The USMNT closed out their annual January camp with a friendly against Panama. USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann once again experimented with his setup, reorganizing his defense against Panama. Klinsmann opted for a back four after using a 3-5-2 in the friendly loss against Chile. Brek Shea joined Matt Besler, Jermaine Jones, and DeAndre Yedlin in the back line.
Michael Bradley opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a corner kick that curled in over Jozy Altidore and into the back of the Panama net. Clint Dempsey made it 2-0 in the 37th minute connecting with a pass from Gyasi Zardes that beat Panama’s back line.
Klinsmann subbed goalkeepers at halftime, bringing on Sean Johnson for Nick Rimando. He also swapped out Altidore for Chris Wondolowski due to tightness in Altidore’s right hamstring. Klinsmann debuted two players at full USMNT level, subbing on DC United’s Perry Kitchen and FC Dallas’s Matt Hedges. Klinsmann also brought on Lee Nguyen and Luis Gil, using all six of his substitutions.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Panama
Date: Feb. 8, 2015
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: StubHub Center; Carson, California
Kickoff: 1 p.m. PT
Attendance: 20,271
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 2 0 2
PAN 0 0 0
USA – Michael Bradley 27th minute
USA – Clint Dempsey (Gyasi Zardes) 37
Lineups:
USA: 1-Nick Rimando (12-Sean Johnson, 46); 2-DeAndre Yedlin (3-Matt Hedges, 72), 13-Jermaine Jones, 5-Matt Besler, 11-Brek Shea; 4-Michael Bradley, 10-Mix Diskerud (15-Perry Kitchen, 72); 20-Gyasi Zardes, 8-Clint Dempsey (capt.) (14-Luis Gil, 81), 19-Miguel Ibarra (7-Lee Nguyen, 79); 17-Jozy Altidore (18-Chris Wondolowski, 46)
Subs Not Used : 6-Wil Trapp, 16-Shane O’Neill, 21-Dillon Serna
Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo (capt.); 2-Leonel Parris, 5-Fidel Escobar (23-Chin Hormechea, 46), 3-Harold Cummings, 17-Luis Ovalle (11-Hécgar Murillo, 46); 8-Marcos Sánchez (16-Yairo Glaize Yau, 46), 13-Alfredo Stephens (22-Ismael Díaz, 55), 20-Aníbal Godoy, 15-Éric Davis; 7-Blas Pérez (21-Ricardo Buitrago, 56), 9-Rolando Blackburn (4-Luis Pereira, 63)
Subs Not Used: 6-Michael Amir Murillo, 10-Gabriel Torres, 12-José Calderón, 19-Jhamal Rodríguez
Head Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez
Stats Summary: USA / PAN
Shots: 6 / 5
Shots on Goal: 5 / 2
Saves: 2 / 3
Corner Kicks: 3 / 5
Fouls: 23 / 15
Offside: 0 / 3
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Michael Bradley (caution) 38th minute
PAN – Luis Ovalle (caution) 40
PAN – Anibal Godoy (caution) 59
USA – Chris Wondolowski (caution) 65
Officials:
Referee: Henry Bejarano (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Warner Castro (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)
Fourth Official: Oscar Moncada (HON)
