for the World Cup ends in victory.

4'
Edson Buddle scores his first international goal with some work on his own.

31'
Buddle doubles the lead and his international tally with this header after Steve Cherundolo move and cross from the right flank. 

90+3'
Herculez Gomez caps the scoring with this tap-in after Landon Donovan found him with this low cross.

Scorers: Edson Buddle (unassisted) 4′ (Steve Cherundolo) 31′, Herculez Gomez (Landon Donovan) 90+3' — Tim Cahill (Luke Wilkshire) 19′

USA: 1-Tim Howard (23-Marcus Hahnemann, 46′); 6-Steve Cherundolo, 15-Jay DeMerit, 21-Clarence Goodson (5-Oguchi Onyewu, 61′) , 3-Carlos Bocanegra (Capt.) (12-Jonathan Bornstein, 55′); 10-Landon Donovan, 13-Ricardo Clark, 4-Michael Bradley, 8-Clint Dempsey (9-Herculez Gomez, 82′); 20-Robbie Findley, 14-Edson Buddle (7-DaMarcus Beasley, 78′)

Subs not used: 18-Brad Guzan, 2-Jonathan Spector, 11-Stuart Holden, 16-José Torres, 17-Jozy Altidore, 19-Maurice Edu, 22-Benny Feilhaber

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

AUS: 1-Mark Schwarzer; 8-Luke Wilkshire, 2-Lucas Neill (Capt.), 3-Craig Moore, 11-Scott Chipperfield; 19-Richard Garcia, 13-Vince Grella, 4-Tim Cahill (16-Carl Valeri, 46′), 5-Jason Culina (22-Dario Vidosic, 61′), 23-Mark Bresciano; 9-Josh Kennedy (17-Nikita Rukavytsya, 71′)

Subs not used: 12-Adam Federici, 18-Brad Jones, 6-Michael Beauchamp, 7-Brett Emerton, 10-Harry Kewell, 14-Brett Holman, 15-Mile Jedniak, 20-Mark Milligan, 21-David Carney

Head Coach: Pim Verbeek

Referee: Addul Ebrahim (RSA)

Cards: Clint Dempsey [Y 37′] — Craig Moore [Y 37′], Vince Grella [Y 76′]

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