Folarin Balogun scores early, Brenden Aaronson converts a free kick in the 60th minute, Ricardo Pepi scores in the 79th and the Americans benefit from a late own goal in a 4-0 exhibition win.
Folarin Balogun scored in the 13th minute, Brenden Aaronson converted a free kick in the 60th and Ricardo Pepi got a goal in the 79th to lead the United States over Oman 4-0 in an exhibition Tuesday night for a two-game sweep of the Americans first matches in Gregg Berhalter s return as coach.
The U.S. came alive in the second half to beat Oman 4-0 in a friendly Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minnesota.Greg Berhalder, returning for his second term
Gregg Berhalter's second term as U.S. coach began by proving the 11th-ranked Americans can beat No. 73 Oman and No. 74 Uzbekistan in exhibitions. Folarin Balogun scored in the 13th minute, Brenden Aaronson converted a free kick in the 60th and Ricardo Pepi got a goal in the 79th to lead the United States over Oman 4-0 Tuesday night, three days after a 3-0 win over the Uzbeks. Khalid Al-Braiki added an own goal in the 81st when he deflected in a cross by defender Kevin Paredes, who had entered two minutes earlier in his U.S. debut.