U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team downs Russia 5-3

PILSEN, Czech Republic (Via U.S. Soccer) – The U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team defeated Russia 5-3 to advance to the 2016 Vaclav Jezek Tournament final on Aug. 20 against Czech Republic.

The USA started the game off well with two first half goals coming from Griffin Dorsey in the 10th minute and Paxton Pomykal in the 31st minute to lead Russia 2-0 at halftime.

The U.S. tallied early in the second half as Jose Carranza found the back of the net in the 52nd minute. Just six minutes later, Ivan Ignatev netted Russia’s first goal of the match, but a mere three minutes later, the USA earned an own goal to give them the 4-1 lead.

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Russia narrowed the scoreline after earning two goals in three minutes from Danill Utkin and Ilya Mazurovm in the 78th and 81st minutes, trailing the U.S. 4-3. The USA’s Nebiyou Perry sealed the game with a goal in the 88th minute, earning the U.S. the 5-3 victory.

The USA will face host nation Czech Republic in the title match on Aug. 20.

– U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team Match Report –

Match: U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team vs. Russia
Date: August 19, 2016
Competition: 2016 Václav Ježek Tournament
Venue:  Stribro Stadion; Pilsen, Czech Republic
Kickoff: 10 a.m. ET (5 p.m. local)
Weather: 70 degrees

Scoring Summary:       1          2          F
USA                                            2          3          5
RUS                                           0          3          3

USA – Griffin Dorsey                                                     10th minute
USA – Paxton Pomykal                                               31
USA – Jose Carranza                                                    52
RUS – Ivan Ignatev                                                        58
USA – Aleksandr Zakharov (own goal)           61
RUS – Danill Utkin                                                          78
RUS – Ilya Mazurov                                                       81
USA – Nebiyou Perry                                                    88

Lineups:
USA: 1-Cameron Douglas; 23-Matt Real, 5-Kyle Gruno, 4-Jack Maher, 3-Daniel Jones (15-Carson Vom Steeg, 82); 21-Andrew Paoli, 13-Paxton Pomykal (11-Jose Carranza, 46), 8-Brandon Servania; 17-Nebiyou Perry (9-Nick Taitague, 89), 7-Griffin Dorsey (14-Ernesto Espinoza, 65), 20-Shaft Brewer
Subs not used: 1-Brady Scott, 2-Aristotle Zarris, 6-Jonathan Gonzalez, 10-Justin Rennicks, 16-Aedan Stanley
Head Coach: Omid Namazi

RUS: 1-Matvey Safonov; 3-Artem Golubev, 2-Aleksandr Zakharov, 16-Roman Evgenyev, 22-Nikita Sergeev; 17-Roman Denisov (19-Dimitri Veber, 70), 7-Danill Utkin, 13-Vlacheslav Grulev (20-Nikita Matskharashvili, 63), 9-Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov (14-Ilya Mazurov, 66); 10-Aleksander Rudenko (8-Ivan Ignatev, 46), 11-Stanislav Latcevich
Subs not used: 4-Sergei Borodin, 6-Kirill Lukianchikov, 18-Artem Gorbulin, 21-Osman Isaev, 23-Ivan Lomaev
Head Coach: Sergey Matveev 

Stats Summary: USA / RUS
Shots: 8 / 12
Shots on Goal: 7 / 7
Saves: 4 / 2
Corner Kicks: 5 / 3
Fouls: 9 / 14
Offside: 1 / 1

Misconduct Summary:
RUS – Aleksandr Zakharov (caution)      43rd minute
USA – Jose Carranza (caution)                    83
RUS – Stanislav Latcevich (caution)       90