Olympics / Team USA Young USMNT fall to Brazil 2-0 by Stefany Romero September 8, 2018 The US men’s national team faced off against the world’s third ranked Brazil at MetLife Stadium Friday night to continue their kick-off series. The MNT Starting XI had an average age of 23 years 117 days, marking the fifth-straight match the U.S. lineup has averaged under 24 years. Brazil’s starting XI came in with an average of 26 years, 326 days. After some even spells of possession between the two sides, some nice passing and a bit of speed helped Brazil pull ahead. Playing the ball around midfield, Marquinhos slotted it to Douglas Costa on the right who took one touch before speeding down the field. He made a swift cross to Roberto Firmino at the back post who in a quick second made it past Zack Steffen. In the 43rd minute Brazil succeeded due to a controversial penalty after Fabinho made it into the box on the right before falling gracefully as he tried to penetrate between Wil Trapp and John Brooks. Neymar stepped up and slotted a low penalty to the right of Steffen to take a two-goal advantage. The second half seemed to be more alive for the USMNT as they started attacking a bit more. The Brazilians did not seem phased as they displayed all their different styles of footwork zig zagging past the American defenders. In the 64th minute Mckinnie almost contributed with a nice shot on goal but the ball was deflected to the left side of the goal post. Defenders Matt Miazga and John Brooks did a good job defending and keeping Brazil at bay, Miazga had some pretty effective stoppages that gave the Brazilians a hard time. “This is football sometimes you win sometimes you lose, you have to learn to shake it off and prepare for the next game. Next game is mexico,another big one at home. Like I said we gotta learn from our mistakes and figure out what we did well and bad and continue to build” he explained after the game. 76th minute A free kick caught the Brazil defenders standing still. McKennie got to it again, but this time closer to goal, but his touch was weaker and it went straight to Alisson. Unfortunately the final score stayed at 2-0 favoring Brazil. After the game interim coach Dave Sarachan explained some things the US team will be gaining from this game “It forces us to analyze how we can be better,you learn from mistakes, you learn from these types of games that put you on the back foot instead of the front foot. I prefer these games over playing with a weak team where we get away with some mistakes. We don’t like to lose but there’s lessons in losing. These are games to challenge us, to improve us, to learn from”. The team will travel to Nashville for their next game against Mexico on September 11. Post Views: 997 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Stefany Romero Latest posts by Stefany Romero (see all) Erasmus triumphs for second consecutive PSAL City Championship - December 5, 2019 NYCFC finally beats Houston Dynamo at home - August 9, 2019 NYCFC back home, top Sporting Kansas City - July 27, 2019 NYCFC falls to Portland - July 8, 2019 Related TopicsBrazilDouglas CostaMatt Miazgametlife stadiumRoberto FirminoSoccerUS SoccerUSMNT Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Olympics / Team USA Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics The 2021 Summer Olympic games are scheduled to take place from July 23 –... You Know I’m Right, Episode 94: Olympic Gold Medalist Lilly King (Audio/Video) On the 94th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst was joined by olympic... The Tokyo 2021 Olympics Will Feature New Amazing Sports Surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, baseball and softball will compete at the Summer Olympics. You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video) On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... NYC FC form a concern David Villa, the leader of New York City FC