After completing a standout performance against FIFA U-17 World Cup hosts India that included a goal and Man of the Match honors on Friday, United Homegrown Chris Durkin again helped lead the U.S. U-17 Men's National Team to victory, this time in a 1-0 win over Ghana. Durkin completed 39 of 47 passes (including two key passes), and tallied six recoveries, two tackles, four interceptions, and three blocks. The midfielder also won the ball and launched the buildup play that led to Ayo Akinola’s 75th minute goal, which sealed the United States' victory.
The U-17s' hard-fought win puts them in control of Group A, with one remaining group stage match on deck. Durkin and the Yanks return to action on Thursday against Colombia at 10:30 a.m. ET on FS2 and Universo.
-U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team Match Report-
Match: U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team vs. Ghana
Date: Oct. 9, 2017
Competition: FIFA U-17 World Cup – Group A
Venue: Jawaharal Nehru Stadium; New Dehli, India
Kickoff: 7:30 a.m. ET (5 p.m. local)
Attendance: 17,500
Weather: 91, mostly sunny
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
GHA 0 0 0
USA – Ayo Akinola (Chris Goslin) 75th minute
Lineups:
USA: 1-Justin Garces; 2-Jaylin Lindsey, 3-Chris Gloster, 4-James Sands, 13-Sergino Dest (14-Akil Watts, 63); 8-Blaine Ferri, 6-Chris Durkin, 20-Chris Goslin; 10-Tim Weah (7-Ayo Akinola, 63), 9-Josh Sargent (Capt.), 11-Andrew Carleton (18-Indiana Vassilev, 81)
Subs not used: 5-Tyler Shaver, 12-CJ Dos Santos, 15-George Acosta, 16-Taylor Booth, 17-Bryan Reynolds, 19-Jacobo Reyes, 21-Alex Budnik
Head Coach: John Hackworth
GHA: 1-Danlad Ibrahim; 5-Najeeb Yakubu, 6-Eric Ayiah (Capt.), 8-Kudus Mohammed (9-Richard Danso, 73), 10-Emmanuel Toku (7-Ibrahim Sulley, 82); 11-Aminu Mohammed (13-Gabriel Leveh, 57), 12-Abdul Yusif (Exited in 85th, was not replaced), 15-Gideon Mensah, 17-Rashid Alhassan; 19-Sadiq Ibrahim, 20-Isaac Gyamfi
Subs not used: 2-John Out, 3-Gideon Acquah, 4-Edmund Arko-Mensah, 14-Bismark Owusu, 16-Kwame Aziz, 18-Mohammed Iddriss, 21-Michael Acquaye
Head coach: Fabian Samuel
Stats Summary: USA/GHA
Shots: 11/ 18
Shots on Goal: 2/3
Saves: 3/1
Corner Kicks: 2/5
Fouls: 10/9
Offside: 0/1
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Chris Goslin (Caution) 6th minute
GHA – Kudus Mohammed (Caution) 69
GHA – Richard Danso (Caution) 86
Officials:
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polichronis Kostaras (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros DiMitriadis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Esther Staubli (SUI)
ussoccer.com Man of the Match: Ayo Akinola
