FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — This camp for the U.S. men’s national team is primarily about giving young soccer players opportunities, and coach Mauricio Pochettino liked what he saw on that front Saturday.
Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal, and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in an exhibition match between teams missing their regular starters.
McGlynn and Agyemang scored about two minutes apart late in the first half, and Miljevic, whose third-minute penalty kick was saved, struck in the 64th minute.
“I think today not only we saw good players and good performance. … We played like a team,” Pochettino said. “We respected some rules and concepts.”
McGlynn connected on a left-footed strike from about 30 yards out in the 37th minute, Agyemang deflected a shot off goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez not long afterward, and the Americans were off and running. Milijevic scored on a counter, joining Agyemang to raise the total to 61 players who scored in their U.S. debuts.