The United States men’s national team put a green but promising team on the field for Saturday’s friendly with Turkiye at Rentscher Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The Yanks scored in the first minute on a lovely finish from Jack McGlynn, but lost their way for most of the first half and hit the break down 2-1.
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That was also the final score, as Mauricio Pochettino’s A-minus team had plenty of good moments but ultimately fell victim to their inexperience over 90 minutes.
Here’s how the gents shook out in Connecticut.
USMNT player ratings versus Turkiye — Who made their case to Pochettino?
Matt Freese: 6 — Difficult to get after him for either of Turkiye’s first-half goals. The former Harvard keeper wasn’t bad in possession and made sev