Monday, September 11, 2023
MATCHDAY VLOG #26
Friday, June 30, 2023
MATCHDAY VLOG #25
Monday, June 26, 2023
MATCHDAY VLOG #24
Travelled up to Chicago for the match. Took way too long to get into the stadium, but we saw Matt Turner’s penalty save and Brandon Vazquez’s equalizer. June 24, 2023: USA 1-1 Jamaica [HT 0-1] Chicago, IL, Soldier Field (36,666) 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, Group A Scorers: Brandon Vazquez 88′ — Damion Lowe (Demarai Gray) 13′ USA: 1-Matt Turner (c); 2-DeAndre Yedlin, 4-Matt Miazga, 3-Aaron Long (20-Jalen Neal, 46′), 21-John Tolkin (19-Brandon Vazquez, 82′); 16-Aidan Morris, 8-James Sands, 7-Alan Soñora (14-Djordje Mihailovic, 66′); 17-Alex Zendejas (10-Cristian Roldan, 66′), 9-Jesús Ferreira, 13-Jordan Morris (11-Cade Cowell, 55′) Subs not used: 18-Sean Johnson, 23-Gaga Slonina, 5-Bryan Reynolds, 6-Gianluca Busio, 12-Miles Robinson, 15-DeJuan Jones Not Dressed: 22-Julian Gressel Head coach: B.J. Callaghan JAM: 1-Andre Blake (c); 2-Dexter Lembikisa, 17-Damion Lowe, 19-Adrian Mariappa, 4-Amari’i Bell (20-Kemar Lawrence, 65′); 10-Bobby Reid, 3-Kevon Lambert, 15-Joel Latibeaudiere, 12-Demarai Gray (8-Daniel Johnson, 90′); 7-Leon Bailey (11-Shamar Nicholson 90′), 18-Michail Antonio (9-Cory Burke, 75′) Subs not used: 13-Coniah Boyce-Clarke, 23-Jahmali Waite, 6-Di’Shon Bernard, 14-Dujuan Richards, 16-Kaheem Parris, 21-Javain Brown, 22-Jon Russell Head coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX) Cards: Damion Lowe [Y 3′], Kemar Lawrence [Y 83′], Andre Blake [Y 85′] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sunset Groove by Spiring https://soundcloud.com/user-57630131 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3C3o4uo Music promoted by Audio Library ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Thursday, December 1, 2022
MATCHDAY VLOG #23
Christian Pulisic put his body on the line to score the winning goal to advance the #USMNT out of Group B. I was at the CityPark watch party. My voice cracked during the goal. Better late than never. November 29, 2022: USA 1-0 Iran [HT 1-0] Doha, Qatar, Al Thumama Stadium (42,127) 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, Group B Scorer: Christian Pulisic (Sergiño Dest) 38′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 2-Sergiño Dest (18-Shaq Moore, 82′), 20-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 13-Tim Ream, 5-Antonee Robinson; 6-Yunus Musah, 4-Tyler Adams (c), 8-Weston McKennie (23-Kellyn Acosta, 65′); 21-Tim Weah (3-Walker Zimmerman, 82′), 24-Josh Sargent (19-Haji Wright, 77′), 10-Christian Pulisic (11-Brenden Aaronson, 46′) Subs not used: 12-Ethan Horvath, 25-Sean Johnson, 7-Gio Reyna, 9-Jesús Ferreira, 14-Luca de la Torre, 15-Aaron Long, 16-Jordan Morris, 17-Cristian Roldan, 22-DeAndre Yedlin, 26-Joe Scally Head coach: Gregg Berhalter IRN: 1-Alireza Beiranvand; 23-Ramin Rezaeian, 19-Majid Hosseini, 8-Morteza Pouraliganji, 5-Milad Mohammadi (18-Ali Karimi, 45’+3); 21-Ahmad Noorollahi (16-Mehdi Torabi, 71′), 6-Saeid Ezatolahi, 3-Ehsan Hajisafi (c) (25-Abolfazl Jalali, 72′); 17-Ali Gholizadeh (10-Karim Ansarifard, 77′), 20-Sardar Azmoun (14-Saman Ghoddos, 46′), 9-Mehdi Taremi Subs not used: 12-Payam Niazmand, 22-Amir Abedzadeh, 24-Hossein Hosseini, 2-Sadegh Moharrami, 4-Shoja Khalilzadeh, 11-Vahid Amiri, 13-Hossein Kanani, 15-Rouzbeh Cheshmi Head coach: Carlos Queiroz Referee: Antonio Mateu (ESP) Cards: Tyler Adams [Y 43′] — Majid Hosseini [Y 77′], Hossein Kanani [Y 83′], Abolfazl Jalali [Y 90’+6] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Time Out - Atch https://soundcloud.com/atch-music Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-time-out Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/NPnLxESfv50 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Sunday, November 27, 2022
MATCHDAY VLOG #22
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
MATCHDAY VLOG #21
In the opening match of the World Cup, the USMNT led in the first half through a goal by Tim Weah but had to settle for a draw after a late Gareth Bale penalty.
November 21, 2022: USA 1-1 Wales [HT 1-0]
Al Rayyan, Qatar, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (43,418)
2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, Group B
Scorers: Tim Weah (Christian Pulisic) 36′ — Gareth Bale (PK) 82′
USA: 1-Matt Turner; 2-Sergiño Dest (22-DeAndre Yedlin, 74′), 3-Walker Zimmerman, 13-Tim Ream, 5-Antonee Robinson; 4-Tyler Adams (c), 8-Weston McKennie (11-Brenden Aaronson, 66′), 6-Yunus Musah (23-Kellyn Acosta, 75′); 21-Tim Weah (16-Jordan Morris, 88′), 24-Josh Sargent (19-Haji Wright, 74′), 10-Christian Pulisic
Subs not used: 12-Ethan Horvath, 25-Sean Johnson, 7-Gio Reyna, 9-Jesús Ferreira, 14-Luca de la Torre, 15-Aaron Long, 17-Cristian Roldan, 18-Shaq Moore, 20-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 26-Joe Scally
Head coach: Gregg Berhalter
WAL: 1-Wayne Henessey; 5-Chris Mephan, 6-Joe Rodon, 4-Ben Davies; 14-Connor Roberts, 10-Aaron Ramsey, 15-Ethan Ampadu (16-Joe Morrell, 90’+5), 8-Harry Wilson (22-Sorba Thomas, 90’+3), 3-Neco Williams (9-Brennan Johnson, 79′); 11-Gareth Bale (c), 20-Daniel James (13-Kieffer Moore, 46′)
Subs not used: 12-Danny Warth, 21-Adam Davies, 2-Chris Gunter, 7-Joe Allen, 17-Tom Lockyer, 18-Jonny Williams, 19-Mark Harris, 23-Dylan Levitt, 24-Ben Cavango, 25-Ruben Colwill, 26-Matt Smith
Head coach: Rob Page
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT)
Cards: Sergiño Dest [Y 11′], Weston Mckennie [Y 13′], Tim Ream [Y 51′], Kellyn Acosta [Y 90’+9] — Gareth Bale [Y 40′], Chris Mephan [Y 45’+2]
Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
MATCHDAY VLOG #20
The USMNT had to bend but not break as Sean Johnson made a couple big saves and Edinson Cavani missed a big chance late in the goalless draw. I was there.
June 5, 2022: USA 0-0 UruguayScorers: None USA: 25-Sean Johnson; 2-DeAndre Yedlin (5-Antonee Robinson, 62′), 3-Walker Zimmerman, 15-Aaron Long (12-Erik Palmer-Brown, 46′), 29-Joe Scally; 4-Tyler Adams (c), 6-Yunus Musah (14-Luca de la Torre, 85′), 8-Weston McKennie (7-Paul Arriola, 46′); 21-Tim Weah (11-Brenden Aaronson, 46′), 9-Jesús Ferreira (19-Haji Wright, 61′), 10-Christian Pulisic Subs not used: 18-Ethan Horvath, 13-Jordan Morris, 17-Malik Tillman, 20-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 22-Reggie Cannon, 23-Kellyn Acosta Head coach: Gregg Berhalter URU: 1-Fernando Muslera; 2-Jose Giménez (19-Sebastian Coates, 35′), 3-Diego Godín (c) (16-Mathias Olivera, 46), 22-Martin Cáceres; 4-Guillermo Varela (8-Facundo Pellistri, 68′), 6-Manuel Ugarte (15-Federico Valverde, 61′), 20-Mauro Arambarri (5-Matias Vecino, 60′), 10-Fernando Gorriarán (9-Diego Rossi, 67′), 17-Matias Viña; 18-Maxi Gómez (21-Edinson Cavani, 61′), 11-Darwin Nuñez Subs not used: 12-Sergio Rochet, 23-Sebastian Sosa, 7-Nicolas de la Cruz, 13-Damián Suárez, 14-Lucas Torreira Head coach: Diego Alonso Referee: Adonai Escobedo (MEX) Cards: Federico Valverde [Y 82′]
Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History
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Friday, February 4, 2022
MATCHDAY VLOG #19
On a very cold night, the USMNT scored off of three set pieces to earn a crucial three points in World Cup Qualifying after losing to Canada. Weston McKennie, Walker Zimmerman and Christian Pulisic scored goals in the win. February 2, 2022: USA 3-0 Honduras [HT 2-0] St. Paul, MN, Allianz Field (19,202) Concacaf 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Scorers: Weston McKennie (Kellyn Acosta) 8′, Walker Zimmerman 37′, Christian Pulisic (Walker Zimmerman) 67′ USA: 1-Matt Turner; 4-Reggie Cannon, 3-Walker Zimmerman (c), 12-Miles Robinson, 5-Antonee Robinson; 23-Kellyn Acosta, 17-Luca de la Torre, 8-Weston McKennie (14-Cristian Roldan, 84′); 21-Tim Weah (11-Brenden Aaronson, 76′), 18-Ricardo Pepi (20-Jesús Ferreira, 76′), 13-Jordan Morris (10-Christian Pulisic, 64′) Subs Not Used: 19-Sean Johnson, 2-Sergiño Dest, 6-Yunus Musah, 7-Paul Arriola, 9-Gyasi Zardes, 15-Sebastian Lletget, 16-Mark McKenzie, 22-DeAndre Yedlin Head coach: Gregg Berhalter HON: 22-Luis López (1-Edrick Menjívar, 46′); 16-Wisdom Quaye, 15-Denil Maldonado, 3-Maynor Figueroa, 19-Omar Elvír; 14-Kevin López (5-Devon García, 61′), 8-Alfredo Mejía, 6-Juan Delgado, 23-Diego Rodriguez (11-Bryan Róchez, 46′); 7-Alberth Elis (c), 12-Rommel Quioto (9-Antony Lozano, 46′) Subs Not Used: 18-Alex Güity, 2-Allans Vargas, 4-Marcelo Santos, 10-Edwin Rodríguez, 17-Franklin Flores, 20-Jorge Álvarez, 21-Jonathan Rubio Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM) Cards: Tim Weah [Y 75′] — Alfredo Mejía [Y 36′], Wisdom Quaye [Y 36′]
Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
MATCHDAY VLOG #18
Thursday, November 18, 2021
MATCHDAY VLOG #17
USA 1-1 Jamaica Tim Weah's early goal was canceled out by a Michail Antonio bomb midway through the first half. A disallowed goal late in the match helped the USMNT earn a point. Kingston, Jamaica, Independence Park (4,100) Concacaf 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Scorers: Michail Antonio (Devon Williams) 22′ — Tim Weah (Ricardo Pepi) 11′ JAM: 1-Andre Blake (c), 20-Kemar Lawrence (2-Gregory Leigh, 46)’, 17-Damion Lowe, 6-Liam Moore, 16-Javain Brown, 22-Devon Williams, 15-Je-Vaughn Watson (3-Anthony Grant, 68′), 21-Lamar Walker (4-Ravel Morrison, 68′), 10-Bobby Reid (12-Junior Flemmings, 68′), 7-Leon Bailey (8-Oniel Fisher, 88′), 18-Michail Antonio Subs not used: 13-Dwayne Miller, 23-Jeadine White, 5-Alvas Powell, 9-Cory Burke, 11-Shamar Nicholson, 14-Javon East, 19-Adrian Mariappa Head coach: Theodore Whitmore USA: 1-Zack Steffen; 2-DeAndre Yedlin, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 15-Chris Richards, 5-Antonee Robinson; 4-Tyler Adams (c), 6-Yunus Musah (23-Kellyn Acosta, 66′), 16-Gianluca Busio; 20-Tim Weah (10-Christian Pulisic, 66′), 9-Ricardo Pepi (19-Jesús Ferreira, 78′), 11-Brenden Aaronson (7-Paul Arriola, 77′) Subs not used: 13-Matt Turner, 8-James Sands, 12-Joe Scally, 14-Cristian Roldan, 17-Sebastian Lletget, 18-Mark McKenzie, 21-Sam Vines, 22-Reggie Cannon Head coach: Gregg Berhalter Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC) Cards: Je-Vaughn Watson [Y 8′], Javain Brown [Y 40′] Lineup from the Society for American Soccer History
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