The United States men’s national team suffered a 3-1 loss to Germany in a friendly played at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday. The defeat comes after two straight wins in which USMNT scored seven goals without conceding.
Star attacker Christian Pulisic opened the scoring in the 27th minute with a stunning goal from outside the box to give the USMNT a 1-0 lead.
Germany managed to pull even before the half after captain Ilkay Gündogan found the net in the 39th minute. The second half saw the four-time World Cup winners dominating the game from the get-go and being relentless in applying pressure on USMNT’s defensive line.
The reward for Germany came in the 58th minute when forward Niclas Füllkrug scored a goal for a 2-1 lead. Just three minutes later, Bayern Munich’s youngster Jamal Musiala made it 3-1 following a bad reaction from USMNT defenders after an unfortunate deflection.
Understandably, the U.S. players were disappointed, believing they had played a better game than the result showed.
“Obviously, we have to give them credit, they have some unbelievable players, they played a strong game. But these are games that we want to start finding ways to win, “said Pulisic after the game.
USMNT will have an opportunity to bounce back on Tuesday when it faces Ghana at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee for another international friendly.
