International Friendly

United States vs South Korea, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
United States
    FT
    0 - 2
    South Korea
    • 18': Son Heung-Min
    • 43': Lee Dong-Gyeong

    USMNT struggles in friendly loss to Son, South Korea

    The USMNT suffered a fresh setback in its preparations for the World Cup after slinking to a 2-0 friendly defeat to South Korea.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
    • 3': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
    • 9': Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (USA).
    • 18': Goal! USA 0, Korea Republic 1. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a through ball.
    • 20': Corner, USA. Conceded by Seol Young-Woo.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 27': Offside, USA. Timothy Weah is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
    • 38': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 43': Goal! USA 0, Korea Republic 2. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Luna.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, USA 0, Korea Republic 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 0, Korea Republic 2.
    • 46': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Tyler Adams.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Substitution, Korea Republic. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Lee Jae-Sung because of an injury.
    • 54': Corner, USA. Conceded by Lee Tae-Seok.
    • 55': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 60': Corner, USA. Conceded by Seol Young-Woo.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Weah (USA).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Substitution, USA. Chris Richards replaces Timothy Weah because of an injury.
    • 62': Substitution, USA. Alexander Freeman replaces Sergiño Dest.
    • 62': Substitution, USA. Cristian Roldan replaces Tyler Adams.
    • 62': Substitution, USA. Folarin Balogun replaces Josh Sargent.
    • 63': Substitution, Korea Republic. Jens Castrop replaces Kim Jin-Gyu.
    • 63': Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.
    • 64': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Kang-In replaces Lee Dong-Gyeong.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Alexander Freeman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
    • 71': Substitution, USA. Álex Zendejas replaces Diego Luna.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Álex Zendejas (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 73': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Korea Republic).
    • 73': Álex Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Chris Richards (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic). Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Álex Zendejas (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Freeman.
    • 74': Corner, USA. Conceded by Kim Ju-Sung.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 77': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Jens Castrop (Korea Republic).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 79': Substitution, USA. Jack McGlynn replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
    • 81': Foul by Álex Zendejas (USA).
    • 81': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Álex Zendejas (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
    • 82': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Korea Republic. Jeong Sang-Bin replaces Seol Young-Woo.
    • 83': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Tae-Hyeon replaces Kim Ju-Sung.
    • 84': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
    • 84': Jens Castrop (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jeong Sang-Bin.
    • 89': Foul by Jack McGlynn (USA).
    • 89': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Lee Tae-Seok with a cross.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 90'+2': Folarin Balogun (USA) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (USA).
    • 90'+3': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic). Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
    • 90'+4': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jo Hyeon-Woo.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, USA 0, Korea Republic 2.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 0, Korea Republic 2.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 2
    46.4 Possession 53.6
    5 SHOTS 17
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.8 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    437 Accurate Passes 505
    506 Passes 574
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    8 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 27
    24 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 12
    0.3 Tackle % 0.5
    16 Interceptions 4
    24 Effective Clearances 16
    24 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
    Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
    Attendance: 26,500

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Matthew Freese (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    15 Tristan Blackmon
    18 Max Arfsten
    2 Sergiño Dest
    7 Diego Luna
    8 Sebastian Berhalter
    4 Tyler Adams
    9 Josh Sargent
    21 Timothy Weah
    10 Christian Pulisic
    United States Substitutes:
    Nathan Harriel, Chris Richards, Jonathan Klinsmann, Alex Freeman, Folarin Balogun, Cristian Roldan, Jack McGlynn, Damion Downs, Luca de la Torre, Roman Celentano, Alejandro Zendejas.

    KOR South Korea (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    21 Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
    4 Kim Min-Jae
    14 Kim Ju-Sung
    3 Han-Beom Lee
    13 Lee Tae-Seok
    22 Seol Young-Woo
    8 Paik Seung-Ho
    24 Kim Jin-Kyu
    10 Lee Jae-Sung
    11 Lee Dong-Gyeong
    7 Son Heung-Min
    South Korea Substitutes:
    Oh Se-Hun, Byeon Jun-Soo, Kim Tae-Hyeon, Song Bum-Keun, Kim Seung-Gyu, Jens Castrop, Jeong Sang-Bin, Park Jin-Seop, Bae Jun-Ho, Kim Moon-Hwan, Lee Kang-in, Seo Min-Woo, Oh Hyun-Gyu, Park Yong-Woo, Lee Myung-Jae.

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