The USMNT was back in action on Tuesday night in Cary, NC shutting out Paraguay 1-0. In a game that became increasingly physical as it progressed, the USMNT capitalized on a penalty call for the win. USMNT player Tyler Adams broke free in the 43rd, going 1v1 with the goalkeeper and drawing a penalty. Bobby Wood converted his attempt from the spot in the 45th. USMNT goalkeeper Zach Steffen stopped a Paraguay freekick to end the game.
“I think it was great for us from a mental standpoint,” USMNT captain Wil Trapp told FS1. “You put in ten days of work, you’re working together and you’re trying to work through some things… to come out here against a good team and win is very important for us.”
Marky Delgado, Andrija Novakovich and Tim Weah made their debuts for the USMNT, with Weah the first player with a 2000 birth year to play for the senior squad. The USMNT plays its next friendly on May 28 against Bolivia in Chester, PA. That game is scheduled for 6:30pm ET on FS1.
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Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Paraguay
Date: March 27, 2018
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.
Attendance: 9,825 sellout
Kickoff: 7:45 p.m. ET
Weather: 48 degrees; Cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA
PAR
USA – Bobby Wood 45th minute
Lineups:
USA: 12-Zack Steffen; 2-DeAndre Yedlin, 3-Matt Miazga, 5-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 19-Jorge Villafaña; 20-Wil Trapp; 6-Darlington Nagbe (9-Cristian Roldan, 90+2), 8-Marky Delgado (11-Tim Weah, 86), 4-Tyler Adams, 10-Kenny Saief (23-Rubio Rubin, 67); 7-Bobby Wood (18-Andrija Novakovich, 77)
Substitutes not used: 1-Bill Hamid, 13-Erik Palmer-Brown, 14-Antonee Robinson, 15-Eric Lichaj, 17-Shaq Moore
Head coach: Dave Sarachan
PAR: 1-Roberto Fernandez; 5-Bruno Valdez, 4-Fabian Balbuena, 3-Gustavo Gomez, 13-Junior Alonso; 16-Cristian Riveros (6-Richard Ortiz, 65), 8-Rodrigo Rojas (10-Derlis Gonzalez, 83), 21-Oscar Romero (19-Cecilio Dominguez, 80), 7-Nestor Camacho (17-Hernan Perez, 54), 23-Miguel Almiron; 9-Federico Santander
Substitutes not used: 12-Alfredo Aguilar, 2-Juan Patiño, 11-Angel Romero, 14-Luis de la Cruz, 15-Richard Sanchez, 18-Roberto Ovelar
Head coach: Gustavo E. Morinigo
Stats Summary: USA / PAR
Shots: 6 / 11
Shots on Goal: 3 / 3
Saves: 3 / 2
Corner Kicks: 5 / 1
Fouls: 15 / 19
Offside: 5 / 1
Misconduct Summary:
PAR – Roberto Fernandez (caution)
PAR – Junior Alonso (caution)
PAR – Rodrigo Rojas (caution)
USA – DeAndre Yedlin (caution)
USA – Cameron Carter-Vickers (caution) 81
PAR – Federico Santander (caution)
PAR – Richard Ortiz (caution)
Officials:
Referee: Kimbell Ward (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Browne (SKN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ainsley Rochard (TRI)
4th Official: Daneon Parchment (JAM)
Photo by John Dorton – ISIPhotos.com
