The United States Men’s National Team rebounded from a humiliating 5-1 loss to Colombia last week by coming out against Brazil looking like they were actually interested in playing some soccer on Wednesday. The USMNT played strong defensively, built well with the ball on occasion, and made enough of their opportunities to walk away with a respectable 1-1 draw.
The ratings for the Brazil match was a huge shift from the Colombia match, when just five players scored over a 5, no one saw even 5.5 or higher, and the “Man of the Match” was the match official. For Wednesday, no player scored below a 5 and the only starter below 5.5 was Ricardo Pepi.
A strong defensive effort led the way for the team Wednesday, with four of the top five highest rated players being on the defense. That included Matt Turner, who had 11 saves and despite some trouble with the ball at his feet contributing to the only Brazil goal, ended with a 7.50 match rating for the day.
Despite the strong defensive showing, it was ultimately goal scorer Christian Pulisic who managed the SSFC Man of the Match honors on the night. Pulisic’s well taken free kick to tie the game at 1-1 was enough to tip the scales in his balance, as he earned a 7.77 rating on the day.
Here are the ratings for all of the players from the match:
Christian Pulisic – 7.77
Matt Turner – 7.50
Joe Scally – 7.01
Tim Ream – 6.88
Antonee Robinson – 6.15
Tim Weah – 6.11
Yunus Musah – 6.02
Chris Richards – 5.88
Gio Reyna – 5.88
Johnny Cardoso (sub) – 5.83
Weston McKennie – 5.69
Folarin Balogun (sub) – 5.63
Brenden Aaronson (sub) – 5.50
Tyler Adams (sub) – 5.45
Shaq Moore (sub) – 5.12
Ricardo Pepi – 5.01
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Coach – Gregg Berhalter – 6.12
Official – Hector Said Martinez Sorto – 6.36
Do these ratings seem about right to you or what would you have changed? Let us know in the comments section below.
