Another incident happened minutes later with Luis Rodriguez poking Aaronson in the eye as the American tried to get up after a foul. To his credit, the ref restored order quickly and handed out yellow cards to Rodriguez and McKennie and Steffen who had come to partake in the Sharks vs. Jets action. With the game devolving into silly fights, Christian Pulisic came in off the bench for Aaronson in the 69th.
He promptly scored after being on the field for four minutes. This is basically what the US had been trying to do all game, but the final product finally arrived. Weah got the ball into a wide area, did a stepover, found space for a cross and sent the ball right into the zone of uncertainty for CP10 to head it home.
It would be a few more minutes, but some poor defending from Mexico led to American hero Weston McKennie. Things went Thinking that having two center backs would probably be good, Berhalter brought in Chris Richards for Weah to see the game out. Mexico would push forward looking for a goal, but it never came. The ref blew the final whistle and the game ended two-nil.
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Mexico was more competitive in the first half when it had two clear looks at goal, which it could not convert.
In the 19th minute Hirving "Chucky" Lozano couldn't get enough on his shot on goal which was stopped by U. In the 31st minute Lozano turned provider for Jesus "Tecatito" Corona, who couldn't capitalize on a clear volley attempt. A red card to U. The next round of qualifiers takes place on Tuesday with the USA traveling to Jamaica, where it will have to play without Robinson red card suspension and McKennie, who will be suspended for yellow card accumulation.
The Mexicans take a trip to Edmonton to face a Canadian side that could overtake it in the standings in the case of another loss. Tim Weah exits. Miles Robinson gets a second yellow for pulling down Chucky Lozano.
He'll be suspended for Tuesday's match in Jamaica in addition to McKennie. Miles Robinson receives a second yellow card and is sent off. Weston McKennie takes advantage of a bounce which goes his way and he fires inside the far post. But Mexico is claiming there was a Walker Zimmerman hand ball on the play. If it wasn't for him, there's a ball in the box that would have fallen to Mexico.
Great play by Tim Weah on the right and his cross finds Christian Pulisic streaking across the box and he heads home. The crowd loves the sub. CP10 enters the match for Brenden Aaronson. Chaka Rodriguez knocks Brenden Aaronson down and then drags him down by the face. We'll never know. He's set to come into the game. The ref is patient and lets the players calm down. No cards. The United States men's national team earned its third win over rival Mexico in , taking down El Tri on Friday night in a crucial World Cup qualifier.
Substitute Christian Pulisic, who just came back from a long injury layoff at club Chelsea, was the hero yet again against the neighbors to the south, scoring in the 74th minute.
He was only on the pitch for five minutes before delivering with his second touch of the game, heading home from in front of goal off a lovely assist from Tim Weah down the right. Here's his winning goal:. Weston McKennie found the net moments later continuing his fine form he's shown as of late with Juventus with a low, clinical finish, cementing the dos a cero scoreline:.
If the United States was solid in the first half, they were great in the second half. Playing with a bit more urgency and sharper in their passing going forward, they finished with 18 shots and an xG of 2.
Mexico had just eight shots and an xG of 0. Midfielder Yunus Musah was a bright spot for the victors, splitting the Mexico midfield with well-timed passing over and over again. Craving even more coverage of the world's game? A Daily CBS Soccer Podcast where we take you beyond the pitch and around the globe for commentary, previews, recaps and more.
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