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Corinthians vs. PSV Eindhoven, 2018 Florida Cup: Final Score 1-1 on Dramatic Equalizer by the Dutch Side

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Sam Lammers’ dramatic goal lifted PSV Eindhoven to a 1-1 draw late in stoppage time but he was the only shooter denied in the ensuing penalty shootout in the opening match of the 2018 Florida Cup at Orlando City Stadium. A good crowd was on hand to see the tournament opener, which saw the Brazilian champions claim two points by virtue of winning the penalty shootout, 5-4, after the draw.

Star attacking midfielder Rodriguinho had staked his side to a 1-0 lead in the first half and Corinthians substituted liberally to start the second half, allowing PSV to come at the Brazilian team in waves, only to be denied time after time by imperfect finishing or outstanding goalkeeping by second-half keeper Caíque França, who put on a clinic, especially in the final 15 minutes.

Corinthians lined up with Cassio in goal, a back line of (left to right) Juninho Capixaba, Pedro Henrique, Fabián Balbuena, and Fagner, a midfield of Rodriguinho, Gabriel, and Jádson, and an attacking line of Ángel Romero, Colin Kazim-Richards, and Clayson.

PSV countered with its own 4-3-3 lineup of Jeroen Zoet in goal, a back line of Santiago Arias, Daniel Schwaab, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, and Joshua Brenet, a midfield of Jorrit Hendrix, Marco Van Ginkel, and Gastón Pereiro, with an attacking line of Steven Bergwijn, Luuk De Jong, and Hirving Lozano.

The Dutch side was on the front foot early, getting the bulk of the chances in the game’s first 20 minutes but lacked quality in the final third, especially finishing and picking out runners on crosses into the box.

Hendrix nearly sent in De Jong alone on goal for PSV in the first minute but the play was just offside. At the eight-minute mark, it was De Jong sending a header well wide but PSV earned a corner and a header in a mass of traffic bounced toward Cassio who punched it clear of the goal to keep it scoreless. De Jong sent a header just a foot or so wide in the 18th minute as well.

A minute later, PSV had some good buildup as Pereiro sent Arias down the right flank. He found Lozano at the edge of the box, but the ensuing cross was cut out by the defense.

In the 23rd minute, Corinthians finally got a decent scoring chance and the Timão made the most of it. Juninho sent in a free kick from just left of the box following a foul on Arias. The ball fell perfectly onto the foot of Rodriguinho at the back post for an easy tap-in back past the goalkeeper Zoet. Corinthians had far fewer chances but led 1-0 after 24 minutes.

The goal opened the game up a bit with Lozano shooting wide for PSG at the 26-minute mark and a cross by Fagner caught by Zoet a minute later. Kazim was nearly in alone in the 29th minute after taking an aerial cross down but he stumbled before he could get a shot off and the chance went wanting. A minute later, Arias cut out another dangerous Corinthians cross.

The teams went back and forth for the rest of the half but the next good opportunity came in the 37th minute when Lozano cut inside and fired on goal but Cassio made the save. Seven minutes later, it was PSV with another chance as streaking down the right side of the box went Berwijn but he completely got his shot wrong and it flew a good 20 feet yards of goal.

The Dutch side got the last opportunity of the half when Van Ginkel got his head onto a free kick cross but he didn’t get good contact on it and it was right at Cassio. The Brazilian club took its 1-0 lead into the break, despite being out-shot, 8-2 (4-2 on goal).

Corinthians changed the entire team at the break and it turned the match in PSV’s favor as the Dutch side’s attack kept coming.

Caique’s heroics began in the 52nd minute when he came off his line to barely get a fist to a cross before De Jong could get his head on it. He punched away another cross in the 59th. PSV won a number of set pieces — mostly corners — throughout the second period but couldn’t do much with them, as shots were blocked, crosses were cleared, and when all else failed, Caique was there to smother it.

In the 63rd minute, Caique made a diving fingertip save to deny Lozano’s well-struck shot from distance. PSV had shouts for penalties denied in both the 69th and 73rd minutes, as referee Jonathan Bilinski allowed physical play at both ends of the pitch. Lozano seemed to have a step and went down under contact from behind on the first and De Jong was knocked to the ground on an aerial ball in the second instance.

Pereiro got in down the left side in the 73rd minute but misfired his shot well off frame. A minute later, second-half sub Cody Gapko missed the net on a good scoring chance as PSV continued to be wasteful with its opportunities. Mauro Junior’s cross found a friendly head in the 79th minute but it was right at Caique, then Donyell Malen blasted a shot over the bar from a tight angle on the right just two minutes later.

Corinthians finally took the pressure off long enough to generate a rare second-half scoring chance in the 82nd minute, when Marquinhos Gabriel came down the right and fired a shot that was well saved by Zoet. That was about it for the Brazilians in regulation as PSV resumed its assault.

Gapko headed just wide in the 84th after Malen’s bicycle kick attempt rattled around in the box off a few players. Four minutes later, Caique made the save of the night on Mauro’s breakaway effort. Just as the game headed into three minutes of stoppage, an absurd sequence kept PSV off the board with Malen denied by Caique and the rebound was sent off the back of a sliding Corinthians defender and went out for a corner.

With just seconds remaining, another PSV corner finally led to the equalizer. Joshua Brenet sent a cross into the box that hit a few bodies, and ended up on the foot of Lammers, who slotted home on just about the last kick of regulation, tying the match at 1-1.

Florida Cup rules call for a penalty shootout following a draw, so the two teams lined up to find out which team got the extra point. In the end, Lammers went from savior to goat by being the only shooter not to score. PSV probably deserved the extra point but in the end the Dutch side will lament the many outstanding chances missed and shake their heads at the outstanding Corinthians goalkeeping. PSV out-shot Corinthians 19-3, with a dominating 11-1 advantage in the second half. It wasn’t enough to produce the goals needed to win the game.

Penalty Shootout (5-4, Corinthians)

PSV: Adam Maher scored into the left corner. 1-0.

Corinthians: Junior Dutra belted it into the upper left corner. 1-1.

PSV: Daniel Schwaab sent the keeper the wrong way and scores into the bottom left corner. 2-1.

Corinthians: Felipe Bastos sneaked it inside the left post after a stutter-step move. 2-2.

PSV: Lammers shot to his right but it was saved by Caique. 2-2.

Corinthians: Maycon scored into the left side. 3-2.

PSV: Arias scored down the middle. 3-3.

Corinthians: Camacho scored into the left side. 3-4.

PSV: Malen scored down the middle. 4-4.

Corinthians: Giovanni Augusto scored off the foot of Zoet, who guessed wrong but nearly made the save. 4-5.

The tournament continues tomorrow night at 7 p.m. when Atletico from Brazil takes on Rangers from Scotland.

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United States vs. Costa Rica: Final Score 3-0 as Yanks Win Again in Orlando

The USMNT improved to a perfect 7-0-0 at Inter&Co Stadium after a resounding win over Costa Rica.

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Dan MacDonald, The Mane Land

The United States Men’s National Team is still perfect at Inter&Co Stadium after a 3-0 win over Costa Rica on a cold Wednesday night in Orlando. Brian White, Caden Clark, and Patrick Agyemang provided the offense as the USMNT improved to a perfect 7-0-0 at the home stadium of Orlando City SC, outscoring the opposition 25-2 in the venue.

“I think we are very, very happy,” USMNT Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino said after the game. “After 90 minutes, it’s like, okay, it’s not (looking like) one or two weeks working together. It looks like we’re working together for six months.”

Pochettino’s starting lineup included Zack Steffen in goal behind a back line of DeJuan Jones, Tim Ream, Walker Zimmerman, and Miles Robinson. Benjamin Cremaschi and Emeka Eneli started in the central midfield behind an attacking line of Brian Gutierrez, Diego Luna, and Indiana Vassilev, with White up top. For Robinson, it was his first USMNT start at right back.

Los Ticos opened the game as the aggressor, getting on the ball more and winning several early corner kicks. The visitors, however, could do nothing with them. The U.S. won a couple early corners of its own. The first was played short and ended in a Vassilev shot high over the bar from outside the area. On the second, Vassilev got his shot blocked in front. Gutierrez’s follow-up shot squirted off the side of his foot and into the outside netting in the 14th minute.

A few minutes later, Luna took a careless arm in the face and may have broken his nose. He spent several minutes getting attended to by the training staff, staying in the game after changing out of his bloody shirt and putting on a clean one. Just moments later, Luna took a pass from Jones near the middle of the field, carried it into the attacking half, and threaded a beautiful pass to White up top. White didn’t get all of his left-footed shot, but he placed it well, scoring his first USMNT goal to make it 1-0 in the 21st minute.

“(Luna) showed great character, because he wanted to stay. He wanted to play,” Pochettino said. “He’s a player that for sure we’re going to have consideration for the future.”

White nearly netted his second goal five minutes later off a corner. Ream flicked the ball into the middle of the box for White, who stabbed a shot right at goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado, who made a good reaction save to keep it 1-0. A minute later, Luna set up White on the right side. Alvarado made the initial save and Vassilev couldn’t get on the rebound as it was knocked out for a corner. Ream flicked well wide of the near post on the right side on the ensuing set piece.

Costa Rica had a good attacking spell toward the latter part of the first half. Steffen did well to palm away a wicked cross by Joseph Mora in the 36th minute. Moments later, he made a big save, tipping a dipping Alejandro Bran shot from distance over the crossbar. Luna cleared away the ensuing corner kick after it pinged dangerously along the ground in the box.

Luna was nearly in behind down the left in the 39th minute but Santiago van der Putten pulled him back, earning a yellow card. The U.S. did nothing with the ensuing free kick and Robinson was booked for a collision with the goalkeeper after Alvarado caught the Gutierrez service.

Gutierrez made a barnstorming run through the Costa Rica defense in the 42nd minute, working his way left to right to set up a shot, but he ultimately had it blocked by Ryan Bolanos.

The last chance of the half nearly went Costa Rica’s way, but Robinson read the entry ball well and beat Josimar Mendez to the ball on what could have been a point-blank opportunity. The sides went to the break with the U.S. up 1-0.

The U.S. held the halftime advantage in possession (59.4%-40.6%), shots (7-3), and shots on target (3-1). Costa Rica won more corners (5-4)

Pochettino made three changes at the break, sending on Jack McGlynn, Clark, and Matko Miljevic for Luna, Gutierrez, and Cremaschi.

With a lot of whistles, some yellow cards, and several substitutions, the second half didn’t flow as smoothly as the first. The United States had few sustained attacking possessions but still managed to find some goals near the end to put the game away, but not before the Ticos threatened to make a game of it.

Creichel Perez had the first shot of the second half in the 53rd minute, sending a shot over Steffen’s goal from distance. A minute later, White had a golden opportunity for a brace, faking his defender to the ground and firing wide of the left post from the right from seven yards out.

Allan Cruz nearly tied the game in the 56th minute. A shot from the right deflected to a wide-open Cruz in the box on the left. He blasted a shot, but Steffen made a sensational save to tip it wide and preserve his team’s lead.

“Today he performed really, really well,” Pochettino said of Steffen’s performance. “A few saves that were amazing, showed the quality that the keeper (has). The keeper needs to save and he showed his quality, so happy for him, because he was great.”

Cruz sent a one-hopper right at Steffen in the 66th minute to break up a spell without scoring chances either way.

The U.S. doubled its lead in the 77th minute on a great play on the left by Eneli, who beat the defense and cut back a diagonal pass through the box. Clark fired, smashing his shot into the upper left corner to make it 2-0.

The Yanks did well to kill the game from that point on, keeping possession and passing around the back to bleed the clock, but there were a few near misses on through balls that nearly put Agyemang in behind the defense. It finally worked in the 90th minute, as an inside-out ball from Jones sent the Charlotte FC striker down the left. Despite being at a tight angle, Agyemang blasted a left-footed shot in to make it 3-0 in the 90th minute for the final tally. It was Agyemang’s second goal in as many games in this January window.

Pochettino said all of the forwards in camp were impressive in this window.

“Brian White performed really well today and he scored. Patrick also impressed us. Caden Clark also,” he said. “We are so happy because very impressive month from the whole squad. It makes us feel very positive for the future. We have different options.”

Costa Rica put the ball in the box and tried to find a consolation goal in stoppage time but couldn’t connect, and the U.S. held on for the win.

The United States finished with the advantage in possession (58.4%-41.6%), shots (11-9), and shots on target (5-3), while Costa Rica won more corners (6-4).

“I think we were showing a great mentality and the quality there,” Pochettino said. “That’s why we scored three goals and we created many chances in two games. It’s about (getting the players) to believe, it’s about that they have their chances to show their quality.”

With the victory, the U.S. improved to 20-17-6 in the all-time series with Costa Rica, including a mark of 20-6-4 at home.

Next up for Pochettino’s men is a meeting with Panama in March in Concacaf Nations League play on March 20 in Los Angeles.

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United States vs. Brazil: Continental Classic: Final Score 1-1 as USMNT Comes from Behind in Orlando

Christian Pulisic’s free kick goal earned the U.S. a draw against world power Brazil at Camping World Stadium.

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Michael Citro, The Mane Land

The United States Men’s National Team fell behind early but Christian Pulisic’s free kick goal helped the Yanks draw South American giants Brazil 1-1 in front of an announced crowd of 60,016 at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Matt Turner set a new career high with the national team with 11 saves, eclipsing his previous best of eight, and although his turnover led to Brazil’s goal, Turner had a strong game stopping shots.

With the draw, the United States snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Seleção, the team’s longest losing streak against any country.

USMNT Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said he was happy with the way the team responded to Saturday’s 5-1 loss to Colombia.

“We talked to the guys before the game and we just asked two things from them. We asked for teamwork and intensity,” Berhalter said. “And the way we framed it is (these are) two things that are totally in their control. It doesn’t matter about the opponent. It doesn’t matter about the field, or the fans, or anything. Those are the two things they can control. And that’s the type of effort that we saw today. We feel like we made a little step. It’s not a huge step, but it’s a little step to be able to play against an amazingly talented Brazil team and bend but not break. I think give them problems as well, push them as well. So for us, looking at it, we think it’s a good end to our preparation camp and we’re ready for Copa America.”

Berhalter’s starting lineup included Turner in goal behind a back line of Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Chris Richards, and Joe Scally. The midfield in the team’s 4-3-3 consisted of Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, and Gio Reyna behind a forward line of Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, and Tim Weah.

The U.S. started brightly, creating the first two chances of the game. Musah was unlucky not to score just five minutes in as his cannon shot from long range hit the crossbar, bounced down and somehow stayed out.

A minute later, Pulisic made a nice move to cut through traffic into space and fired a shot from outside the area, but Alisson made a diving save.

Brazil grew more into the match after that and created the next couple of chances. The first fell to Rodrygo at the top of the 18. His shot didn’t have much pace on it and was right at Turner for the comfortable save in the seventh minute. A minute later, Vinicius Jr. had a shot from the top of the box on the right but he missed the target.

A nice play by Pepi created an attacking chance for Weah in the 12th minute. The winger cut in from the right side and fired with his left but it went straight at Alisson.

Vinicius Jr. cut inside and fired two minutes later, but the shot was partially deflected, making for an easy scoop for Turner. The goalkeeper then made a save on Vinicius Jr. after Musah turned the ball over moments later. Turner then made a much more difficult save in the 17th minute on the Brazilian speedster, who roasted Richards down the right side of the U.S. defense.

Brazil broke through on the ensuing restart. Turner’s pass into the middle was picked off, igniting the Brazilian counterattack. Rodrygo got in behind on the left thanks to a great diagonal pass, and he placed his shot well, beating Turner to make it 1-0.

The teams exchanged shots in the 20th minute, with Weah cutting in and firing right at Alisson for an easy save. Lucas Paqueta then fired over the bar at the other end.

Turner got away with a big mistake in the 22nd minute. Caught between two minds, he stopped his charge off the line, allowing Brazil to get to the ball first at the top of the area. The ball went left and Turner recovered to force a corner kick. Ream cleared the set piece cross to take the heat off.

Pulisic got to the top of the area in the 24th minute and was fouled hard. Although it appeared to happen right on the line at the top of the 18-yard box, Honduran referee Said Martinez indicated a free kick just outside the box. No matter, because Pulisic smashed a low shot into the bottom left corner, beating Alisson and making it 1-1 in the 26the minute.

“It was so close, it was going to be tough to get it over the wall,” Pulisic said. “And I just saw a bit of an opening.”

The pace of the game slowed a bit after the equalizer, including a hydration break a few minutes later. Brazil sent a couple of long-range attempts well over Turner’s goal in the five-minute span between the 35th and 40th minutes and the U.S. overcooked a couple of crosses in that same time period. A ball forward in the 42nd minute for Rodrygo was well shepherded by Richards, allowing Turner to collect. Pulisic sent a weak header to Alisson a minute later.

The game ground almost to a halt over the final few minutes of the half and the three minutes of injury time, and the teams went to the break all tied up.

The stats were pretty even at halftime, although Brazil held much more of the possession (60.8%-39.2%). The visitors also had more shots (8-6) and corners (2-0), while the U.S. put more shots on target (5-4).

Brazil controlled even more of the ball to start the second half, pushing the U.S. defensive block lower and keeping all 10 outfield players in the Americans’ half for long stretches. This got Brazil’s fullbacks more involved in the attack and Wendell bombed forward and smashed a shot from a tight angle on the left into the outside netting in the 50th minute.

Brazil initially won a dangerous free kick a minute later on the game’s most bizarre play. Richards appeared to commit a foul just outside the semicircle at the top of the penalty area and was booked. Before Brazil took the set piece, the referee went to the monitor, presumably to check to see if Richards was the last defender and should therefore be sent off. Martinez instead deemed that the play was clean, giving the U.S. the ball back and rescinding the yellow card he had shown the U.S. defender.

Moments later, the Brazilians sent an attack up the left that ended in an overhead kick by Rodrygo that sailed just wide. Wendell then sent a shot over the bar in the 59th minute.

The goalkeeper traded fantastic saves in the 67th and 68th minutes. Second-half sub Endrick blazed past Ream down Brazil’s right channel and smashed a shot that Turner saved. He was able to jump on the rebound before an opponent could arrive. Seconds later on the other end, McKennie picked out Pulisic’s trailing run. The captain was wide open but Alisson made an outstanding save to keep the game level.

Rodrygo created a good shot from a bad angle on the left in the 74th minute with a quickly released and cheeky shot with his right. Turner got a hand up at the last second to make a huge save.

The U.S. could have taken the lead in the 83rd minute off a throw-in. Pulisic did well to get the ball at the end line and centered for substitute Brenden Aaronson. However, the winger’s point-blank shot was too close to Alisson, who made a big reaction save. Three minutes later, Pulisic tried a shot from the left but sent his attempt inches wide of the right post.

In the final minutes, Brazil sent a couple of hopeful attempts at Turner and couldn’t do much with a series of corner kicks. Pulisic had one opportunity for the U.S. with a steal in the attacking half, but he was pulled back by a defender. The ref let the U.S. play on but Pulisic only made it about another step and a half before having the ball knocked away and Martinez did not pull the play back for a free kick on the foul. Instead, he gave Brazil a free kick at the other end on the ensuing attack. Turner punched the delivery away.

Ultimately, the U.S. survived the late pressure and earned a hard-fought draw with a tough Brazilian side.

Brazil ended up dominating the stat sheet, finishing with the advantage in possession (60.9%-39.1%), shots (25-12), shots on target (12-7), and corners (9-0). The crowd was a record for a USMNT match in the state of Florida.

“I think it was just a willingness to defend, get numbers behind the ball in transition, getting numbers back, just just a lot smarter, not losing balls in the wrong areas and just giving them easy opportunities. And yeah, just a team spirit,” Pulisic said about his team’s performance vs. Saturday’s game. “A willingness to also suffer at times and then find our chances. So, definitely a big step in the right direction.”

“If we could play with those two teams, we could play with pretty much any team in the (Copa America) tournament,” Richards said. “Of course, every team is going to bring new challenges, but I think tonight especially gives us a lot of confidence.”

The next time the USMNT takes the pitch will be June 23 in Arlington, TX, against Bolivia in the 2024 Copa America.

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Fulham vs. Aston Villa, International Friendly: Final Score 2-0 as Aston Villa Wins Friendly at Exploria Stadium

Aston Villa scored a goal in each half to defeat a wasteful Fulham side in friendly action at Exploria Stadium.

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Aston Villa scored a goal in each half to dispatch Fulham 2-0 in a friendly match, as the Summer Series came to Orlando’s Exploria Stadium. Jaden Philogene put Aston Villa ahead in the first half and Moussa Diaby doubled the lead in the second half to lead the Villans past a Fulham side that wasted several good opportunities to get on the scoreboard.

“A strange match tonight,” Aston Villa Manager Unai Emery said. “We started late, and we didn’t get the rhythm like we wanted. We didn’t build up like we were doing on Sunday against Newcastle. We didn’t connect or progress with good passes trying to get in the boxes, but we competed, we won, and we played the game with different players, trying to get our fitness. I am happy but overall it was strange, tonight’s match.”

Marco Silva’s starting lineup for Fulham looked like this:

Emery countered with this lineup for Aston Villa:

A delay for inclement weather pushed kickoff back an hour and 20 minutes. Once the match began, the two English sides played a physical and sometimes downright feisty game for a friendly.

The opening 25 minutes was mostly bereft of clear-cut chances. The best opportunity for either side up to that point was a header just wide off a corner kick by Aston Villa’s Kansa in the eighth minute.

As the first half wore on, Aston Villa started creating more opportunities. Cameron Archer was sent into the box with a good through ball and he was taken down. It was an obvious penalty. Archer took the spot kick himself, but Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno got a hand to it, diving to his right and deflecting it off the woodwork.

Villa worked the ball back into the box to Archer again but this time he sent his shot wide to the left.

Kansa was booked for Aston Villa in the 36th minute for a rough foul as the physical play continued. Shortly after that, however, his side took the lead.

A ball in from the left side from Lucas Digne found Philogene in front and he swept it home to make it 1-0 in the 40th minute.

Just before the break, Fulham put the ball in the net through Carlos Vinicius, but the flag had gone up for offside in the buildup. Villa carried its 1-0 lead into halftime.

Fulham opened the second half looking to get level and creating chances. Substitute Willian won an early free kick but Fulham could do nothing with it. Vinicius was left unmarked moments later but headed over the bar. Sasa Lukic tried an ambitious shot from distance in the 54th minute, but it was always going wide to the right. A minute later, Vinicius had another header attempt but hit this one just outside the upper left corner of the goal frame.

Aston Villa then calmed things down with a good spell of possession, although the Lions couldn’t create any chances from it. Both managers substituted liberally at the hour mark to bring on fresh legs.

Fulham’s best look came in the 71st minute. Willian sent a good diagonal ball that went through traffic and found Harry Wilson in the box. However, the Welsh winger scuffed his shot badly wide to the left.

Two minutes later, Villa scored an insurance goal. A well-weighted ball over the top found a streaking Diaby, who got in behind the Fulham defense and beat goalkeeper Mark Rodak to make it 2-0.

Luke Harris got some late chances for Fulham but he sent his first one straight at substitute goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and the second one Martinez saved, knocking it just wide for a corner in the 80th and 81st minutes.

Jay Stansfield went for goal from outside the area but sent his shot wide on one of Fulham’s last decent looks in the 87th minute.

Villa nearly made it 3-0 in the 89th minute when Ollie Watkins was sent in behind but his touch was just a tad heavy and that allowed Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak to come off his line and intercede.

That was the last good chance and Aston Villa closed out a victory in what was a fairly even match in which Fulham simply couldn’t find the net.

“It was really good,” Silva said of the Exploria Stadium atmosphere. “One of the very good things on this tour and this Summer Series is that we are playing preseason matches, but at the same time, we are playing these types of matches with a good environment, with a good atmosphere in the stadiums. It’s much easier for the players to be motivated when they play with this type of environment in the stadium. One of the good things this Summer Series gives us as a coach, is we don’t need to push them because the environment will give them the boost in terms of the motivation that they need.”

Starting Lineups:

Fulham — Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney (C), Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Kevin Mbabu, Sasa Lukic, Carlos Vinicius, Issa Diop, Luc De Fougerolles.

Aston Villa — Robin Olsen, Konsa, John McGinn (C), Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendia, Lucas Digne, Torres, Jaden Philogene, Cameron Archer, Boubacar Kamara.

Scoring:

Aston Villa — Jaden Philogene (40′)

Aston Villa — Moussa Diaby (73′)

Attendance:

16,134

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