The USMNT picked up another win in Europe on Wednesday, this time against the reigning world champions. It took a comeback, another game winner from Bobby Wood, and a stoppage time save from Brad Guzan to beat Germany 2-1 in Cologne.
Germany’s Mario Gotze opened the scoring at Rhein Energie Stadion in the 12th minute. Germany had control of possession in the early going, pressuring the USMNT who had issues with their defensive shape. Mix Diskerud equalized in the 41st minute, changing the tempo of the game shortly before halftime. The second-half was better for the USMNT, producing chances and absorbing pressure while both teams made changes.
USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann used all six of his available substitutes by the 74th minute, bringing on Alfredo Morales, Jordan Morris, and Bobby Wood in his final move to the bench. Once again, it was wood making the difference for the USMNT, scoring the game winner in the 87th minute.
The USMNT has another friendly on the schedule before the start of the 2015 Gold Cup. They host Guatemala at LP Field in Nashville on July 3. The group stage of the Gold Cup begins for the USMNT four days later against Honduras in Frisco, Texas.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Germany
Date: June 10, 2015
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion; Cologne, Germany
Kickoff: 2:45 p.m. ET (8:45 p.m. local)
Attendance: 40,348
Weather: 73 degrees; Partly Cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 1 1 2
GER 1 0 1
GER – Mario Goetze (Patrick Herrmann) 12th Minute
USA – Mix Diskerud (Michael Bradley) 41
USA – Bobby Wood (Brad Evans) 87
Lineups:
USA: 1-Brad Guzan; 21-Timmy Chandler, 19-Ventura Alvarado, 6-John Brooks, 23-Fabian Johnson (3-Brad Evans, 46); 14-Danny Williams (5-Kyle Beckerman, 46), 20-Gyasi Zardes (18-Bobby Wood, 74), 10-Mix Diskerud (7-Alfredo Morales, 74) 4-Michael Bradley (capt.); 9-Aron Johannsson (8-Jordan Morris, 74), 13-Juan Agudelo (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 46)
Subs Not Used: 11-Brek Shea, 15-Michael Orozco, 16-Miguel Ibarra, 22- William Yarbrough
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
GER: 12-Ron-Robert Zieler; 4-Sebastian Rudy, 2-Shkodran Mustafi, 16-Antonio Rudiger, 3-Jonas Hector; 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger (capt.) (6-Sami Khedira, 46), 21-Ilkay Gundagon (20-Christoph Kramer, 60); 14-Patrick Hermann (11-Karim Bellarabi, 73), 8-Mesut Ozil, 9-Andre Schurrle (10-Lucas Podolski, 46); 19-Mario Goetze (23-Max Kruse, 73)
Subs Not Used: 22-Roman Weidenfeller,15-Eric Durm, 17-Jerome Boateng
Head coach: Joachim Löw
Stats Summary: USA / GER
Shots: 14 /10
Shots on Goal: 6 /5
Saves: 5 /1
Corner Kicks: 1 /4
Fouls: 14 /5
Offside: 4 /1
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Danny Williams (caution) 21
USA – DeAndre Yedlin (caution) 70
Officials:
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diks (NED)
Fourth Official: Kevin Blom (NED)
