MATCHDAY VLOG #10

USA 1-0 Mexico USMNT Wins Second Trophy this Summer In the Gold Cup Final, the USMNT absorbed attacks and put themselves in a position to steal the win in extra time. Miles Robinson nodded home Kellyn Acosta's free-kick in the 117' as the USMNT captured its second trophy in 2021. Las Vegas, NV, Allegiant Stadium (61,514) 2021 Gold Cup Final Scorer: Miles Robinson (Kellyn Acosta) 117′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 2-Reggie Cannon (20-Shaq Moore, 65′), 16-James Sands, 12-Miles Robinson, 21-George Bello (3-Sam Vines, 65′); 19-Eryk Williamson (6-Gianluca Busio, 87′), 23-Kellyn Acosta, 17-Sebastian Lletget (10-Cristian Roldan, 66′); 7-Paul Arriola (c) (8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 87′), 9-Gyasi Zardes, 13-Matthew Hoppe (24-Henry Kessler, 120’+1) Subs not used: 18-Sean Johnson, 22-Brad Guzan, 4-Donovan Pines, 11-Daryl Dike, 14-Jackson Yueill, 15-Jonathan Lewis Head coach: Gregg Berhalter MEX: 1-Alfredo Talavera; 21-Luis Rodriguez, 2-Nestor Araujo, 15-Hector Moreno (c) (3-Carlos Salcedo, 44′), 23-Jesus Gallardo; 16-Hector Herrera, 4-Edson Alvarez, 6-Jonathan Dos Santos (14-Erick Gutierrez, 76′); 10-Orbelin Pineda (24-Rodolfo Pizarro, 76′), 11-Rogelio Funes (9-Alan Pulido, 105′) Mori, 17-Jesus Corona (5-Osvaldo Rodriguez, 90′) Subs not used: 12-Rodolfo Cota, 20-Jonathan Orozco, 7-Erick Sanchez, 8-Kevin Alvarez, 13-Alan Cervantes, 18-Efrain Alvarez, 19-Gilberto Sepulveda Head coach: Gerardo Martino Referee: Hector Said Martinez (HON) Cards: Kellyn Acosta [Y 113′] — Hector Herrera [Y 72′], Jesus Gallardo [Y 114′], Edson Alvarez [Y 117′] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History ––– "Artificial.Music - And So It Begins [Lo-fi]" is under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY) 3.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/BH-SnQ8J1VU –––

MATCHDAY VLOG #9

USA 1-0 Qatar Zardes Wins It off the Bench Gyasi Zardes converted the chance created by Nicholas Gioacchini for the winner in the Gold Cup SF. Another exciting finish for the USMNT. I was at Amsterdam Tavern in STL for this one. Austin, TX, Q2 Stadium (20,500) 2021 Gold Cup Semifinal Scorer: Gyasi Zardes (Nicholas Gioacchini) 86′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 20-Shaq Moore (2-Reggie Cannon, 63′), 16-James Sands, 12-Miles Robinson, 3-Sam Vines; 6-Gianluca Busio (10-Cristian Roldan, 63′), 23-Kellyn Acosta, 17-Sebastian Lletget (c); 7-Paul Arriola (19-Eryk Williamson, 81′), 11-Daryl Dike (9-Gyasi Zardes, 63′), 13-Matthew Hoppe (8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 86′) Subs not used: 18-Sean Johnson, 22-Brad Guzan, 14-Jackson Yueill, 15-Jonathan Lewis, 21-George Bello, 24-Henry Kessler Head coach: Gregg Berhalter QAT: 22-Meshaal Barsham; 2-Pedro Miguel, 15-Bassam Al Rawi, 16-Khoukhi Boualem, 3-Abdelkarim Hassan, 14-Homam Ahmed; 10-Hasan Al Haydos (c) (20-Abdullah Al Ahrak, 72′), 12-Karim Boudiaf, 6-Abdelaziz Hatim (7-Ahmed Alaa, 88′), 19-Al Moez Ali, 11-Akram Afif (9-Mohammed Muntari, 77′) Subs not used: 1-Saad Al Sheeb, 21-Yousof Hassan, 4-Mohammed Waad, 5-Tarek Salman, 8-Ahmed Suhail, 13-Musaab Khidir, 17-Ismail Mohamad, 18-Yusuf Abdurisag, 23-Assim Madabo Head coach: Félix Sanchez Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (CRC) Cards: Paul Arriola [Y 54′], Shaq Moore [Y 62′] — Karim Boudiaf [Y 40′] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– don't leave me here alone by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/dont-leave-me-here-alone Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/gCeWGmRKtf8 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #8

USA 1-0 Jamaica Hoppe's Match Winner 20-year-old Matthew Hoppe earned his first international cap in this tournament and waited for the perfect time to score his first USMNT goal, which was the winner in the 83' in the Gold Cup quarterfinal win over Jamaica. Arlington, TX, AT&T Stadium (41,318) 2021 Gold Cup Quarterfinal Scorer: Matthew Hoppe (Cristian Roldan) 83′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 3-Sam Vines, 16-James Sands, 12-Miles Robinson; 20-Shaq Moore (2-Reggie Cannon, 84′), 23-Kellyn Acosta, 6-Gianluca Busio, 11-Daryl Dike (9-Gyasi Zardes, 63′); 17-Sebastian Lletget, 13-Matthew Hoppe (8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 84′), 7-Paul Arriola (c) (10-Cristian Roldan, 63′) Subs not used: 18-Sean Johnson, 22-Brad Guzan, 14-Jackson Yueill, 15-Jonathan Lewis, 19-Eryk Williamson, 21-George Bello, 24-Henry Kessler Head coach: Gregg Berhalter JAM: 1-Andre Blake (c), 5-Alvas Powell (8-Oniel Fisher, 28′), 17-Damion Lowe, 6-Liam Moore, 20-Kemar Lawrence; 12-Junior Flemmings (21-Tyreek Magee, 86′), 22-Devon Williams, 16-Daniel Johnson, 15-Blair Turgott (11-Shamar Nicholson, 74′); 9-Cory Burke (14-Andre Gray, 74′), 10-Boby Reid Subs not used: 13-Dillon Barnes, 23-Dennis Taylor, 2-Lamar Walker, 3-Michael Hector, 4-Amari’I Bell, 7-Leon Bailey, 19-Adrian Mariappa Head coach: Theodore Whitmore Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX) Cards: Cory Burke [Y 30′], Blair Turgott [Y 50′] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History All match reports and stories posted to Twitter and Instagram. Follow at @usmnt_historian. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Shadows by David Cutter Music https://davidcuttermusic.com https://soundcloud.com/dcuttermusic Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/shadows-david-cutter Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/qiBHOiEl9EI ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #7

USA 1-0 Canada The Fastest Goal Scored in USMNT History Shaq Moore scored 20 seconds into the final Gold Cup Group B match and that was enough to help the USMNT secure three points and a spot atop the group. Kansas City, Children’s Mercy Park (18,467) 2021 Gold Cup, Group B Scorer: Shaq Moore (Sebastian Lletget) 1′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 5-Walker Zimmerman (c) (4-Donovan Pines, 15′), 16-James Sands, 12-Miles Robinson; 20-Shaq Moore (2-Reggie Cannon, 58′), 23-Kellyn Acosta (10-Cristian Roldan, 74′), 6-Gianluca Busio (14-Jackson Yueill, 74′), 17-Sebastian Lletget, 3-Sam Vines; 9-Gyasi Zardes (13-Matthew Hoppe, 75′), 11-Daryl Dike Subs not used: 18-Sean Johnson, 22-Brad Guzan, 8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 15-Jonathan Lewis, 19-Eryk Williamson, 21-George Bello Head coach: Gregg Berhalter CAN: 16-Maxime Crepeau; 2-Alistar Johnston, 5-Steven Vitoria (c), 4-Kamal Miller; 22-Richie Laryea, 8-Liam Fraser, 6-Samuel Piette (14-Mark-Anthony Kaye, 73′), 12-Tajon Buchanan; 17-Cyle Larin (9-Lucas Cavallini, 53′), 10-Junior Hoilett (3-Tyler Pasher, 74′), 20-Ayo Akinola (21-Jonathan Osorio, 24′) Subs not used: 1-Dayne St. Clair, 18-Jayson Leutwiler, 11-Theodor Corbeanu, 13-Frank Sturing, 15-Doneil Henry, 19-Harrison Paton Head coach: John Herdman Referee: Adonai Escobedo (MEX) Cards: None Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2Pe7mBN Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/b6jK2t3lcRs ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #6

USA 6-1 Martinique Dike Scores Twice Daryl Dike notched a brace as the USMNT routed Martinique to set up a chance to top Group B in Sunday's match against Canada. Kansas City, Children’s Mercy Park (7,511) 2021 Gold Cup, Group B Scorers: Daryl Dike (Matthew Hoppe) 14′, (Cristian Roldan) 59′, Miles Robinson (Eryk Williamson) 50′, Gyasi Zardes 70′, Nicholas Gioacchini (Gianluca Busio) 90′ — Samuel Camille (OG) 23′, Emmanuel Riviere (PK) 64′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 5-Walker Zimmerman (c) (4-Donovan Pines, 79′), 16-James Sands, 12-Miles Robinson; 20-Shaq Moore (23-Kellyn Acosta, 58′), 6-Gianluca Busio, 19-Eryk Williamson (14-Jackson Yueill, 79′), 21-George Bello; 10-Cristian Roldan, 11-Daryl Dike (9-Gyasi Zardes, 68′), 13-Matthew Hoppe (8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 58′) Subs not used: 18-Sean Johnson, 22-Brad Guzan, 3-Sam Vines, 15-Jonathan Lewis, 17-Sebastian Lletget Head coach: Gregg Berhalter MTQ: 23-Meslien Gilles; 17-Burner Patrick, 6-Jean-Sylvain Babin (13-Christof Jougon, 57′), 21-Sebastien Cretinoir (c); 4-Dondon Gerald, 20-Stephane Abaul, 19-Daniel Herelle (14-Norman Grelet, 76′), 18-Samuel Camille; 12-Johnny Marajo (5-Karl Vitulin, 76′), 11-Emmanuel Riviere (15-Yordan Thimon, 69′), 10-Kevin Fortune (9-Reuperne Enrick, 69′) Subs not used: 1-Loic Chauvet, 16-Arnaud Huyghues Des, 2-Florian Goma, 3-Ambroise Felicitet, 7-Gregory Pastel, 8-Yann Thimon, 22-Romario Barthelery Head coach: Mario Bocaly Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA) Cards: None Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Underground Stars by Loxbeats https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/underground-stars Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vpJDMD2EzkA ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #5

USA 1-0 Haiti The USMNT scored once early, and after hitting the post/crossbar twice, felt like that was enough in this victory to open action in Group B in the Gold Cup. Kansas City, Children’s Mercy Park (12,664) 2021 Gold Cup, Group B Scorer: Sam Vines (Gyasi Zardes) 8′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 20-Shaq Moore (19-Eryk Williamson, 76′), 5-Walker Zimmerman, 12-Miles Robinson, 3-Sam Vines; 23-Kellyn Acosta, 14-Jackson Yueill (6-Gianluca Busio, 62′), 17-Sebastian Lletget; 7-Paul Arriola (8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 14′) (16-James Sands, 76′), 9-Gyasi Zardes, 15-Jonathan Lewis (11-Daryl Dike, 62′) Subs not used: 4-Donovan Pines, 10-Cristian Roldan, 13-Matthew Hoppe, 18-Sean Johnson, 21-George Bello, 22-Brad Guzan Head coach: Gregg Berhalter HAI: 1-Bryan Sylvestre; 2-Carlens Arcus, 4-Ricardo Ade, 13-Kevin Lafrance, 17-Martin Experience (22-Alex Christian, 80′); 21-Bryan Alceus, 14-Leverton Pierre (15-Dutherson Clerveaux, 89′), 5-Stephane Lambese, 10-Derrick Etienne Jr., 9-Duckens Nazon (18-Ronaldo Damus, 80′), 7-Carnejy Antoine Subs not used: 3-Francois Dulysse, 8-Zachary Herivaux, 11-Roberto Louima Head coach: Jean-Jacques Pierre Referee: Hector Said Martinez (HON) Cards: Kellyn Acosta [Y 72′], Gyasi Zardes [Y 75′] — Martin Experience [Y 47′] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Something Elated by Broke For Free http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/something-elated Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/14CDQ3lp3Ao ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #4

USA 4-0 Cost Rica After winning the CONCACAF Nations League Final Sunday, the USMNT took a victory lap in this friendly victory. I was at a bar for this one. Sandy, Rio Tinto Stadium (19,000) International Friendly Scorers: Brenden Aaronson 8′, Daryl Dike (Mark McKenzie) 42′, Reggie Cannon 52′, Gio Reyna (PK) 77′ 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 (c) (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 (c); 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 Referee: Tristley Bassue (SKN) Cards: Mark McKenzie [Y 37′] — Keysher Fuller [Y 76′] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Maarif — Soyb & Amine Maxwell [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/QqsPjuyvM6c Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/maarif ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #3

USA 3-2 Mexico The Mile High Melee For the CONCACAF Nations League Final in Denver, the USMNT came back twice against their neighboring rivals before Christian Pulisic and Ethan Horvath became national heroes. Denver, Empower Field at Mile High (37,648) CONCACAF Nations League Final Scorers: Gio Reyna 27′, Weston McKennie (Gio Reyna) 82′, Christian Pulisic (PL) 114′ — Jesus Corona 1′, Diego Lainez (Hirving Lozano) 79′ USA: 1-Zack Steffen (12-Ethan Horvath, 69′); 22-DeAndre Yedlin (20-Reggie Cannon, 106′), 15-Mark McKenzie, 6-John Brooks, 13-Tim Ream (4-Tyler Adams, 82′), 2-Sergiño Dest (21-Tim Weah, 60′); 8-Weston McKennie, 23-Kellyn Acosta; 7-Gio Reyna (17-Sebastian Lletget, 82′), 9-Josh Sargent (16-Jordan Siebatcheu, 68′), 10-Christian Pulisic (c) Subs not used: 19-David Ochoa, 3-Matt Miazga, 5-Antonee Robinson, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 14-Jackson Yueill, 18-Yunus Musah Head coach: Gregg Berhalter MEX: 13-Guillermo Ochoa (c); 21-Luis Rodríguez, 2-Néstor Araújo, 15-Héctor Moreno (3-Carlos Salcedo, 100′), 23-Jesús Gallardo; 8-Carlos Rodríguez (7-Luis Romo, 66′), 4-Edson Álvarez (10-Orbelín Pineda, 117′), 16-Héctor Herrera (18-Andrés Guardado, 100′); 20-Uriel Antuna (14-Diego Lainez, 78′), 22-Hirving Lozano, 17-Jesus Corona (9-Henry Martin, 66′) Subs not used: 1-Alfredo Talavera, 12-Rodolfo Cota, 5-Jorge Sánchez, 6-Sebastian Córdova, 11-Alan Pulido, 19-Gerardo Arteaga Head coach: Gerardo Martino Referee: John Pitti (PAN) Cards: John Brooks [Y 10′], Kellyn Acosta [Y 49′], Mark McKenzie [Y 86′], DeAndre Yedlin [Y 90’+4], Christian Pulisic [Y 116′] — Héctor Herrera [Y 90’+2], Hirving Lozano [Y 111′], Gerardo Martino [R 120’+2], Andres Guardado [Y 120’+10] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History MUSIC From 0:00 to 1:13 and 4:21 to 5:46 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Freedom — tubebackr [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/ChJ5ibBzCas Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/freedomm –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– From 1:14 to 4:20 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Clarion by Scott Buckley https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-clarion Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/zWz0_Krqmzc ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #2

USA 1-0 Honduras Jordan Pefok came off the bench for the USMNT and scored the winner in the 89' in the CONCACAF Nations League SF and I was there to see it. Here are the highlights of my day. Denver, Empower Field at Mile High (34,451) Nations League Semifinal Scorer: Jordan Siebatcheu (Weston McKennie) 89′ USA: 1-Zack Steffen (c); 2-Sergiño Dest, 15-Mark McKenzie, 6-John Brooks, 5-Antonee Robinson (20-Reggie Cannon, 78′); 8-Weston McKennie, 14-Jackson Yueill (23-Kellyn Acosta, 83′), 17-Sebastian Lletget; 7-Gio Reyna (11-Brenden Aaronson, 78′), 9-Josh Sargent (16-Jordan Siebatcheu, 78′), 10-Christian Pulisic (3-Matt Miazga, 94′) Subs not used: 12-Ethan Horvath, 19-David Ochoa, 4-Tyler Adams, 13-Tim Ream, 18-Yunus Musah, 21-Tim Weah, 22-DeAndre Yedlin Head coach: Gregg Berhalter HON: 22-Luis López; 2-Kevin Álvarez, 4-Marcelo Pereira (14-Boniek García, 74′), 3-Maynor Figueroa (c), 23-Diego Rodríguez (5-Éver Alvarado, 65′); 11-Rigoberto Rivas (21-Jhow Benavídez, 74′), 10-Alexander López (6-Bryan Acosta, 64′), 20-Deybi Flores, 17-Jonathan Rubio (8-Edwin Rodriguez, 64′); 7-Alberth Elis, 9-Antony Lozano Subs not used: 1-Edrick Menjivar, 18-Alex Güity, 12-Jorge Benguché, 13-Kevin Arriaga, 15-Elvin Casildo, 16-Johnny Leveron, 19-Wálter Martínez Head coach: Fabián Coito Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM) Cards: Mark McKenzie [Y 84′], Tyler Adams [ Y86′] — Diego Rodríguez [Y 57′], Bryan Acosta [Y 75′], Alberth Elis [Y 90+6] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: I Am OK — Vishmak [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/KZVS1ag3itA Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/i-am-ok ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MATCHDAY VLOG #1

USA 1-2 Switzerland When the USMNT fell on Sunday in prep for the CONCACAF Nations League, I documented watching the match with my friend Gebbs and turned it into a little vlog. St. Gallen, Kybun Park (100 (Limited Attendance)) International Friendly Scorers: Ricardo Rodriguez (Silvvan Widmer) 10′, Steven Zuber 63′ — Sebastian Lletget (Brenden Aaronson) 5′ 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 (c), 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 (c), 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 Referee: Harm Osmers (GER) Cards: None Lineup from Society of American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Time (Instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-time-instrumental Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/GkzGX7wJHik ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––