Paul Arriola got his first cap and his first international goal for the USMNT in their 3-1 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday in Bayamon. USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann took advantage of his transitional roster to give minutes to players he didn’t include in his Copa Centenario roster announced on Saturday. That also meant the first cap for Fafa Picault of St Pauli, a former North American Soccer League player.
The USMNT opened the scoring in the 20th minute with Tim Ream netting his first goal for the National Team. Bobby Wood made it 2-0 in the 34th. As expected, Puerto Rico looked overmatched from the outset, but that didn’t stop them from pressing their attack. Luis Betancur pulled a goal back for the home side in the 42nd minute. Arriola extended the USMNT’s lead with a 56th minute goal.
Klinmann used all six of his substitutes, bringing on Tim Howard for Brad Guzan at halftime. As part of the Copa Centenario roster announcement, Klinsmann named Guzan the stating goalkeeper for the Copa Centenario. The MLS players on the Copa Centenario roster will join the Copa Centenario players already in camp this week. The Copa Centenario squad plays Ecuador in a friendly on May 25 in Frisco (8pm ET – ESPN2).
— GAME REPORT —
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Puerto Rico
Date: May 22, 2015
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium; Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Kickoff: 12 p.m. ET
Attendance: TBA
Weather: 88 degrees; sunny
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 2 1 3
PUR 1 0 1
USA – Tim Ream 20th minute
USA – Bobby Wood (Paul Arriola) 34
PUR – Luis Betancur (Joseph Marrero) 42
USA – Paul Arriola (Alejandro Bedoya) 56
Lineups:
USA: 1-Brad Guzan (12-Tim Howard, 46); 2-DeAndre Yedlin, 14-Michael Orozco, 6-John Brooks (3-Matt Miazga, 46), 5-Tim Ream (16-Julian Green, 63); 15-Perry Kitchen (8-Emerson Hyndman, 46), 10-Danny Williams, 11-Alejandro Bedoya (capt.) (21-Eric Lichaj, 63), 9-Alfredo Morales; 7-Bobby Wood (19-Fabrice Picault, 71), 17-Paul Arriola
Subs Not Used: 4-Caleb Stanko, 13-Amando Moreno
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
PUR: 1-Matthew Sanchez; 22-Patrick Lopez (6-Alexis Rivera, 46), 2-Juan Velez, 8-Emmanuel D’Andrea (capt.), 4-Marcos Martinez; 7-Christopher Clark (5-Michael Fernandez, 58), 19-Jeremy Hall; 10-Joseph Marrero (11-David Caban, 85), 18-Jorge Rivera (21-Samuel Soto, 68), 15-Emanuel Sánchez (3-Darren Rios, 78), 17-Luis Betancur (16-Olvin Ortiz, 67)
Subs Not Used: 2-Elior Velez, 12-Christian Abreu, 13-Jose Arroyo, 20-Bryant Velazquez
Head coach: Jack Stefanowski
Stats Summary: USA / PUR
Shots: 11 / 5
Shots on Goal: 8 / 4
Saves: 3 / 5
Corner Kicks: 2 / 0
Fouls: 4 / 2
Offside: 4 / 1
Misconduct Summary:
None
Officials:
Referee: Kimball Ward (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Browne (SKN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ike Innis (SKN)
Fourth Official: Javier Santos (PUR)
