United States vs Costa Rica, 2020 International Friendly

· International Friendly

United States

50': Ulysses Llanez (P)

FT
1 - 0

Costa Rica

United States beat Costa Rica in friendly with Llanez penalty

A Ulysses Llanez penalty gave the United States a deserved 1-0 friendly win over Costa Rica in Carson, California, on Saturday afternoon.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Giancarlo González.
1': Attempt blocked. Aaron Long (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ulysses Llanez Jr with a cross.
1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keyner Brown.
4': Attempt blocked. Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
4': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Vines.
4': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
5': Esteban Alvarado (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Paul Arriola (USA).
7': Corner, USA. Conceded by Giancarlo González.
7': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
8': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
10': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Esteban Alvarado (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
12': Aaron Long (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Marco Ureña (Costa Rica).
14': Attempt saved. Paul Arriola (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
16': Foul by Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica).
16': Sebastian Lletget (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Ulises Segura (Costa Rica).
20': Jackson Yueill (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Esteban Alvarado (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA).
23': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
23': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Giancarlo González (Costa Rica) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Johan Venegas with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
24': Attempt blocked. David Guzmán (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).
26': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
29': Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA).
30': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keyner Brown.
34': Attempt missed. Aaron Long (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
34': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
36': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
36': Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Offside, USA. Walker Zimmerman tries a through ball, but Sam Vines is caught offside.
39': Attempt missed. Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Guzmán with a headed pass.
42': Foul by Sam Vines (USA).
42': Ulises Segura (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Sebastian Lletget (USA).
42': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
45': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
45'+1': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Long.
45'+1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Esteban Alvarado.
45'+2': First Half ends, USA 0, Costa Rica 0.
45': Second Half begins USA 0, Costa Rica 0.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Luis Díaz replaces Ulises Segura.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Randall Leal replaces Ariel Lassiter.
48': Penalty USA. Reggie Cannon draws a foul in the penalty area.
48': Penalty conceded by Randall Leal (Costa Rica) after a foul in the penalty area.
50': Goal! USA 1, Costa Rica 0. Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
52': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
52': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Foul by Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA).
53': Luis Díaz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita.
55': Attempt blocked. Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Guzmán.
55': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Aaron Long.
56': Attempt missed. Keyner Brown (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Guzmán with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt blocked. Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Keyner Brown.
59': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ulysses Llanez Jr.
59': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
59': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica).
62': Sebastian Lletget (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Jesús Ferreira.
62': Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Aaron Long.
63': Substitution, Costa Rica. Joseph Mora replaces Ronald Matarrita.
63': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Vines following a set piece situation.
64': Foul by Reggie Cannon (USA).
64': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Giancarlo González (Costa Rica).
64': Gyasi Zardes (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Substitution, USA. Brandon Servania replaces Brenden Aaronson.
67': Foul by Paul Arriola (USA).
67': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt saved. Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Vines.
68': Foul by Jackson Yueill (USA).
68': Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Ulysses Llanez Jr (USA) is shown the yellow card.
69': Attempt missed. Giancarlo González (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Guzmán with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Substitution, Costa Rica. Bernald Alfaro replaces Yeltsin Tejeda.
71': Attempt missed. Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
72': Foul by Brandon Servania (USA).
72': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt blocked. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
73': Substitution, USA. Jonathan Lewis replaces Ulysses Llanez Jr.
73': David Guzmán (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Sam Vines (USA).
74': Attempt blocked. Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Sebastian Lletget.
75': Attempt saved. Randall Leal (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
76': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Lletget (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Corner, USA. Conceded by Joseph Mora.
76': Substitution, USA. Bill Hamid replaces Sean Johnson.
77': Substitution, USA. Chase Gasper replaces Sam Vines.
77': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
77': Attempt saved. Walker Zimmerman (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
77': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Chase Gasper.
78': Substitution, Costa Rica. Cristopher Nuñez replaces Johan Venegas.
78': Substitution, Costa Rica. Manfred Ugalde replaces Marco Ureña.
78': Attempt saved. Keyner Brown (Costa Rica) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Guzmán with a cross.
79': Foul by Reggie Cannon (USA).
79': Joseph Mora (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Cristopher Nuñez (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Chase Gasper (USA).
81': Foul by Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica).
81': Walker Zimmerman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
84': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
85': Corner, USA. Conceded by Luis Díaz.
85': Attempt blocked. Walker Zimmerman (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross.
85': Corner, USA. Conceded by Giancarlo González.
86': Offside, USA. Sebastian Lletget tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
88': Corner, USA. Conceded by Randall Leal.
89': Chase Gasper (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Cristopher Nuñez (Costa Rica).
90': Foul by Jackson Yueill (USA).
90': Luis Díaz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
90'+1': Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Chase Gasper (USA).
90'+3': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Keyner Brown (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Guzmán with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Bill Hamid (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Joseph Mora (Costa Rica).
90'+4': Second Half ends, USA 1, Costa Rica 0.
0': Match ends, USA 1, Costa Rica 0.

Statistics

CRC		USA
13	Fouls	24
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	2
39.3	Possession	60.7
14	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
267	Accurate Passes	449
334	Passes	506
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	12
15	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.4
62	Long Balls	53
37	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	14
20	Effective Clearances	13
20	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 9,172

Line-Ups

United States (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Sean Johnson (GK)
3	Aaron Long
5	Walker Zimmerman
13	Sam Vines
2	Reggie Cannon
6	Jackson Yueill
17	Sebastian Lletget
8	Brenden Aaronson
10	Jesús Ferreira
19	Ulysses Llanez
7	Paul Arriola

United States Substitutes:

Christian Cappis, Jonathan Lewis, Mark McKenzie, Julián Araujo, Brandon Servania, Gyasi Zardes, Bill Hamid, Chase Gasper, Justen Glad.

Costa Rica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Esteban Alvarado (GK)
3	Giancarlo González
6	Keyner Brown
22	Rónald Matarrita
4	Keysher Fuller
20	David Guzmán
17	Yeltsin Tejeda
11	Ariel Lassiter
12	Ulises Segura
7	Johan Venegas
21	Marco Ureña

Costa Rica Substitutes:

Randall Leal, Pablo Arboine, Joseph Mora, Kevin Espinoza, Marvin Loría, Manfred Ugalde, Bernald Alfaro, Luis Alpízar, Jeikel Venegas, Luis Díaz, Christopher Nuñez, Aarón Cruz.

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