The USMNT closed out the March, 2023 international window and the Nations League A, group D schedule with a 1-0 win over El Salvador in Orlando. The United States will play in the Nations League semifinals on June 15 in Las Vegas. the 3rd-place game and final are set for June 18. After scoring twice against Grenada, Ricardo Pepi subbed on in the 60th minute and scored in the 62nd for the game’s only goal. USA goalkeeper Matt Turner kept the clean sheet. The USMNT returns to action against Mexico in an out-of-window friendly set for April 19 at State Farm Stadium.
As they say in March…
SURVIVE AND ADVANCE. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Dw9khLWzWj
— U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (@USMNT) March 28, 2023
— GAME REPORT —
Match: United States Men’s National Team vs. El Salvador
Date: March 27, 2023
Competition: Concacaf Nations League
Venue: Exploria Stadium; Orlando, Fla.
Attendance: 18,947
Kickoff: 7:37pm ET
Weather: 85 degrees; mostly sunny
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
SLV 0 0 0
USA – Ricardo Pepi (Weston McKennie) 62nd minute
Lineups:
USA: 1-Matt Turner; 2-Sergiño Dest, 4-Miles Robinson, 13-Tim Ream, 5-Antonee Robinson; 8-Weston McKennie (15-Johnny Cardoso, 90+2), 6-Yunus Musah (14-Luca de la Torre, 71); 17-Alex Zendejas (11-Brenden Aaronson, 60), 7-Gio Reyna (22-Taylor Booth, 72), 10-Christian Pulisic (capt.); 23-Daryl Dike (9-Ricardo Pepi, 60)
Substitutes not used: 12-Ethan Horvath, 18-Zack Steffen, 3-Mark McKenzie, 16-Alan Soñora, 19-Joe Scally, 20-Auston Trusty, 21-Djordje Mihailovic
Head coach: Anthony Hudson
SLV: 1-Mario Gonzalez (capt.); 21-Bryan Tamacas, 3-Roberto Dominguez, 4-Eriq Zavaleta, 15-Alex Roldan (5-Nelson Blanco, 46); 8-Brayan Landaverde (14-Christian Martinez, 56), 10-Enrico Dueñas (7-Mayer Gil, 56), 6-Narciso Orellana, 17-Jairo Henrique; 19-Kevin Reyes (13-Leonardo Menjivar, 77), 9-Brayan Gil (11-Cristian Gil, 70)
Substitutes not used: 18-Tomas Romero, 2-Rudy Clavel, 12-William Canales, 16-Juan Argueta, 20-Jose Villalobos, 23-Melvin Cartagena
Head coach: Hugo Perez
Stats Summary: USA / SLV
Shots: 17 / 4
Shots on Goal: 4 / 0
Saves: 0 / 3
Corner Kicks: 13 / 2
Fouls: 16 / 11
Offside: 2 / 5
Misconduct Summary:
SLV – Kevin Reyes (caution) 66th minute
Officials:
Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj (GUA)
4th Official: Julio Cesar Luna (GUA)
Photo by John Dorton – ISIPhotos.com
