Thursday, April 2, 2020

On this day in 2014, the Yanks squander two-goal lead

⚽️ | 📅 #OnThisDay in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣4️⃣

🇺🇸 #USMNT 2-2 🇲🇽 #ElTri
📍 Glendale 
👔 Klinsmann
📋 Friendly

After leading by two goals at halftime, 🇲🇽 fought back for a draw in the second half.

15'
Michael Bradley gets on the end of this Graham Zusi cross.

28'
Bradley is involved again. After a Tony Beltran cross, his header was flicked it on toward the back post.

Chris Wondolowski was in the right spot to slide in and find the net.

67'
Alan Pulido equalizes on the rebound. 

Scorers: Michael Bradley (Graham Zusi) 15′, Chris Wondolowski (Michael Bradley) 28′ — Rafael Marquez (Marco Fabian) 49′, Alan Pulido (unassisted) 67′

USA: 1-Nick Rimando; 6-Tony Beltran (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 72′), 3-Omar Gonzalez, 5-Matt Besler (21-Clarence Goodson, 59′), 15-Michael Parkhurst; 14-Kyle Beckerman (7-Maurice Edu, 72′), 19-Graham Zusi (10-Landon Donovan, 59′), 11-Brad Davis (9-Julian Green, 59′), 4-Michael Bradley; 17-Chris Wondolowski (18-Eddie Johnson, 64′), 8-Clint Dempsey (Capt.)

Subs not used: 12-Sean Johnson, 16-Luis Gil, 22-Bill Hamid

Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

MEX: 23-Moisés Muñoz (1-Alfredo Talavera, 46′); 28-Rogelio Chávez (22-Paúl Aguilar, 63′), 6-Juan Carlos Valenzuela, 4-Rafael Márquez (Capt.), 2-Francisco Javier Rodríguez; 27-Carlos Peña (9-Raúl Jiménez, 46′), 17-Jesús Zavala, 7-Miguel Layun (16-Miguel Ángel Ponce, 68′); 11-Alán Pulido, 18-Isaac Brizuela (10-Luis Montes, 57′), 8-Marco Fabián

Sub not used: 5-Enrique Pérez, 26-Juan Carlos Medina

Head Coach: Miguel Herrera

Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Cards: DeAndre Yedlin [Y 83′] — Miguel Angel Ponce [Y 76′]

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Player Profile: Zack Steffen

Born on April 2, 1995, in Coatesville, PA, the goalkeeper signed with Manchester City in 2019 before spending this last season at Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan.

He has 17 caps for the USMNT, with 8️⃣ wins and 6️⃣ shutouts, like this one over 🇲🇽.

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On this day in 2014, US squander two-goal lead in friendly

‪⚽️ | 📅 #OnThisDay in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣4️⃣

‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-2 🇲🇽 #ElTri
‪📍 Glendale ‬
‪👔 Klinsmann‬
‪📋 ‬Friendly

After leading by two goals at halftime, 🇲🇽 fought back for a draw in the second half.

15'
Michael Bradley gets on the end of this Graham Zusi cross.

28'
Bradley is involved again. After a Tony Beltran cross, the flicked it on toward the back post.

Chris Wondolowski was in the right spot to slide in and find the net.

67'
Alan Pulido equalizes on the rebound.

Scorers: Michael Bradley (Graham Zusi) 15′, Chris Wondolowski (Michael Bradley) 28′ — Rafael Marquez (Marco Fabian) 49′, Alan Pulido (unassisted) 67′

USA: 1-Nick Rimando; 6-Tony Beltran (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 72′), 3-Omar Gonzalez, 5-Matt Besler (21-Clarence Goodson, 59′), 15-Michael Parkhurst; 14-Kyle Beckerman (7-Maurice Edu, 72′), 19-Graham Zusi (10-Landon Donovan, 59′), 11-Brad Davis (9-Julian Green, 59′), 4-Michael Bradley; 17-Chris Wondolowski (18-Eddie Johnson, 64′), 8-Clint Dempsey (Capt.)

Subs not used: 12-Sean Johnson, 16-Luis Gil, 22-Bill Hamid

Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

MEX: 23-Moisés Muñoz (1-Alfredo Talavera, 46′); 28-Rogelio Chávez (22-Paúl Aguilar, 63′), 6-Juan Carlos Valenzuela, 4-Rafael Márquez (Capt.), 2-Francisco Javier Rodríguez; 27-Carlos Peña (9-Raúl Jiménez, 46′), 17-Jesús Zavala, 7-Miguel Layun (16-Miguel Ángel Ponce, 68′); 11-Alán Pulido, 18-Isaac Brizuela (10-Luis Montes, 57′), 8-Marco Fabián

Sub not used: 5-Enrique Pérez, 26-Juan Carlos Medina

Head Coach: Miguel Herrera

Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Cards: DeAndre Yedlin [Y 83′] — Miguel Angel Ponce [Y 76′]

US Soccer History Lineup

All match reports and stories posted to Twitter. Follow at @usmnt_historian