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🇺🇸 #USMNT 2-2 🇵🇾 Paraguay
📍 San Diego
👔 Sampson
📋 Friendly
More friendlies leading to the World Cup. The last cap for Mike Sorber.
21’
After a Denis Caniza opener, Chad Deering equalized on a header. They were trying to circle Lalas 🤷.
50’
Marcelo Balboa (@marcelobalboa17) with one of the more incredible headers you will ever see.
Deering to Wynalda to Lalas to a diving Balboa six inches off the ground.
🇵🇾 would equalize through Francisco Arce in the 75’ for the draw.
This was Mike Sorber’s last cap.
Born in St. Louis, MO, the midfielder made 67 caps for the #USMNT, scoring twice.
Sorber started all four matches at the 1994 World Cup.
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Scorers: Chad Deering 21′, Marcelo Balboa 50′– Denis Caniza 15′, Francisco Arce 75′ (PK)
USA: Jurgen Sommer, Mike Burns, Alexi Lalas, Marcelo Balboa, Greg Vanney, Frankie Hedjuk, Mike Sorber (Joe-Max Moore 46′), Chad Deering, Cobi Jones, David Wagner (Briam Maisonneuve 64′), Eric Wynalda (Predrag Radosavljevic 74′)
PAR: Ruben Ruiz Diaz, Francisco Arce, Catalino Rivarola, Carlos Gamarra, Celso Ayala, Roberto Acuna, Julio César Enciso, Edgar Aguilera (Julio Yegros 56′), Denis Caniza, Richart Báez (Thomas González 14′), Miguel Benítez (Carlos Santos 88′)
Cards: Joe-Max Moore [Y 66′], Greg Vanney [Y 76′] – Celso Ayala [Y 66′], Ruben Ruiz Diaz [Y 76′], Julio Yegros [Y 90+’]
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Scorers: Chad Deering 21′, Marcelo Balboa 50′– Denis Caniza 15′, Francisco Arce 75′ (PK)
USA: Jurgen Sommer, Mike Burns, Alexi Lalas, Marcelo Balboa, Greg Vanney, Frankie Hedjuk, Mike Sorber (Joe-Max Moore 46′), Chad Deering, Cobi Jones, David Wagner (Briam Maisonneuve 64′), Eric Wynalda (Predrag Radosavljevic 74′)
PAR: Ruben Ruiz Diaz, Francisco Arce, Catalino Rivarola, Carlos Gamarra, Celso Ayala, Roberto Acuna, Julio César Enciso, Edgar Aguilera (Julio Yegros 56′), Denis Caniza, Richart Báez (Thomas González 14′), Miguel Benítez (Carlos Santos 88′)
Cards: Joe-Max Moore [Y 66′], Greg Vanney [Y 76′] – Celso Ayala [Y 66′], Ruben Ruiz Diaz [Y 76′], Julio Yegros [Y 90+’]
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