In a game that marked the farewell of Ireland player John O'Shea, Ireland beat the USMNT 2-1 on a late goal. O'Shea subbed out in the 25th minute, making a cameo as he said goodbye in Dublin.
Bobby Wood put the USMNT up in first-half stoppage time. Graeme Burke equalized for Ireland in the 57th minute, poking the ball over the line. Ireland substitute Alan Judge scored in the 90th minute.
Once again, the story for the USMNT was getting young players experience. Tim Parker, Shaq Moore, and Luca De La Torre made their international debuts for the United States, all subbing on along with Josh Sargent and Joe Corona. The USMNT returns to action next Saturday against France in Lyon.
-- GAME REPORT --
Match: U.S. Men's National Team vs. Republic of Ireland
Date: June 2, 2018
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Aviva Stadium; Dublin, Ireland
Attendance: 32,300
Kickoff: 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. local)
Weather: 66 degrees; partly cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 1 0 1
IRL 0 2 2
USA - Bobby Wood (Matt Miazga) 45+1 minute
IRL - Graham Burke (Darragh Lenihan) 57
IRL - Alan Judge (James McClean) 90
Lineups:
USA: 1-Bill Hamid; 2-DeAndre Yedlin (18-Shaq Moore, 70), 5-Cameron Carter-Vickers (21-Tim Parker, 61), 3-Matt Miazga, 19-Jorge Villafaña; 20-Wil Trapp (capt.); 11-Tim Weah, 4-Tyler Adams, 6-Weston McKennie (8-Joe Corona, 81), 23-Rubio Rubin (24-Luca de la Torre, 77); 7-Bobby Wood (13-Josh Sargent, 70)
Subs not used: 12-Zack Steffen, 9-Andrija Novakovich, 15-Eric Lichaj, 17-Antonee Robinson
Head coach: Dave Sarachan
IRL: 1-Colin Doyle; 4-John O'Shea (capt.) (25-Darragh Lenihan, 35), 5-Shane Duffy (20-Endo Stevens, 77), 21-Kevin Long, 2-Seamus Coleman; 8-Callum O'Dowda (6-Alan Judge, 89), 12-Declan Rice, 13-Jeff Hendrick (22-Harry Arter, 82); 19-Jonathan Walters, 11-James McClean; 24-Graham Burke (15-Daryle Horgan, 58)
Subs not used: 16-Conor O'Malley, 23-Shane Supple; 3-Matt Doherty, 7-Greg Cunningham, 10-John Egan, 14-Alan Browne, 18-David Meyler
Head coach: Martin O'Neill
Stats Summary: USA / IRL
Shots: 15 / 13
Shots on Goal: 3 / 5
Saves: 1 / 4
Corner Kicks: 9 / 3
Fouls: 7 / 14
Offside: 1 / 0
Misconduct Summary:
USA - Cameron Carter-Vickers (caution) 30th minute
USA - Tyler Adams (caution) 49
USA - Joe Corona (caution) 88
Officials:
Referee: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Sean Carr (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Stokoe (SCO)
Fourth Official: Robert Hennessy (IRL)
(Photo by John Dorton - ISIPhotos.com)
