By Arnaldo Fernandez
17 Oct 2023, 11:54 PM EDT
USA beat the Ghana National Team with a score of 4-0 at Geodis Parkin a match in which Giovanni Reyna It was a sensation with a doublewhich buried the hopes of the African team in a friendly match that serves as preparation for Gregg Berhalter’s team, facing the next 2026 World Cup.
In addition to Gio Reyna’s goals, We must highlight the director of the orchestra, Christian Pulisicwho directed the scoring plays of the Stars and Stripes, who only needed the first 45 minutes to beat the Africans.
The United States’ four goals over Ghana
Giovanni Reyna opened the scoring in the 10th minute of the matchthe same player who had experienced a controversy with Berhalter, showed that everything was in the past and that he is back to contribute to the Americans.
Timothy Weah was knocked down in the African area, nine minutes after the first goal, the main judge sentenced the maximum penalty, which was scored by the team’s star, Christian Pulisic and the score was 2-0.
Florian Balogun beat Ghanaian Abdul Manaf in the 22nd minute, with an accurate shot and those led by Gregg Berhalter already won with a large score of 3-0 in less than half an hour of the friendly match.
Balogun and Pulisic got together and touched the ball short so that Gio Reyna will score his second goal of the night and the fourth and final goal for the United States National Team.
End to the controversy between Berhalter and Gio Reyna
The second half was marked by Gregg Berhalter’s changes and the dominance of the United States against a totally gray Ghanaian team.
The United States slowed down and Berhalter gave way to Luca De La Torre, a talented midfielder from Celta Vigo, Weston McKennie from Juventus, or the winger of Mexican origin Ricardo Pepi, a PSV Eindhoven player.
The coach was able to rest assured today due to the defensive solidity, after showing signs of trouble in the duel against Germany. Matt Turner, goalkeeper of Nottingham Forest of the English Premier League, was able to celebrate an undefeated match.
Reyna’s double could be said to bury any type of resentment between the Borussia Dortmund striker and the United States coachwho left him out of the world’s past and created the controversy of domestic violence against his ex-wife, in which relatives of the player would have testified in alleged revenge.
It should be noted that the United States has just lost to Germany with a score of 1-3 and in this second friendly they vindicated themselves by beating the African team, which had just lost 2-0 against Mexico.
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