00:00No more so today than for Gio Reyna, who makes his first start since Copa America in July last year.
00:07Coming into this window, having tied against Ecuador and beaten Australia last month.
00:13Way through as Riveros tracks back.
00:18Miguel Almiron on the far side. Might well have run it out of play for a US corner here.
00:24Box drops down here on the edge of the box for Dest.
00:29And now trippled in from the edge of the air.
00:34Mauricio Pochettino tonight taking charge of his 21st game.
00:38He'll get another chance here out to the far side.
00:42And then the cross in. Reyna gets the flick on. It's in off the crossbar.
00:49Gio Reyna with a goal.
00:52He makes his mark inside.
00:54Five, four minutes on his first start since Copa America.
01:04This is a team that's very stingy. That's how they qualify for the World Cup.
01:08Testament into the path of Austin here.
01:10No way.
01:11Vance roll tonight. He's up against Blas Riveros here.
01:13Dest cutting inside.
01:14The way opens up for Serginio. Dest is through towards Balogun.
01:17And that one has gone off the captain Gomez and behind for another US corner.
01:25It's a decent delivery.
01:27Miles Robinson was facing that game with the goals from Miguel Almiron and Diego Gomez.
01:32Almiron, the Atlanta United man on the left side for Paraguay here today.
01:38Yeah, this is intensity to press the ball at times.
01:41Wide to Almiron down the left side.
01:43The first time. Ball into the box.
01:44He's headed in for the levelling goal.
01:49Alex Arce has it.
01:51And it is all tied up here inside 10 minutes.
02:04A veteran player in his 30s, but just a 12 cap for him.
02:08Displayed back here towards Tessman and what he has to do with him.
02:11Well, there's no pressure on the ball in the other back three.
02:15Miles Robinson has to drop.
02:17Dras Borgman from a Brighton player and Almiron down the left side.
02:22Dest snapping at his heels.
02:24His arm up.
02:26Reiner on the right.
02:27Borussia Mönchengladbach man linking up there with Aronson.
02:30And Reiner almost got the luck of the bounce there.
02:33Balogun is down inside the penalty area.
02:35Picked up by Reiner.
02:37Dest.
02:38Back for Tessman.
02:39The cross in.
02:40Balogun can't get there.
02:41And it drops behind here for a goal kick for Paraguay in the fifth now.
02:45Success there and how he feels.
02:47The confidence that he gets from those around him at club level.
02:52Now Reiner.
02:55Scali down the right up against Blas Riveros.
02:58Dest running at Riveros.
02:59Positive play from Serginio Dest as he drives to the byline.
03:02It's Roldan.
03:03Comes back out.
03:04Balogun couldn't get there.
03:06And the keeper will pounce.
03:08Right to the right for Serginio Dest up against Riveros.
03:11Into the path of the goal scorer Gio Reiner.
03:15Played forward down the right side.
03:16It's a good ball and it's a chance for Arce to race onto it here.
03:21He's going to take something special from that.
03:23The shot came in there from Riveros to left back.
03:30Testman wide to the right here for Dest.
03:32He's got support from Scali on the overlap here as it comes towards the byline.
03:35The challenge coming in there from the left back Riveros.
03:39And Sisko going.
03:40Show successful times.
03:46First spell with that on Tyneside before coming back here.
03:49It's played forward for Arce.
03:50The goal scorer.
03:51He's up against Ream.
03:52Almiron trying to get on the end of it.
03:54And Sisko there as well.
03:55But it will be cleared away by Arce.
03:57And Dean.
03:58Played in by Gomez.
04:00Looking for the back post.
04:01Drops here.
04:02And the flag is up as Bobo Dest here.
04:05Driving that cross in.
04:06Comes back to the edge of the box for Gio Reiner.
04:08Now it's Arce.
04:09And skips the first challenge.
04:10But can't come up on the edge of the area.
04:13Testman.
04:14Lovely little back heel into the path of Arce.
04:16And his cross is clear.
04:17With a wonderful cross field ball there to pick out Dest down the right side.
04:28Quay continues here.
04:29Testman picks it up.
04:30Tipped in towards Balogun.
04:33There by Dest.
04:34He's up against Riveros.
04:36So Gio Dest making an impact going forward once again.
04:40Patience as the U.S. move right to left.
04:43Arfston now.
04:43Trying to go there at Caceres.
04:45As it's played in the head.
04:48And Sisko through the heart of the U.S. midfield.
04:59Confirmation coming that Gio Reiner's yellow card was for descent.
05:02And that was a shove in the back of Arfston there.
05:04That must be a yellow.
05:05It is.
05:08Here's Ream with the cross field ball.
05:11Looking for Reiner there.
05:12On the left side as Scali makes his way over.
05:15Riveros pushing forward on the overlap as well.
05:17But Almiron's cross takes a deflection.
05:19Miles Roberts.
05:22It's Gomez to swing it in.
05:24Up towards Almiron.
05:26Testman.
05:27Everybody back behind the ball defending here for Paraguayers.
05:30Down that right side between Dest and Scali.
05:34All done.
05:38Arfston giving.
05:40Run of the foot of Arfston.
05:41As we reach the two minutes of stoppage time.
05:44The referee's whistle goes.
05:45And it is tied here at the midway mark.
05:49Subaru Park.
05:50I just about to say our amazing stats man.
05:53Let me know.
05:54It's about half of his normal touches in the first half.
05:56And he's been excellent.
05:57The United States up against Paraguay for the first time since 2018.
06:06The ninth all-time down.
06:07The ninth all-time down.
06:10Passeris closes down.
06:11Now Gomez goes across as Reiner flicks that one back.
06:14A game started a defeat against Real Betis last week for Lyon after they've won the first three.
06:19It's all played in towards the back post.
06:20But this Gomez of Brighton.
06:24Diego Gomez once again runs into Tim Reiner.
06:27Gio Reyna here.
06:33Paraguay just getting the bodies in the way.
06:34Here's the high ball wide to the left for Almoron chasing.
06:37Scali coming across to defend.
06:39Almoron gets away.
06:40Scali recovered and puts it out for a corner.
06:44Another Real Salt Lake player.
06:46Rano Heda on the bench for Paraguay.
06:50Oh, here for Paraguay since missing a qualifier future suspension in March.
06:54It's high in towards the back post.
06:56Gomez got to head to it.
06:57Big air.
06:58Desk goes again down the right side.
07:03Not afraid of a back line.
07:05Nothing to separate them so far here in terms of the scoreline.
07:08But the U.S. just shading possession as it...
07:10He's down that left side.
07:11Balogun and Arshton is an opportunity for the U.S.
07:15Carrying it forward as the ball is through towards Aronson.
07:18And Kaceris on the right.
07:20A long ball downfield.
07:22Arce chasing, but it's through towards Matt Fries.
07:26Reiner finds Arshton.
07:27And Kaceris coming back there with a big challenge.
07:31Forward out wide to the left.
07:33And Paraguay with an opportunity forward here with Riveros.
07:36Riveros with the early ball in.
07:38And Ream just chests it back towards Fries.
07:40Well done for Balogun.
07:42Balogun couldn't get there.
07:43Cisco tries to turn, but loses out to Tessman.
07:46Aronson's ball through.
07:47Balogun goes down.
07:48He stays down.
07:50He wanted the penalty.
07:52Tessman into the middle.
07:54Lonzo's header away only as far as Tessman wants again.
07:56He'll dance along the byline.
07:58Tessman could...
07:59From Brendan Aronson here.
08:01Aronson to the byline.
08:02It's Arshton who stands the cross up back post and glanced behind there for another corner.
08:07By the captain for Paraguay.
08:08Gustavo scored the goal for the U.S.
08:10Will take this corner.
08:17And now here's Tess trying to get on the end of this one.
08:21As Tessman and Luna get set to come in.
08:24Aronson.
08:28Rayner gliding forward once more.
08:30Finds Dest.
08:30He's got Balogun in the middle.
08:31Aronson at the back post.
08:32And Dest drives it in.
08:35It's out for a corner.
08:39Corner flipped on by Roldan there.
08:41But...
08:41Oh, lovely play from Tanner Tessman.
08:45Can you get the ball into the middle?
08:48Sosa clears away.
08:50And Sisko underneath it.
08:51And the challenge was rolled down.
08:53Balogun.
08:54Balogun into the path of Gio Reyna.
08:56It's Gio Reyna across goal.
08:58Balogun!
09:01Balogun!
09:02Inside the final 20 minutes.
09:04It's another goal for Balogun.
09:07And the scorer of the first.
09:09Gio Reyna turns provider for the second.
09:12The United States are back in front.
09:20Balogun scores on his third start.
09:23Balogun wants it played early.
09:26Couldn't quite get the ball across.
09:27First time comes back to Balogun again.
09:29Balogun drives it wide.
09:32Had a 2-2 tie in the October window against Japan.
09:36Comes out towards Almorod from Districts.
09:38And Freeze has to tip it over.
09:41That had some swerve on it, didn't it, from Riquello?
09:43Luna might want to go all the way himself.
09:45It's Diego Luna, the substitute, across goal.
09:47It's Ricardo Pepe!
09:48He's denied!
09:50He's denied!
09:52Tipped in off the hand of Kaku.
09:55There disbarreds O'Heda.
09:56The Real Salt Lake man thought about having a drive towards goal in the end.
10:00That'd be the winner.
10:02Morris with the ball through for Luna as the U.S. look for a third.
10:05Luna goes down.
10:06Wants the free kick.
10:08And the referee, Morris, shoulder to shoulder as Riveros cuts inside.
10:13He's done really well.
10:14Blast Riveros.
10:15Driven across goal!
10:16And fortunately for the United States it's out for a corner.
10:20As Berhalter plays it through.
10:21It's a chance for Pepe.
10:22Wide for Diego Luna.
10:24Can they finish it here?
10:25Diego Luna in the battle there.
10:27Time to be played.
10:28Or maybe that's it.
10:29It is full time here in Chester, Pennsylvania.
10:32And it's a win for the United States by two goals to one.
10:37As the road to the World Cup continues.
10:40It's a balligan win.
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