The USMNT finished off this run of games with a controlled 4-0 friendly win over Costa Rica at Rio Tinto Stadium and a shutout for Ethan Horvath.
USMNT 4 – Costa Rica 0
The USMNT closed out the Nations League section of the summer schedule with a 4-0 friendly win over Costa Rica at Rio Tinto Stadium on June 9. Costa Rica was the semifinals that the USMNT didn’t play, rounding out the first part of the summer schedule with four games, three wins, and the Nations League trophy. The USMNT will now regroup for next month’s Gold Cup.
Brenden Aaronson opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Daryl Dike doubled the lead in the 42nd with an assist from Mark McKenzie. Reggie Cannon made it 3-0 in the 52nd with Gio Reyna winning and converting a penalty in the 77th minute. Ethan Horvath kept the clean sheet.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: USMNT vs Costa Rica
Date: June 9, 2021
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
Attendance: 19,007
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. local
Weather: 88 degrees; partly cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 2 2 4
CRC 0 0 0
USA – Brenden Aaronson 8th minute
USA – Daryl Dike (Mark McKenzie) 42
USA – Reggie Cannon 52
USA – Gio Reyna (Penalty Kick) 77
Lineups:
USA: 12-Ethan Horvath; 20-Reggie Cannon; 15-Mark McKenzie (3-Walker Zimmerman, 45); 13-Tim Ream; 5-Antonee Robinson (2-Sergiño Dest, 82); 18-Yunus Musah (23-Kellyn Acosta, 75); 4-Tyler Adams (Capt.) (14-Jackson Yueil, 62); 17-Sebastian Lletget; 21-Tim Weah (7-Gio Reyna, 74); 24-Daryl Dike (6-Jordan Siebatcheu, 75); 11-Brenden Aaronson
Subs not used: 19-David Ochoa; 8-Weston McKennie; 9-Josh Sargent; 10-Christian Pulisic; 22-DeAndre Yedlin
Head coach: Gregg Berhalter
CRC: 23- Leonel Moreira; 4-Keysher Fuller; 3-Aaron Salazar (11-Randall Leal, 45); 19-Giancarlo Gonzalez; 15-Francisco Calvo (Capt.); 22-Joseph Mora; 20-Gerson Torres (2-Ariel Lassiter, 45); 17-Yeltsin Tejeda (8-Bryan Oviedo, 75); 14-Bernald Alfaro (5-Celso Borges, 45); 12-Joel Campbell (13-Allan Cruz, 64); 7-Johan Venegas (9-Jurguens Montenegro, 64)
Subs not used: 18-Patrick Sequeira
Head coach: Ronald Gonzalez Brenes
Stats Summary: USA / CRC
Shots: 11 / 8
Shots on Goal: 5 / 2
Saves: 2 / 1
Corner Kicks: 5 / 0
Fouls: 13 / 18
Offside: 1 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Mark McKenzie (Caution) 37th minute
CRC – Keysher Fuller (Caution) 76
Officials:
Referee: Tristley Bassue (SKN)
AR1: Jermaine Yee-Sing (JAM)
AR2: Jesus Ike Innis (SKN)
4th Official: Melvin Matamoros (HON)
