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Despite shedding star midfielder Christian Pulisic to a attainable harm, the U.S. males’s nationwide group defeated Australia 2-1 in a pleasant Tuesday in Commerce City, Colo., behind two objectives from Haji Wright.
The winner was arrange within the 51st minute by the second help of the match for Cristian Roldan when he despatched a fast free kick down the suitable flank.
Wright ran onto it, in the reduction of and drilled a shot contained in the left publish.
Jordan Bos put the Aussies forward within the nineteenth minute earlier than Wright answered within the thirty third. He has seven objectives in 18 matches as he made an announcement in his bid to make the roster for the 2026 World Cup.
Pulisic left within the thirty first minute after Australian defender Jason Geria clipped him on his heel from behind as Pulisic dribbled previous midfield. Geria was issued a yellow card.
Pulisic was down for a number of minutes earlier than strolling off underneath his personal energy with a slight limp. He headed to the locker room with the coaching employees. His elimination from the match could have been cautionary earlier than he rejoins Italy’s AC Milan this weekend.
There was no replace on his situation.
He began after being restricted to the ultimate 20 minutes in a 1-1 tie with Ecuador on Friday due to an ankle harm.
The U.S. is unbeaten in three matches with a 2-0 win over Japan on Sept. 9 and the draw in opposition to Ecuador when Folarin Balogun tied it for the U.S. within the 71st minute.
Australia, a 2026 World Cup qualifier, entered with a seven-match successful streak and a 12-match unbeaten run and acquired the beginning it wished when Bos after a set piece took benefit of lax defending.
Three Americans had him surrounded however the ball dropped to him and he scored to the far netting.
Wright tied it with a toe-poke together with his proper foot after a Roldan by ball.
The American have two matches left in 2025 once they play two World Cup-qualified groups: Paraguay on Nov. 15 in Chester, Pa., and Uruguay on Nov. 18 in Tampa.
-Field Level Media
–Field Level Media