After a strong Michael Bradley strike from the top of the arc in the 76th minute to level the score, Russia went ahead on an 84th minute penalty. That setup a shock stoppage time equalizer from Mix Diskerud who had his shot from the top of the box deflected into the goal.
With the game kicking off at 10am East Coast time at Kuban Stadium in Krasnodar, the home side went up in the 9th minute when Roman Smolov scored. The USA looked to be on the back foot against a Russian team looking strong in UEFA World Cup Qualifying, but the lead stayed at one goal. The US had chances in the second-half, leading up to Bradley's well taken equalizer. A Clarence Goodson foul in the box led to Russia's 84th minute penalty. Trailing 2-1, Diskerud subbed on in the 87th minute and scored six minutes later.
US coach Jurgen Klinsmann used all six of his substitutes and gave Molde midfielder Josh Gatt the start in his debut with the full National Team.
“We saw a very entertaining game,” Klinsmann said. “Russia proved why they are one of the best teams in Europe, and we wanted to see how good we are against such a strong team. The way our team fought back twice after being down a goal was great and it showed a lot of character. This is a young team, and a team that is growing. We are pleased with the game overall, and to score in the last minute was great.”
-- GAME REPORT --
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Russia
Date: Nov.14, 2012
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Kuban Stadium; Krasnodar, Russia
Kickoff: 10 a.m. ET
Attendance: 28,200
Weather: 46 degrees, cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 2 2
RUS 1 1 2
RUS – Fedor Smolov (Alexander Kerzhakov) 9th minute
USA – Michael Bradley (Juan Agudelo) 76
RUS – Roman Shirokov (penalty kick) 84
USA – Mix Diskerud 90+3
Lineups:
USA : 1-Tim Howard; 2-Timmy Chandler, 20-Geoff Cameron (6-Mix Diskerud, 87), 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.) (21-Clarence Goodson, 18), 23-Fabian Johnson; 14-Danny Williams (7-Maurice Edu, 73), 13-Jermaine Jones, 4-Michael Bradley; 11-Joshua Gatt (15-Juan Agudelo, 63), 17-Jozy Altidore (18-Terrence Boyd, 87), 9-Herculez Gomez (16-Sacha Kljestan, 65)
Subs not used: 22-Nick Rimando
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
RUS : 12-Vladimir Gabulov; 2-Aleksandr Anyukov (5-Renat Yanbaev, 59), 14-Vasily Berezutskiy, 4-Sergei Ignashevich, 22-Andrey Eshechenko, 15-Roman Shirokov, 7-Igor Denisov (capt.), 23-Dmitry Kombarov (10-Alan Dzagoev, 46), 25-Fedor Smolov (24-Maxim Grigoriev, 11) (26-Denis Cheryshev, 80), 9-Alexander Kokorin (17-Artem Dzyuba, 67), 11-Alexander Kerzhakov (8-Denis Glushakov, 46)
Subs not used: 3-Vladimir Granat,18-Vladimir Bystrov, 21-Magomed Ozdoyev, 1-Igor Akinfeev, 13-Alexander Belenov
Head coach: Fabio Capello
Stats Summary: USA / RUS
Shots: 11 / 16
Shots on Goal: 4 / 8
Saves: 6 / 2
Corner Kicks: 2 / 5
Fouls: 16 / 16
Offside: 2 / 5
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Michael Bradley (caution) 26th minute
RUS – Denis Glushakov (caution) 51
RUS – Alexander Kokorin (caution) 52
RUS – Roman Shirokov (caution) 77
USA – Clarence Goodson (caution) 84
USA – Sacha Kljestan (caution) 90+4
Officials:
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
Fourth Official: Vladimir Kazmenko (RUS)
