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United States vs Sweden international soccer match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 24 January 2009, 5:30 PM (UTC-8:00)
National teams, score:
United States
3-2
Sweden
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Silviu Petrescu, Waterloo /
Canada
Attendance, venue:
9 918, Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Goals:
1-0 (17') Sacha Kljestan, 2-0 (40') Sacha Kljestan (pen.), 3-1 (74') Sacha Kljestan
USA soccer team lineup in match Nr.518
Head coach Bob Bradley
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Troy Perkins  
1
27
Vålerenga Fotball, Oslo, Norway
Marvell Wynne  
2
22
Toronto FC, Toronto, Canada
Danny Califf  Captain  59'
22
28
FC Midtjylland, Herning, Denmark
Michael Parkhurst   82' 
5
25
FC Nordsjælland, Farum, Denmark
82' Ugo Ihemelu  
2
25
Colorado Rapids, Denver, Colorado
Jonathan Bornstein   79' 
14
24
CD Chivas USA, Carson, California
79' Chris Wingert  
1
26
Real Salt Lake, Sandy, Utah
John Thorrington   61' 
4
29
Chicago Fire SC, Bridgeview, Illinois
61' Chris Rolfe  
10
26
Chicago Fire SC, Bridgeview, Illinois
Ricardo Clark  
17
25
Houston Dynamo, Houston, Texas
Sacha Kljestan  
13
23
CD Chivas USA, Carson, California
Robbie Rogers   69' 
1
21
Columbus Crew SC, Columbus, Ohio
69' Brian Carroll  
7
27
Columbus Crew SC, Columbus, Ohio
Charlie Davies   46' 
5
22
Hammarby IF FF, Stockholm, Sweden
46' Kenny Cooper  
4
24
FC Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Brian Ching   77' 
33
30
Houston Dynamo, Houston, Texas
77' Eddie Gaven  
6
22
Columbus Crew SC, Columbus, Ohio
Comments
United States vs Sweden post-match head-to-head
Pct.
.572
GP
7
W
4
L
3
T
0
GF
10
GA
9
GF/GP
1.429
GA/GP
1.286
Av. attendance
15 494
Pct. - winning percentage, GP - games played, W - wins, L - losses, T - ties, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av. - average
Match highlights
MNT vs. Sweden: Highlights - Jan. 24, 2009
Highlights from the U.S. MNT vs. Sweden Friendly which took place on Jan. 24, 2009 at the Home Depot Center_.
youtube.com
Match stats
United States:
players - 17 (from 12 clubs)
goals - 3 (penalties - 1, hat-tricks - 1)
average age - 25.548 (born 1978-1987)
average caps - 8.647
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
United States national team matches
Previous match:
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
United States vs Guatemala 2-0
Commerce City, Wednesday 19 November 2008
Next match:
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
United States vs Mexico 2-0
Columbus, Wednesday 11 February 2009
Top United States goal scorers
1. Landon Donovan (2000 - 2008) - 37 goals
2. Eric Wynalda (1990 - 2000) - 34 goals
3. Brian McBride (1996 - 2006) - 30 goals
4. Joe-Max Moore (1993 - 2001) - 24 goals
... Sacha Kljestan (2009) - 3 goals
(correct as of January 24, 2009)
United States goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 24 Jan 2009
Home Depot Center, Carson
United States 3-2 Sweden
Goals: Kljestan 17, Kljestan 40 (11m), Kljestan 74

United States: Perkins, Wynne, Califf (c), Parkhurst (Ihemelu 82), Bornstein (Wingert 79), Thorrington (Rolfe 61), Clark, Kljestan, Rogers (Carroll 69), Davies (Cooper 46), Ching (Gaven 77). Managed by Bradley.
Booked: Califf 59.

Att: 9 918,
Ref: Petrescu (Canada)

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