![]() Eight minutes later, the 25-year-old winger got his first senior international goal. Pepi, who is currently on loan to Groningen from Augsburg, waited for the goalkeeper to go down one way and coolly slotted the ball the other way.Īlejandro Zendejas, who recently elected to represent the USMNT internationally, became cap-tied to the USMNT when he came off the bench in the 64th minute. Luca de la Torre found Pulisic cutting in from the left wing, and the ball somehow found its way past Belfon for 5-1.įour minutes later, De la Torre played a slightly trickier through ball to spring Pepi in behind the Grenadine defense, and Pepi made no mistake with his one-on-one chance against Belfon. The USMNT jumped on Grenada just as quickly when the second half began, with Pulisic putting his name on the scoresheet in the 49th minute. ![]() Two minutes after Myles Hippolyte fired a laser past Matt Turner (a minute after McKennie’s first goal), the recently acquired Leeds midfielder struck again to make it 4-1, applying the final touch after Auston Trusty headed the ball down after another free kick from Pulisic. Weston McKennie made it 3-0 just after the half-hour mark, as he smashed an off-balance, left-footed volley home after his initial header on Pulisic’s free kick was blocked. Pepi used the considerable pace on Pulisic’s cross to head the ball down and out of goalkeeper Jason Belfon’s reach.īrenden Aaronson made it 2-0 in the 21st minute, as the Leeds attacker received the ball atop the 18-yard box, turned into open space and cut inside before firing a right-footed finish hard and low to the near post. ![]() The Yanks got on the board in the 4th minute, and it was a sensational cross from Christian Pulisic which found Ricardo Pepi atop the six-yard box. ![]() The victory puts the USMNT (7 points) atop Group D with one game left to play, against El Salvador (5 points – 2nd place) on Monday. Republic of Ireland vs France - 2:45pm ETįollow USMNT scored early and often, as they cruised to a 7-1 victory over Grenada in CONCACAF Nations League action in St. Slovakia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2:45pm ET Italy 1-2 England – Video, player ratings as Kane breaks Rooney record Hence the name.įollow League title race: Current form, key fixtures, injuries, odds, predictions Since 1898 they have called the City Ground home and it’s just 2.8 miles away from their spiritual home which was once part of Sherwood Forest. So, Sherwood Forest - synonymous with Robin Hood - was technically Nottingham Forest’s original home.īut as the team grew in popularity, they had to move from the Forest Recreation Ground as this land was common ground and the club couldn’t charge people to watch their games. The Forest Recreation Ground is based in an area which was part of Sherwood Forest in medieval times. It is because they played their first games at Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham. Members agreed and switched their sticks for a ball and Nottingham Forest Football Club was born.īut where does the Forest name come from? In 1865 a group of shinty players (a Gaelic sport similar to field hockey) met at the Clinton Arms pub on Sherwood Street in Nottingham.Ĭhairman JS Scrimshaw proposed they played football instead of shinty. Yes, before you yell it out, it does have something to do with Robin Hood. But why on earth does Nottingham Forest have Forest in their name? It is one of the coolest and most unique team names in all of sports. Premier League title race: Current form, key fixtures, injuries, odds, predictionsĮver Wonder why Nottingham Forest have Forest in their name?
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