United States men's national soccer team manager Gregg Berhalter said Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Germany came down to "some fine moments" and that defensively his side's organization "let us down a bit."
The U.S. broke on top in the game in the 27th minute thanks to a 25-yard wonder strike from Christian Pulisic. But Germany was still very much in the game, having earlier hit the post through Pascal Gross in the 11th minute and later creating a pair of clear chances for Niclas Füllkrug, only to be denied by U.S. keeper Matt Turner.
The four-time World Cup winner soon showed its quality, equalizing through Ilkay Gündogan in the 39th minute, when he cleaned up a rebound from Turner's touch as the keeper attempted to stop Leroy Sané's run. The visitors then created some separation from the U.S. in the second half, with Füllkrug and Jamal Musiala scoring in a three-minute span starting in the 58th minute.
The USMNT are still acclimatizing to a new managerial era of their own, with Gregg Berhalter back in the hot seat after a break away from the role following off-field controversies. Since his return, Berhalter has overseen comfortable friendly wins over Uzbekistan and Oman, and has also welcomed back Borussia Dortmund winger Gio Reyna into the squad for the first time since the pair's very public falling-out last year.
The United States men’s national team were defeated by Germany 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. Despite Christian Pulisic’s sensational opening goal, the Germans stormed back with three unanswered goals to take the win. Ilkay Gundogan, Niclas Fullkrug, and Jamal Musiala all found the back of the net for the visitors. The U.S. will finish off the October window against Ghana next week.
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