The USMNT lost to Switzerland 2-1 on May 30, 2021 in an international friendly in St Gallen. Sebastian Lletget scored for the United States.
Switzerland 2 – USMNT 1
The USMNT took an early lead in St Gallen, but it was Switzerland picking up a friendly win on Sunday with a 2-1 result. Sebastian Lletget continued his run of form with the National Team, opening the scoring in the 5th minute. Switzerland had a chance to go ahead from the penalty spot in the 42nd after a Sergino Dest hand ball but failed to convert. Steven Zuber put Switzerland up for good with a 63rd minute goal.
For the USMNT, it’s a quick turnaround to get to Denver for the Concacaf Nations League. They play Honduras on Thursday at Empower Field for a spot in the final. Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen join the squad after finishing their club season on Saturday in the Champions League final.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: USMNT vs Switzerland
Date: May 30, 2021
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: kybunpark; St. Gallen, Switzerland
Attendance: 100 (Limited Attendance)
Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. local
Weather: 60 degrees; sunny
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 1 0 1
SUI
USA – Sebastian Lletget (Brendon Aaronson) 5th minute
SUI – Ricardo Rodriguez (Silvvan Widmer)
SUI – Steven Zuber
Lineups:
USA: 1-Ethan Horvath, 15-Mark McKenzie, 2-Sergiño Dest, 6-John Brooks (13-Tim Ream, 61), 7-Gio Reyna (21-Tim Weah, 72), 8-Weston McKennie (Capt.), 9-Josh Sargent (16-Jordan Siebatcheu, 72), 11-Brenden Aaronson, 14-Jackson Yueill (23-Kellyn Acosta, 61), 17-Sebastian Lletget (10-Yunus Musah, 61), 20-Reggie Cannon (22-DeAndre Yedlin, 81)
Subs not used: 27-David Ochoa, 3-Matt Miazga, 5-Antonee Robinson, 18-Julian Green, 24-Matthew Hoppe, 26-Justin Che
Head coach: Gregg Berhalter
SUI: 1-Yann Sommer, 3-Silvvan Widmer, 4-Nico Elvedi (5-Manuel Akanji, 46), 6-Denis Zakaria, 7-Breel Embolo (18-Admir Mehmedi, 68), 9-Haris Severović (16-Christian Fassnacht, 84), 10-Granit Zhaka (Capt.), 13-Ricardo Rodriguez (25-Eray Cömert, 69), 17-Loris Benito (8-Remo Freuler, 46), 22-Fabian Schär, 23-Xherdan Shaqiri (14-Steven Zuber, 46)
Subs not used: 11-Ruben Vargas, 12-Yvon Mvogo, 20-Edimilson Fernandes, 21-Jonas Omlin, 24-Andi Zeqiri, 26-Jordan Lotomba
Head coach: Vladimir Petković
Stats Summary: USA / SUI
Shots: 11 / 11
Shots on Goal: 5 / 5
Saves: 3 / 4
Corner Kicks: 5 / 1
Fouls: 11 / 15
Offside: 1 / 3
Misconduct Summary:
None
Officials:
Referee: Harm Osmers (GER)
AR1: Eduard Beitinger (GER)
AR2: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
4th Official: Lionel Tschudi (SUI)
