Wednesday, July 1, 2020

On this day in 2017, friendly win over Ghana

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-1 🇬🇭 Ghana
‪📍 ‬East Hartford
‪👔 ‬Arena
‪📋 ‬Friendly

Three years after beating 🇬🇭 in the World Cup, the US earned its second-ever win over the African country.

19'
Dom Dwyer scored his first international goal.

52'
Kellyn Acosta doubled the lead a few minutes into the second half with this short-range free-kick.

Scorers: Dom Dwyer (Jorge Villafaña) 19′, Kellyn Acosta 52′ — Asamoah Gyan 60′

USA:­ 1-Brad Guzan (Capt.);, 2-Jorge Villafaña (3-Omar Gonzalez, 88′), 5-Matt Besler, 6-Kelyn Rowe (9-Gyasi Zardes, 62′), 10-Joe Corona (7-Kenny Saief, 71′), 13-Dax McCarty, 14-Dom Dwyer (8-Jordan Morris, 76′), 19-Graham Zusi, 20-Paul Arriola (11-Alejandro Bedoya, 72′), 21-Matt Hedges, 23-Kellyn Acosta

Subs not used: 12-Bill Hamid, 22-Sean Johnson, 4-Matt Miazga, 15-Eric Lichaj, 17-Cristian Roldan, 18-Juan Agudelo

Head coach: Bruce Arena

GHA: 1-Richard Ofori; 3-Asamoah Gyan (Capt.), 6-Mohammed Abu (13-Isaac Sackey, 30′), 7-David Accam (2-Thomas Agyepong, 45′), 8-Ebenezer Ofori, 11-Raphael Dwamena (20-Majeed Waris, 66′), 14-Jerry Akaminko (12-Samuel Sarfo, 81′), 15-Rashid Sumalia (19-Nicholas Opoku, 40′), 17-Lumor Agbenyenu, 21-John Boye, 22-Frank Acheampong (9-Kwadwo Poku, 71′)

Subs not used: 16-Joseph Addo, 5-Gershon Koffie, 18-Winful Cobbinah

Head coach: Kwesi Appiah

Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV)

Cards: Kellyn Acosta [Y 31′], Jorge Villafaña [Y 45+2′] — Richard Ofori [Y 24′], Issac Sackey [Y 61′]

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