United States vs Venezuela, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

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United States

61': Christian Pulisic

FT
1 - 1

Venezuela

29': Sema Velázquez

Christian Pulisic scores as United States draw with Venezuela

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Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Christian Santos (Venezuela).
1': John Brooks (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Darlington Nagbe (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Francisco Flores (Venezuela).
2': Attempt missed. Clint Dempsey (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
4': Offside, USA. Clint Dempsey tries a through ball, but Fabian Johnson is caught offside.
7': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mikel Villanueva.
8': Attempt blocked. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Santos with a cross.
9': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
15': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
15': Jorge Flores Villafaña (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Santos.
19': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Flores Villafaña.
21': Corner, USA. Conceded by Pablo Camacho.
22': Foul by Jorge Flores Villafaña (USA).
22': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
29': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by John Brooks.
29': Goal! USA 0, Venezuela 1. José Manuel Velázquez (Venezuela) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Junior Moreno with a headed pass following a corner.
32': Christian Santos (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Michael Bradley (USA).
33': Attempt saved. Junior Moreno (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
34': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Tim Howard.
34': Attempt saved. Rubert Quijada (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Santos with a headed pass.
34': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela).
35': Offside, USA. John Brooks tries a through ball, but Bobby Wood is caught offside.
37': Attempt missed. Fabian Johnson (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
40': Bobby Wood (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Pablo Camacho (Venezuela).
45': Offside, Venezuela. Rubert Quijada tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, USA 0, Venezuela 1.
45': Second Half begins USA 0, Venezuela 1.
45': Substitution, USA. Omar González replaces Geoff Cameron.
46': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón tries a through ball, but Jhon Murillo is caught offside.
47': Foul by Bobby Wood (USA).
47': Francisco Flores (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
48': John Brooks (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt missed. Clint Dempsey (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Flores Villafaña with a cross.
49': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Johnson.
50': Attempt blocked. Clint Dempsey (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
51': Delay in match John Brooks (USA) because of an injury.
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Attempt missed. Christian Santos (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Camacho.
55': Delay in match José Manuel Velázquez (Venezuela) because of an injury.
56': Substitution, Venezuela. Yordan Osorio replaces José Manuel Velázquez because of an injury.
56': Substitution, USA. Matt Hedges replaces John Brooks because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
61': Goal! USA 1, Venezuela 1. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Johnson.
63': Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Clint Dempsey.
63': Substitution, USA. Tim Ream replaces Fabian Johnson.
64': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
64': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Delay in match José Contreras (Venezuela) because of an injury.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Attempt missed. Christian Santos (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
67': Substitution, Venezuela. Hermes Romero replaces Darwin Machís.
69': Corner, USA. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
70': Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Darlington Nagbe.
70': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
71': Delay in match José Contreras (Venezuela) because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Venezuela. Jefferson Savarino replaces Christian Santos.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Flores Villafaña with a cross.
74': Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
75': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Hermes Romero (Venezuela).
76': Delay in match (USA).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Attempt missed. Tim Ream (USA) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a set piece situation.
78': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Francisco Flores (Venezuela).
78': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
78': José Contreras (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Hermes Romero (Venezuela).
80': Matt Hedges (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
81': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela).
82': Corner, USA. Conceded by Pablo Camacho.
83': Substitution, Venezuela. Francisco La Mantia replaces Junior Moreno.
85': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
85': Attempt blocked. Hermes Romero (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
88': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
88': Rubert Quijada (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Substitution, Venezuela. Jefre Vargas replaces Jhon Murillo.
90': Corner, USA. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
90'+1': Substitution, USA. Graham Zusi replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Omar González (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Foul by Pablo Camacho (Venezuela).
90'+2': Jorge Flores Villafaña (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Substitution, Venezuela. Andrés Ponce replaces Salomón Rondón.
90'+4': Foul by Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela).
90'+4': Michael Bradley (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, USA 1, Venezuela 1.
90'+6': Match ends, USA 1, Venezuela 1.

Statistics

VEN		USA
12	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	3
36.3	Possession	63.7
10	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
233	Accurate Passes	455
296	Passes	514
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	46
29	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	9
17	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 17,315

Line-Ups

United States (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Tim Howard (GK)
6	John Brooks
20	Geoff Cameron
4	Michael Bradley
17	Jorge Villafaña
2	DeAndre Yedlin
10	Christian Pulisic
15	Darlington Nagbe
23	Fabian Johnson
8	Clint Dempsey
9	Bobby Wood

United States Substitutes:

Matt Hedges, Graham Zusi, Jordan Morris, Dax McCarty, Omar González, Alejandro Bedoya, Kellyn Acosta, Tim Ream, Nick Rimando.

Venezuela (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	José Contreras (GK)
3	Mikel Villanueva
6	Sema Velázquez
4	Rubert José Quijada
17	Pablo Camacho
14	Júnior Moreno
5	Francisco Flores
11	Darwin Machis
15	Jhon Murillo
19	Christian Santos
9	Salomón Rondón

Venezuela Substitutes:

Edder Farías, Alain Baroja, Jefre Vargas, Jose Marrufo, Andrés Ponce, Francisco La Mantía, Aristóteles Romero, Yordan Osorio, Jefferson Savarino.

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