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USA 1 – Brazil 4

May 30, 2012 by US Soccer Players

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The United States lost 4-1 to Brazil on Wednesday night in front of 67,619 at FedEx Field in Landover, MD. Brazil opened with Neymar scoring from the penalty spot in the 12th minute. They made it 2-0 when Thiago Silva scored in the 26th. Herculez Gomez pulled a goal back for the United States just before halftime, but it was 3-1 when Marcelo scored in the 52nd. Alexandre Pato scored Brazil’s fourth goal in the 87th minute. The United States outshot Brazil 15 to 12, putting five of those on goal to Brazil’s seven. The US led eight to five on corner kicks.

In his post game comments, USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann talked about officiating decisions that he felt went against the United States and the need for a more physical style of play. The USA returns to action on Sunday against Canada in Toronto (7pm ET – NBC Sports).

— GAME REPORT —

Match: USA vs. Brazil 
Date: 
May 30, 2012 
Competition: 
International Friendly 
Venue: 
FedExField – Landover, Md. 
Kickoff: 
8 p.m. ET 
Attendance: 
67,619 
Weather: 
79 degrees; cloudy 

Scoring Summary: 1  2  F 
USA                        1  0  1 
BRA                        2  2  4 

BRA – Neymar (penalty kick) 12th minute 
BRA – Thiago Silva (Neymar) 26 
USA – Herculez Gomez (Fabian Johnson) 45 
BRA – Marcelo (Neymar) 52 
BRA – Alexandre Pato (Marcelo) 87

Lineups: 
USA : 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo (2-Michael Parkhurst, 73), 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 23-Fabian Johnson (15-Edgar Castillo, 80); 4-Michael Bradley, 13-Jermaine Jones (14-Kyle Beckerman, 80), 7-Maurice Edu (8-Terrence Boyd, 73); 10-Landon Donovan, 9-Herculez Gomez, 16-Jose Torres (8-Clint Dempsey, 56) 
Subs not used: 21-Clarence Goodson, 22-Nick Rimando 
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann 

BRA : 12-Rafael; 21-Danilo, 14-Juan, 3-Thiago Silva (capt), 6-Marcelo (23-Alex Sandro, 89); 5-Sandro, 8-Romula, 10-Oscar; 20-Hulk (15-Casimiro, 82), 9-Leandro Damiao (19-Alexandre Pato, 64), 11-Neymar (7-Lucas, 84) 
Subs not used: 1-Jefferson, 2-Rafael, 13-Bruno Uvini, 17-Wellington Nem, 18-Giuliano, 22-Neto 
Head Coach: Mano Menezes 

Stats Summary: USA / BRA 
Shots: 15 / 12 
Shots on Goal: 5 / 7 
Saves: 3 / 4 
Corner Kicks: 8 / 5 
Fouls: 9 / 12 
Offside: 2 / 1 

Misconduct Summary: 
USA – Jose Torres (caution) 13th minute 
BRA – Oscar (caution) 19 
USA – Jermaine Jones (caution) 57 
BRA – Marcelo (caution) 60 

Officials: 
Referee: Jeffrey Calderon (CRC) 
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Bermudez (CRC) 
Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Carballo (CRC) 
Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (USA) 

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