New Zealand U23 vs USA U23 2024 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage

New Zealand U23

78': Jesse Randall

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United States U23

8': Djordje Mihailovic (P)
12': Walker Zimmerman
30': Gianluca Busio
58': Paxten Aaronson

U.S. men bounce back with big Olympic win over New Zealand

U.S. men Olympic celeb vs. New Zealand [1296x729]

The U.S. men's Olympic soccer team scored three times in 30 minutes in a crushing 4-1 victory over Group A rivals New Zealand in Marseille on Saturday to deliver a big boost to its hopes of making the knockout stages

Match Commentary

8': Goal! New Zealand U23 0, USA U23 1. Djordje Mihailovic (USA U23) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
12': Goal! New Zealand U23 0, USA U23 2. Walker Zimmerman (USA U23) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
30': Goal! New Zealand U23 0, USA U23 3. Gianluca Busio (USA U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Paredes.
36': Substitution, USA U23. Jack McGlynn replaces Gianluca Busio because of an injury.
45'+2': Tanner Tessmann (USA U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Jesse Randall replaces Jay Herdman.
45': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Oskar van Hattum replaces Lachlan Bayliss.
56': Substitution, USA U23. Maximilian Dietz replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
57': Substitution, USA U23. Griffin Yow replaces Duncan McGuire.
58': Goal! New Zealand U23 0, USA U23 4. Paxten Aaronson (USA U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Griffin Yow.
65': Sam Sutton (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, USA U23. Benja Cremaschi replaces Nathan Harriel.
69': Substitution, USA U23. Taylor Booth replaces Kevin Paredes.
76': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Matthew Sheridan replaces Joe Bell.
76': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Ben Waine.
78': Goal! New Zealand U23 1, USA U23 4. Jesse Randall (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matthew Garbett.
84': Substitution, New Zealand U23. William Gillion replaces Sarpreet Singh.
90'+5': Second Half ends, New Zealand U23 1, USA U23 4.

Game Information

Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 9,468

Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

USA		NZL
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
46.8	Possession	53.2
22	SHOTS	9
8	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
365	Accurate Passes	409
415	Passes	473
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	43
28	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
9	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	6
19	Effective Clearances	15
19	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

New Zealand U23 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Paulsen (GK)
2	Michael Boxall
5	Finn Surman
3	Sam Sutton
4	Tyler Bindon
10	Sarpreet Singh
6	Joe Bell
7	Matthew Garbett
9	Ben Waine
14	Jay Herdman
17	Lachlan Bayliss

Substitutes:

Lukas Kelly-Heald, Kees Sims, Jesse Randall, Matthew Sheridan, Fin Conchie, Oskar van Hattum, William Gillion.

United States U23 (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Schulte (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
3	Walker Zimmerman
5	John Tolkin
2	Nathan Harriel
8	Tanner Tessmann
6	Gianluca Busio
11	Paxten Aaronson
7	Kevin Paredes
13	Duncan McGuire
14	Djordje Mihailovic