The United States and Colombia played out a scoreless draw in front of 8,823 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on Tuesday night. The United States stayed with their tactical experimentation from Saturday night’s 2-2 draw with Poland, though with a more attacking bent in Chester. The result wasn’t the offensive output the US might have expected. Stuart Holden took the USA’s first shot on goal in the 53rd minute.
“In the first-half I think we were slow playing the ball and really couldn’t get good movement forward,” US National Team coach Bob Bradley told ESPN’s Julie Foudy. “The flow was better in the second-half. I think we were more mobile. Our passes moved forward and took us somewhere. That didn’t happen in the first-half.”
FC Dallas’s Brek Shea got his first National Team appearance, starting for the US. Aston Villa defender Eric Lichaj also got his first cap, coming on with three other US substitutes to start the second-half. Lichaj’s Villa teammate Brad Guzan picked up the shutout.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: United States vs. Colombia
Date: October 12, 2010
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: PPL Park – Chester, Pa.
Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
Attendance: 8,823
Weather: Clear, 65 degrees
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 0 0
COL 0 0 0
Lineups:
USA : 18-Brad Guzan; 2-Jonathan Spector (13-Eric Lichaj, 46), 5-Oguchi Onyewu (capt.) (16-Michael Parkhurst, 46), 21-Clarence Goodson, 14-Heath Pearce; 19-Maurice Edu (9-Eddie Johnson, 46), 15-Jermaine Jones, 4-Michael Bradley; 11-Stuart Holden (22-Benny Feilhaber, 59), 17-Jozy Altidore, 23-Brek Shea (8-Clint Dempsey, 46)
Subs not used: 1-Tim Howard, 7-Alejandro Bedoya
Head Coach: Bob Bradley
COL: 22-Faryd Mondragon; 18-Juan Camilo Zuniga, 2-Aquivaldo Mosquera, 3-Mario Yepes (capt.), 6-Juan David Valencia; 8-Victor Ibarbo (4-Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, 63), 15-Jhon Viarfara (19-Jhon Valencia, 63), 21-John Restrepo, 20-Adrian Ramos (11-Teofilo Gutierrez, 73); 10-Giovanni Moreno (7-Pablo Armero, 81), 9-Falcao Garcia (17-Darwin Quintero, 56)
Subs not used: 1-David Opsina, 12-Breiner Castillo, 14-Luis Amaranto Perea
Head Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez
Stats Summary: USA / COL
Shots: 4 / 4
Shots on Goal: 2 / 2
Saves: 2 / 2
Corner Kicks: 2 / 1
Fouls: 14 / 15
Offside: 2 / 5
Misconduct Summary:
COL – Adrian Ramos (caution) 72nd minute
USA – Jermaine Jones (caution) 75
USA – Jozy Altidore (caution) 90
COL – John Restrepo (caution) 91+
Officials:
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
AR1: Joel Rangel (MEX)
AR2: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
4th: Brian Dunn (USA)
