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American Men Rally To Shock The Dutch, 4-3

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Gyasi Zardes Scored First U.S. Goal
Gyasi Zardes Scored First U.S. Goal

The U.S. Men’s National Team completed an astonishing second-half comeback in the last two minutes of the game to defeat #6-ranked Netherlands 4-3 at Amsterdam Arena for the first time in five meetings between the two teams.

Danny Williams equalized in the 88th minute and Bobby Wood notched the game-winner in the 90th to complete the stirring comeback. Gyasi Zardes began the scoring for the U.S. in the first half and John Brooks’ goal mid-way through the second frame set the stage. The four goals mark the first time the U.S. has scored more than one goal against the Dutch in a match.

For Zardes, Williams and Wood, the goals were the first of their international careers, while Brooks’ strike was his first since his momentous game-winner against Ghana at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Next, the U.S. MNT face 2014 FIFA World Cup champion and #1-ranked Germany in Cologne on June 10.
 
Milestone Watch:
  • Midfielder Michael Bradley is inching closer to the century cap mark. He now has 97 appearances since debuting for the MNT in 2006. He is in sole possession of 16th place on the MNT all-time list and is the only player on this roster that played against the Netherlands in 2010.
  • The goals from Gyasi Zardes, Danny Williams and Bobby Wood were their first goals with the MNT.

Next on the Schedule: The U.S. WNT travel to Germany, to play the 2014 FIFA World Cup Champion at RheinEnergiesSTADION in Cologne. Kickoff is set for 2:45 p.m. ET.
Broadcast information:  FOX Sports 1, UniMas, UDN
 
Additional Notes:
  • The United States is 1-4-0 all-time against Netherlands. The teams have played twice in the U.S. and now three times in Amsterdam. The Netherlands has outscored the U.S. 10-5 in the five-game series. Before today’s game, the USA had been outscored 7-1.
  • This was the first matchup between the teams during Jurgen Klinsmann’s tenure as head coach and the first victory for the USA against the European soccer power.
  • Brad Guzan made his first appearance since he played against Colombia on Nov. 14, 2014. It was his first start of 2015.
  • Guzan earned his 13th win with the MNT.
  • Ventura Alvarado, who made his first start for the USA the last time out against Mexico, made his second consecutive start for the USA tonight.
  • Midfielder Michael Bradley wore the captain’s armband for the fourth-straight match.
  • It was the second time since the World Cup game against Germany on June 26, 2014 that midfielders Bradley and Kyle Beckerman started together.
  • Bradley has played every minute of the USA’s six matches so far in 2015. The two other MNT players that have appeared in all six games in 2015 are Gyasi Zardes and DeAndre Yedlin.
  • Yedlin nabbed his first point of 2015 after providing the assist on Danny Williams’ goal late in the second half.
  • Williams, who scored the game-tying goal in today’s match, was the first new player that Klinsmann capped when he became the MNT head coach.
  • Eleven different players have scored for the USA in 2015: Juan Agudelo, Jozy Altidore, Bradley, John Brooks, Clint Dempsey, Johannsson, Jordan Morris, Brek Shea, Williams, Bobby Wood and Gyasi Zardes.
  • It was Wood’s second appearance of 2015. He was last on the field on Jan. 28 during the USA’s 3-2 loss to Chile.
– U.S. Men’s National Team Match Report –
Match:  U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Netherlands
Date:  June 5, 2015
Competition:  International Friendly
Venue:  Amsterdam Arena; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kickoff:  2:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. local)
Attendance:  46,000
Weather:  68 degrees; Indoor
Scoring Summary:   1          2          F
USA                          1          3          4
NED                          1          2          3
NED – Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Memphis Depay)                     27th minute
USA – Gyasi Zardes (Fabian Johnson)                               33
NED – Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Gregory Ven Der Wiel)             49
NED – Memphis Depay (Klaas Jan Huntelaar)                     53
USA – John Brooks (DeAndre Yedlin)                                 70
USA – Danny Williams                                                       88
USA – Bobby Wood (Jordan Morris)                                    90
Lineups:
USA:   1-Brad Guzan; 21-Timmy Chandler, 19-Ventura Alvarado (15-Michael Orozco, 46), 6-John Brooks, 11-Brek Shea (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 57); 4-Michael Bradley (capt.), 5-Kyle Beckerman (14-Danny Williams, 63), 7-Alfredo Morales (10-Mix Diskerud, 56); 23-Fabian Johnson, 9-Aron Johannsson (18-Bobby Wood, 65), 20-Gyasi Zardes (8-Jordan Morris, 80)
Subs Not Used : 3-Brad Evans, 12-Nick Rimando, 13-Juan Agudelo, 16-Miguel Ibarra 
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
NED:  1-Jasper Cillessen; 2-Daryl Janmaat (12-Gregory Van Der Wiel, 46), 3-Jeffrey Bruma, 4-Bruno Martins Indi, 5-Daley Blind; 6-Jordy Clasie (24-Wesley Sneijder, 78), 7-Quincy Promes, 10-Robin Van Persie (capt.) (18-Davy Propper, 57), 11-Memphis Depay, 8-Georgino Wijnaldum; 9-Klaas Jan Huntelaar (19-Luuk De Jong, 78)
Subs Not Used: 13-Joel Veltman, 14-Karim Rekik, 15-Jetro Willems, 16-Stefan De Vrij, 17-Luciano Narsingh, 20-Tjaronn Chery, 21-Steven Berghuis, 23-Tim Krul
Head coach: Guus Hiddink
Stats Summary: USA / NED
Shots: 17 / 21
Shots on Goal: 11 / 10
Saves: 6 / 7
Corner Kicks: 3 / 3
Fouls: 3 / 8
Offside: 2 / 1

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