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Goal and Highlights: USA 1-0 Bosnia Herzegovina in Friendly Game 2021
Highlights
Thanks
Thank you for following the friendly game between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
End game
USA 1-0 Bosnia
90'
Three more minutes are added.
90'
United States Goal
Bassett takes advantage of the goalkeeper's rebound inside the six-yard box and pushes the ball into the net.
85'
Gómez in, Bello out, USA change
Maksimovic and Ovcina come in.
Lukic and Dokanovic come out.
82'
Acosta is encouraged with a mid-range shot that goes high.
78'
Cowell and Bassett to the field
Morris and Ferreira come on
United States changes
Cosic enters and Nukic comes out, Bosnia and Herzgovina changes.
70'
Walker Zimmerman and Jesus Ferreira have been cautioned.
67'
Jovo Lukic's deflected shot from a set piece.
63'
Zardes, Reynolds and Yueill are in.
Pepi, Lennon and Cardoso come out.
United States changes.
56'
A corner kick that Igor Savic finishes off in an untidy manner.
53'
American dominance, but still with one too many they do not reflect it on the board.
46'
The second half begins between the United States and Bosnia.
Half time
USA 0-0 Bosnia
45'
Add 3 more minutes.
39'
Amar Begic is ejected for a hard tackle.
34'
Jovo Lukic's solid header is saved by the goalkeeper.
31'
Morris' cross into the six-yard box is miraculously saved by the goalkeeper with his leg.
29'
The rebound is left to Josip Corluka, who smashes the ball into the goalkeeper's hands.
25'
Jovo Lukic's shot from half distance goes over the top.
20'
Pepi's shot from half distance goes wide.
17'
Bosnia counter-attack and Sulejman Krpic's mid-range shot is saved by the goalkeeper.
6'
Acosta takes advantage of the rebound to put in a shot that goes wide.
5'
The United States dominated the first few minutes of the match, although they were still unable to generate danger.
0'
The match between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina kicks off.
They jump into the field
At this moment, under the FIFA anthem, the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina take the field for the friendly to kick off in a few minutes.
Minutes away
We are minutes away from the start of the game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina, corresponding to the last friendly of the year.
Background
The United States and Bosnia have met twice in the last decade:
In 2018, they played to a scoreless draw and, in 2013, the Stars and Stripes pulled out the win by a score of 4-3.
USA substitutes
17 Justin Che
9 Gyasi Zardes
18 Jonathan Gomez
12 Gabriel Slonina
21 Cade Cowell
14 Auston Trusty
15 Caden Clark
22 Taylor Booth
19 Bryan Reynolds
20 Kobi Henry
8 Jackson Yueill
11 Cole Bassett
Bosnia Substitutes
8 Mehmed Cosic
16 Vedran Vrhovac
12 Belmin Dizdarevic
14 Marijan Cavar
10 Sasa Maksimovic
7 Haris Ovcina
17 Selmir Pidro
XI Bosnia
1 Nikola Cetkovic, 4 Ajdin Nukic, 3 Numan Kurdic, 6 Aleksandar Vojinovic, 5 Hrvoje Barisic, 15 Andrej Dokanovic, 2 Josip Corluka, 13 Amar Begic, 11 Sulejman Krpic, 18 Igor Savic, 9 Jovo Lukic.
XI USA
1 Matt Turner, 4 Henry Kessler, 3 Walker Zimmerman, 5 George Bello, 2 Brooks Lennon, 6 Johnny, 7 Jesús Ferreira, 10 Cristian Roldan, 13 Jordan Morris, 23 Kellyn Acosta, 16 Ricardo Pepi.
Player of the year
While the player of the year once again goes to Chelsea's Christian Pulisic.
2017 🏆
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) December 19, 2021
2019 🏆
2021 🏆
@cpulisic_10 is your 2021 @BioSteelSports Male Player of the Year!
He’s the youngest 3x winner of the award » https://t.co/1CBYla1E9G pic.twitter.com/EQXHLcy8r8
Youth Player of the Year
Striker Pepi took home this magnificent distinction:
El Tren kept a-rollin’. 🚂
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) December 19, 2021
🏆 @Ricardo_Pepi9 is the 2021 @ChipotleTweets Male Youth Player of the Year! » https://t.co/1CBYla1E9G pic.twitter.com/O28971h8wt
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Last November, Bosnia had its last qualifying match as it was already eliminated from Qatar 2022 after finishing second last with only 7 points, 11 behind leaders France.
In California
The match will be played in a not-so-freezing climate due to the fact that they will be playing at the Dignity Health Tennis Center, home stadium of the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS.
Start
The last national team friendly of the year on the American continent will take place this Saturday when the United States takes on Bosnia and Herzegovina. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.
Stay with us
In a few moments we will bring you all the details and the best minute by minute, as well as the line-ups and exclusive news.
How and where to watch USA vs Bosnia
The match will be broadcast on TUDN USA and Fox Sports 1.
If you want to follow it LIVE online, VAVEL USA is your best option.
Last alignment of Bosnia
These were the 11 players who took the field in the last match of the visitors:
N. VASILJ; 4. M. SUŠIĆ, 3. D. HADZIKADUNIC, 19. A. KOVAČEVIĆ, 16. A. AHMEDHODZIC, 18. A. HADŽIAHMETOVIĆ, 21. S. PRCIĆ, 10. A. GOJAK, 20. M. STEVANOVIĆ, 7. L. MENALO and 23. E. DEMIROVIĆ.
Latest U.S. roster
These were the 11 players who took the field for the North American team:
1. Z. STEFFEN; 5. A. ROBINSON, 15. C. RICHARDS, 3. W. ZIMMERMAN, 2. D. YEDLIN, 16. G. BUSIO, 4. T. ADAMS, 6. Y. MUSAH, 11. B. AARONSON, 9. R. PEPI and 20. T. WEAH.
Bosnia's key player
Bosnia's best player is Edin Dzeko, who despite the team's circumstances has played well for both his national team and his club, currently Inter Milan.
USA key player
In the United States, the player who revolutionizes every game is none other than Christian Pulisic, who is one of the game's top stars and currently plays for England's Chelsea.
Bosnia will try to get ahead
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives in a bad moment, dragging a couple of defeats and will try to match the United States in the best possible way.
The previous match, they were defeated by Ukraine with a score of 2-0.
United States wants to close the a year
It has been a good year for the United States team in terms of results, they have won important matches, finals and close as one of the best in CONCACAF.
In the last game they tied against Jamaica to one goal.
The match will be played at the Dinity Healt
The USA vs Bosnia match will be played at the stadium Dignity Health Sports Park, in California, USA with a capacity of 27,000 people.
It is a multipurpose stadium located in Carson that is called "the cathedral of soccer", since it is the largest soccer-specific stadium in the country.
In addition to the soccer stadium, it has a 2,500-seat velodrome and a 13,000-seat tennis stadium.
It is the home stadium of the Los Angeles Galaxy, and previously of Major League Soccer's Chivas USA.
Welcome to VAVEL.com’s coverage of the 2021 Friendly match: USA vs Bosnia Latest Info!
My name is Salvador Espino and I’ll be your host for this game.
Follow pregame information on VAVEL.
It is the last match for the U.S. national team in 2021, so they will want to close a good year of soccer with a victory against a Bosnian team that has not had a great moment in recent matches.
Can the U.S. team easily pull out the victory at home?