Sunday, June 7, 2020

On this day in 2016, a big response against Costa Rica

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 4-0 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
‪📍 ‬Chicago
‪👔 ‬Klinsmann
‪📋 Copa America GS

After a loss to open the tournament, the Yanks responded with a massive win over their CONCACAF rival.

9'
Clint Dempsey converts from the spot to open the scoring.

37'
Dempsey involved again as he drives towards the goal in this move. After a chop and a move to his left, the ball falls right in the path of Jermaine Jones and the midfielder fires to the far post.

42'
Bobby Wood makes it three before the break. Dempsey finds Wood with a defender on his back. Wood turns and fires across his body and beats Patrick Pemberton.

87'
Graham Zusi caps the day with this finish after making the steal high up the field.

Scorers: Clint Dempsey (penalty kick) 9′, Jermaine Jones (Clint Dempsey) 37′, Bobby Wood (Clint Dempsey) 42′, Graham Zusi 87′

USA: 1-Brad Guzan; 2-DeAndre Yedlin, 20-Geoff Cameron, 6-John Brooks, 23-Fabian Johnson; 11-Alejandro Bedoya (15-Kyle Beckerman, 83), 4-Michael Bradley (capt.), 13-Jermaine Jones; 9-Gyasi Zardes, 8-Clint Dempsey (18-Chris Wondolowski, 78), 7-Bobby Wood (19-Graham Zusi, 70)

Subs not used: 3-Steve Birnbaum, 5-Matt Besler, 10-Darlington Nagbe, 12-Tim Howard, 14-Michael Orozco, 16-Perry Kitchen, 17-Christian Pulisic, 21-Edgar Castillo, 22-Ethan Horvath

Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

CRC: 18-Patrick Pemberton; 16-Cristian Gamboa (15-José Salvatierra, 46), 6-Óscar Duarte, 2-Johnny Acosta, 3-Francisco Calvo, 22-Rónald Matarrita; 5-Celso Borges, 7-Christian Bolaños; 10 Bryan Ruiz (capt.), 12-Joel Campbell (14-Randall Azofeifa, 46), 21-Marco Ureña (9-Álvaro Saborio, 18)

Subs not used: 1-Dany Carvajal, 4-Michael Umaña, 8-Bryan Oviedo, 11-Johan Venegas, 13-Esteban Granados, 17-Yeltsin Tejeda, 19-Kendall Waston, 20-Johnny Woodly, 23-Leonel Moreira

Head coach: Óscar Ramírez

Referee: Roddy Zambrano (ECU)

Cards: Fabian Johnson [Y 44′], John Brooks [Y 81′]

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