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| USA 1-0 Ecuador: international friendly – as it happened | |
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| 3.10am BST | |
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| OK, that’s your lot. Thanks for reading. Goodnight! | |
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| So the USA win, and a nice moment for Darlington Nagbe, who netted his first international goal. But it was such bad defending from Ecuador, and such a needless loss: that was meandering towards a dreary 0-0, and they just had a brain freeze in the penalty box! USA maybe just about to deserved to win it, on balance, since they improved in the second half, but no one would have quibbled with a 0-0. Wood and Nagbe did well for the hosts, though. | So the USA win, and a nice moment for Darlington Nagbe, who netted his first international goal. But it was such bad defending from Ecuador, and such a needless loss: that was meandering towards a dreary 0-0, and they just had a brain freeze in the penalty box! USA maybe just about to deserved to win it, on balance, since they improved in the second half, but no one would have quibbled with a 0-0. Wood and Nagbe did well for the hosts, though. |
| 3.07am BST | 3.07am BST |
| 03:07 | 03:07 |
| Full-time: USA 1-0 Ecuador | Full-time: USA 1-0 Ecuador |
| That’s it! | That’s it! |
| 3.04am BST | 3.04am BST |
| 03:04 | 03:04 |
| 90 min: Well, how about that. Dreadful defending from Ecuador, but USA have won it at the death. Paredes’ defensive header was pathetic, Wood climbed highest to win the second ball, and Nagbe was all alone 10 yards out: he slightly mishit it, but Dreer just dived out of the way of it. Hilariously inept from the visitors. | 90 min: Well, how about that. Dreadful defending from Ecuador, but USA have won it at the death. Paredes’ defensive header was pathetic, Wood climbed highest to win the second ball, and Nagbe was all alone 10 yards out: he slightly mishit it, but Dreer just dived out of the way of it. Hilariously inept from the visitors. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.04am BST | at 3.04am BST |
| 3.01am BST | 3.01am BST |
| 03:01 | 03:01 |
| GOAL! USA 1-0 Ecuador (Nagbe 90) | GOAL! USA 1-0 Ecuador (Nagbe 90) |
| Ha! Nagbe’s first international goal. | Ha! Nagbe’s first international goal. |
| 3.00am BST | 3.00am BST |
| 03:00 | 03:00 |
| 88 min: Good last five minutes from Ecuador. They’ve kept the ball effectively. | 88 min: Good last five minutes from Ecuador. They’ve kept the ball effectively. |
| 2.58am BST | 2.58am BST |
| 02:58 | 02:58 |
| 86 min: Orozco replaces Zusi and gets three and a half minutes. What’s the point? | 86 min: Orozco replaces Zusi and gets three and a half minutes. What’s the point? |
| 2.57am BST | 2.57am BST |
| 02:57 | 02:57 |
| 85 min: Arroyo’s free kick is deflected, and easy for Guzan. Snooze. | 85 min: Arroyo’s free kick is deflected, and easy for Guzan. Snooze. |
| 2.56am BST | 2.56am BST |
| 02:56 | 02:56 |
| 84 min: When you take a step back and look from a distance, this game has been really boring. Just so little snap. It feels exactly like a pre-tournament friendly match that no one, deep down, can be bothered with. | 84 min: When you take a step back and look from a distance, this game has been really boring. Just so little snap. It feels exactly like a pre-tournament friendly match that no one, deep down, can be bothered with. |
| 2.54am BST | 2.54am BST |
| 02:54 | 02:54 |
| 82 min: Mena gets into another good position, but not for the first time, his cross is putrid. | 82 min: Mena gets into another good position, but not for the first time, his cross is putrid. |
| 2.52am BST | 2.52am BST |
| 02:52 | 02:52 |
| 80 min: Ten minutes to go, and the teams are just going through the motions, really. | 80 min: Ten minutes to go, and the teams are just going through the motions, really. |
| 2.50am BST | 2.50am BST |
| 02:50 | 02:50 |
| 79 min: Birnbaum looked for it, but it was well defended by Arboleda. The game’s being played in the Ecuador half, though. | 79 min: Birnbaum looked for it, but it was well defended by Arboleda. The game’s being played in the Ecuador half, though. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.51am BST | at 2.51am BST |
| 2.49am BST | 2.49am BST |
| 02:49 | 02:49 |
| 78 min: Mat Besler in for John Brooks. Bedoya is fouled and USA have a free kick in a promising position. | 78 min: Mat Besler in for John Brooks. Bedoya is fouled and USA have a free kick in a promising position. |