{"id":127812,"date":"2024-11-19T23:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127812"},"modified":"2024-11-19T23:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:28:45","slug":"usa-4-2-jamaica-nov-18-2024-game-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127812","title":{"rendered":"USA 4-2 Jamaica (Nov 18, 2024) Game Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"e6b65d49-258c-b730-b7db-df75c6b1f714\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/team?id=660\">United States<\/a> side rode a barnstorming first half to a 4-2 win over <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"852d7575-6653-80e5-627f-83735542a41c\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/team?id=1038\">Jamaica<\/a> on Monday in St. Louis, earning a spot in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals next year.<\/p>\n<p>First-half goals from <a data-player-guid=\"4e537717-24b3-a77d-8d12-9cde8792bed6\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/225607\/christian-pulisic\">Christian Pulisic<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"1c139a14-b018-8fe0-47da-df2c47b6acd9\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/289120\/ricardo-pepi\">Ricardo Pepi<\/a> put the two-legged series out of reach for Jamaica, already trailing 1-0 from the first leg, as the U.S. completed an impressive 5-2 aggregate win<\/p>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"b78313ab-9fa1-2806-1aa4-7c6128e92806\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/266027\/timothy-weah\">Timothy Weah<\/a> was back in the U.S. lineup for the first time since being sent off with a straight red card at the Copa America, and he made his presence felt early with a shot that rattled the post and almost gave the home side an early lead.<\/p>\n<p>The up-tempo start to the game did lead to the opener soon after Weah&#8217;s miss, though, when Pulisic got on the end of a perfect <a data-player-guid=\"80f154c0-ef1f-6615-9238-d22a3d6cd0e1\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/256715\/weston-mckennie\">Weston McKennie<\/a> cross and beat an onrushing <a data-player-guid=\"9fbfe6eb-600c-75f1-5d4e-cc3bbd024972\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/186943\/andre-blake\">Andre Blake<\/a> with a delightful first-time shot, before celebrating with a dance associated with newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We came out really hot,&#8221; Pulisic said. &#8220;We should definitely feel good after these results. We&#8217;re obviously learning a lot of new things obviously with the new coach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously that&#8217;s the &#8216;Trump dance,'&#8221; Pulisic added of his celebration. &#8220;It was just a dance that everyone&#8217;s doing. He&#8217;s the one who created it. I just thought it was funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another free-flowing move led to the USMNT&#8217;s second goal, again off the boot of Pulisic, as a curled effort from outside the area took a wicked deflection to double the Americans&#8217; lead before Pepi put them up 3-0 at halftime with a fine finish of his own.<\/p>\n<p>The second goal put Pulisic on 51 career goal contributions for the U.S., tying Eric Wynalda for 4th in team history<\/p>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"b5cd8942-9c35-8bbf-8906-234b71ac95ea\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/194403\/demarai-gray\">Demarai Gray<\/a> pulled a goal back early in the second half, but the U.S. answered through Weah, who restored his team&#8217;s three-goal advantage with a stunning volley that went over Blake&#8217;s head and dipped under the crossbar into the back of the net.<\/p>\n<section class=\"InlinePhoto story-margin\" id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"Image aspect-ratio--parent InlinePhoto story-margin\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper Image__Wrapper--relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"United States players celebrate after scoring a goal against Jamaica in the Nations League quarterfinals.\" class=\"\" data-mptype=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"Image__Caption\">United States players celebrate after scoring a goal against Jamaica in the Nations League quarterfinals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;[We are] building our way up for the World Cup at home. I think that&#8217;s the main goal,&#8221; Weah said after the match. &#8220;I think we&#8217;re on the right track.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gray scored one final consolation for Jamaica, but the result was in hand for the three-time Nations League-winning U.S., which advances to the semifinals of the competition at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My advice is look after yourself. We need to be a stronger in March,&#8221; Pochettino said when asked after the game if he had any advice for his players. &#8220;We need to be desperate to arrive to March and to be all together. 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