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Nov 17, 2023, 07:34 AM EST
The United States team He started off on the right foot with his intention to defend his throne in the Concacaf Nations League. Trinidad and Tobago looked like an easy opponent at the Q2 Stadium, but the final 3-0 is a misleading result. Gregg Berhalter’s team was close to slipping.
“It is a great opportunity for the team. Quarterfinals and potentially the semifinals, and of course the Copa América, which is the main objective”, this is what Gregg Berhalter said before the game against the Trinidadians. But that “great opportunity” was complicated for the powerful American team.
The USMNT made some variations in its starting eleven, but The squad was still much superior to that of its rival. However, The goal defended by Denzil Smith was impenetrable during the first 45 minutes.
In fact, before the first half ended, specifically in the 37th minute, Noah Powder would be expelled from the match after making a hard tackle on Weston McKnnie. This action left Trinidad and Tobago with one less player and forced them to lock themselves further back.
Noah Powder is sent off after a second yellow for a foul on Weston McKennie leaving Trinidad and Tobago down to 10 😳
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US Burst
There were 8 minutes left to reach the regulation 90 and amid the murmurs of the public at seeing a United States team unable to score a goal against Trinidad and Tobago, the figure of Ricardo Pepi appeared. The Mexican-American came off the bench and gave the American team the partial advantage.
Only 7 more minutes were enough for the United States to disguise the result and increase his advantage with goals from Antonee Robinson (86) and Giovanni Reyna (89).
Overall, the United States did not have a bad game. The main problem for the USMNT was in the definition on the Trinidad goal. The team led by Gregg Berhalter took possession of the ball with an overwhelming 76% possession, had 10 corner kicks and generated up to 26 shots, but only 8 had goal direction.
With a clean sheet and against a Trinidad and Tobago that only kicked once in the entire game, The United States has everything on track to get its ticket to the 2024 Copa América and stay alive in the Concacaf Nations League and so on revalidate your title obtained in the last edition.
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