The U.S. Men’s National Team used a 45th-minute penalty kick from Bobby Wood to earn a spirited 1-0 victory against Paraguay before a sold-out crowd at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Marky Delgado, Andrija Novakovich, and Tim Weah each earned their first caps, while goalkeeper Zack Steffen recorded his first career clean sheet to help the MNT secure its first victory of 2018.
With an average age of 23 years, 360 days, the young U.S. starting XI came out with a lot of energy and dominated possession through much of the first half. The USA came close in the 16th minute after a strong buildup down the left from Jorge Villafaña led to Kenny Saief’s one-time effort being saved off the line.