USMNT vs. Canada: Sam Adekugbe kills Stars and Stripes with a goal

Today reaffirmed that there is only one Giant in CONCACAF and that is the country of the Maple Leaf, as the USMNT vs Canada game ended 2-0, and Sam Adekugbe was the one who put the Stars and Stripes away with his goal.

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The match played at Tim Hortons Field, in Ontario, Canada ended up reaffirming the hegemony of the team coached by John Herdman, which was superior at all times to Gregg Berhalter's team. 

And if anything, Pulisic and his teammates tried their best to reach Milan Borjan's goal, but the Canadian team had memorized Gregg Berhalter's tactical approach.

And this was reflected in the fact that the defenders never panicked and whenever there was a split ball in their area, they won it and then orchestrated the Maple Leaf team's advance upfront. 

Although both teams were tidy on the field, fouls were not long in coming and from the 3rd minute the pressure on Christian Pulisic was felt when he looked to combine with Zardes, but Kamal Miller hit him and the foul was flagged. However, the foul was not successful.

Sam Adekugbe, the Canadian who annihilated the hopes of the Stars and Stripes

The defender of the Canadian team and Hatayspor of the Turkish Super League was the one who made his team's dominance visible on the scoreboard. 

The first few minutes saw a USMNT determined to go forward and take advantage of their flanks to try to get through the middle to Borjan's goal, but just as they were getting comfortable on the pitch, they received a mortal wound in the 6th minute. 

At that moment, Cyle Larin took the ball after a bad clearance by Turner, and after a pass from Osorio, he cut inside the box and shot straight into the net to open the scoring.

The game was 1-0 in favor of the home side, who were not going to let their rival finish the game and went for the jugular. 

And the basis for this was a well-placed defense, for example, in the 11th minute Zardes disputed the ball in the area but the defense did not let it go through.

And this was the dynamic for most of the match: Dest and Aaronson trying to reach Pulisic or Zardes, who managed to get the ball but could never be free in front of Canada's goal. 

And it was in the 30th minute of the first half when Sam Adekugbe made his presence felt when he stole the ball in the box, there was a series of rebounds that did not allow Osorio to finish, but from that moment on it was clear the defender's intention to do damage. 

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Sam Adekugbe waited until the end to finish off the USMNT

It wasn't until the final minutes of the match, specifically in the 90+4th minute, that the player had the ball and made a run to find himself in front of Matt Turner's goal. 

And then Adekugbe made the entire stadium erupt when he unleashed a powerful shot that fooled Turner, who was just another spectator watching the ball go into the goal, to make it 2-0. 

This result maintains the Canadian team's dominance over all other CONCACAF teams. 

The Canadian national soccer team now has 22 points and leads the competition, while the USMNT retains its 18 points, the same as the Mexican national soccer team, which is already playing its match against Costa Rica.