The USMNT and Venezuela met in an international friendly at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on Saturday. The game is a warmup for the USMNT, returning to World Cup qualifying on Thursday against Trinidad & Tobago at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado (7:50pm ET – FS1).
Venezuela went up in the 29th minute with a goal from Jose Velazquez. The USMNT equalized through Christian Pulisic in the 61st.
“Obviously, we had a slow start,” Pulisic told FS1 following the game. “We didn’t come out with the right intensity like we should’ve. But as the game went on I think we found a groove. We’re getting used to the altitude and things like that… getting accustomed to it. So we’re getting a lot stronger. We’re feeling much more confidant going into the next game…. I think the team really came together in that second-half and I think we’re going to be looking really good against Trinidad and Mexico.”
GAME REPORT
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Venezuela
Date: June 3, 2017
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
Kickoff: 8 p.m. MT
Attendance: 17,315
Weather: 80 degrees; partly cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
VEN 1 0 1
VEN – José Manuel Velázquez (Júnior Moreno) 29th minute
USA – Christian Pulisic (Fabian Johnson) 61
Lineups:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 2-DeAndre Yedlin (19-Graham Zusi, 90), 4-Michael Bradley (capt.), 6-John Brooks (21-Matt Hedges, 56), 8-Clint Dempsey (16-Kellyn Acosta, 63), 9-Bobby Wood, 10-Christian Pulisic, 15-Darlington Nagbe (18-Jordan Morris, 70), 17-Jorge Villafaña, 20-Geoff Cameron (3-Omar Gonzalez, 45), 23-Fabian Johnson (14-Tim Ream, 63)
Subs: 22-Nick Rimando, 11-Alejandro Bedoya, 13-Dax McCarty
Head coach: Bruce Arena
VEN: 1-José Contreras; 3-Mikel Villanueva, 4-Rubert Quijada, 6-José Manuel Velázquez (18-Yordan Osorio, 56), 17-Pablo Camacho; 5-Francisco Flores, 11-Darwin Machís (16-Aristóteles Romero, 67), 14-Júnior Moreno (13-Francisco La Mantía, 83), 15-Jhon Murillo (2-Jefre Vargas, 89), 9-Salomón Rondón (capt.) (23-Andrés Ponce, 90+3), 19-Christian Santos (10-Jefferson Savarino, 72)
Subs: 12-Alain Baroja, 7-Edder Farías, 20-José Luis Marrufo
Head coach: Marcos Mathias
Stats Summary: USA / VEN
Shots: 12 / 10
Shots on Goal: 2 / 4
Saves: 1 / 3
Corner Kicks: 5 / 2
Fouls: 9 / 12
Offside: 2 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
None.
Officials:
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Osvaldo Luna (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Alejandro Camarena (PAN)
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon (CRC)
