Man City signing Sullivan becomes youngest US goalscorer

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Cavan Sullivan became the youngest US international goalscorer in history with a stunning lob in a 3-0 friendly win over rivals Mexico.

Mathis Albert, at 17 years and 131 days, had set the mark with his goal against Chile on Wednesday, but his record lasted for just five days as Sullivan struck gold.

At 17 years and five days old, Sullivan – who is set to join Manchester City next season – intercepted a pass from Raul Rangel and perfectly lobbed the Mexico goalkeeper in the 62nd minute to double the USA's lead.

"These are the moments you dream of when you're a three, four, five or six-year-old," Sullivan said.

"I manifested this moment, not just these past couple of hours when I found out I was starting, but my whole life."

Sullivan, who currently plays for MLS club Philadelphia Union, is poised to join Manchester City next season after the English club secured his signature as a 14-year-old back in 2024.

However, there is uncertainty over the move after City were found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching. The club are expected to appeal.

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Pochettino on 'unbelievable' Sullivan

Sullivan's chipped goal against Mexico came after another teenager – 18-year-old Julian Hall – had given Mauricio Pochettino's side the lead in the 28th minute.

"I just remember chipping the ball, hoping it didn't hit the crossbar or go over," Sullivan said.

"I was getting nervous when it was in the air and then everything was a blur."

Mexico's evening in Arizona went from bad to worse when substitute Luis Chavez was shown a red card for shoving his hand into the face of Sebastian Berhalter in the 68th minute, while Malik Tillman completed the scoring 16 minutes later.

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Friendlies Scores & FixturesSunday 4th OctoberArgentina 7 , Burkina Faso 0 at Full timeArgentinaArgentinaArgentina70Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina FasoFull timeFTUnited States 3 , Mexico 0 at Full timeUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited States30MexicoMexicoMexicoFull timeFTComoros versus Senegal kick off 14:00ComorosComorosComoros14:0014:00playsSenegalSenegalSenegalEgypt versus South Africa kick off 19:00EgyptEgyptEgypt19:0019:00playsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaMorocco versus Mali kick off 19:00MoroccoMoroccoMorocco19:0019:00playsMaliMaliMaliMoroccoMoroccoMoroccoCCGhanaGhanaGhanaMatch CancelledMatch CancelledBoliviaBoliviaBoliviaCCGambiaGambiaGambiaMatch CancelledMatch CancelledKyrgyzstan versus Lebanon kick off 15:00KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan15:0015:00playsLebanonLebanonLebanonView all Friendlies fixturesTeam Lineupshome team, United StatesManager: Mauricio Pochettino

Number2424, Kochen, GoalkeeperKochenNumber1616, Freeman, DefenderFreemanNumber33, Richards, DefenderRichardsNumber66, Trusty, DefenderTrustyNumber55, Robinson, DefenderRobinsonNumber88, Cavan Sullivan, MidfielderCavan SullivanNumber1414, Berhalter, MidfielderBerhalterNumber44, Adams, MidfielderAdamsNumber77, Reyna, MidfielderReynaNumber1919, Hall, StrikerHallNumber1717, Tillman, StrikerTillmanStarting lineupNumber2424, Kochen, GoalkeeperD. Kochen Number55, Robinson, DefenderA. Robinson Number66, Trusty, DefenderA. Trusty Number33, Richards, DefenderC. Richards Number1616, Freeman, DefenderA. Freeman Number77, Reyna, MidfielderG. Reyna B. Raines 82', substituted for B. Raines at 82 minutesNumber44, Adams, MidfielderT. Adams (c), Captain62', Yellow Card at 62 minutesNumber1414, Berhalter, MidfielderS. Berhalter 68', Yellow Card at 68 minutesP. Miller 82', substituted for P. Miller at 82 minutesNumber88, Cavan Sullivan, MidfielderC. Sullivan Y. Musah 65', substituted for Y. Musah at 65 minutesNumber1717, Tillman, StrikerM. Tillman M. Albert 88', substituted for M. Albert at 88 minutesNumber1919, Hall, StrikerJ. Hall J. Ellis 65', substituted for J. Ellis at 65 minutesSubstituteshome team, United StatesNumber2727, Albert, SubstituteM. Albert Number2323, Campbell, SubstituteC. Campbell Number1818, Campbell, SubstituteG. Campbell Number22, Dest, SubstituteS. Dest Number99, Downs, SubstituteD. Downs Number2222, Ellis, SubstituteJ. Ellis Number11, Freese, SubstituteM. Freese Number1111, Gozo, SubstituteZ. Gozo Number2626, Mehmeti, SubstituteA. Mehmeti Number1313, Miller, SubstituteP. Miller Number1010, Musah, SubstituteY. Musah Number2020, Pierre, SubstituteN. Pierre Number1515, Raines, SubstituteB. Raines Number2828, Schwake, SubstituteB. Schwake Number2121, Westfield, SubstituteF. Westfield away team, MexicoManager: Rafael Márquez

Number2424, Kochen, GoalkeeperKochenNumber1616, Freeman, DefenderFreemanNumber33, Richards, DefenderRichardsNumber66, Trusty, DefenderTrustyNumber55, Robinson, DefenderRobinsonNumber88, Cavan Sullivan, MidfielderCavan SullivanNumber1414, Berhalter, MidfielderBerhalterNumber44, Adams, MidfielderAdamsNumber77, Reyna, MidfielderReynaNumber1919, Hall, StrikerHallNumber1717, Tillman, StrikerTillmanStarting lineupNumber2424, Kochen, GoalkeeperD. Kochen Number55, Robinson, DefenderA. Robinson Number66, Trusty, DefenderA. Trusty Number33, Richards, DefenderC. Richards Number1616, Freeman, DefenderA. Freeman Number77, Reyna, MidfielderG. Reyna B. Raines 82', substituted for B. Raines at 82 minutesNumber44, Adams, MidfielderT. Adams (c), Captain62', Yellow Card at 62 minutesNumber1414, Berhalter, MidfielderS. Berhalter 68', Yellow Card at 68 minutesP. Miller 82', substituted for P. Miller at 82 minutesNumber88, Cavan Sullivan, MidfielderC. Sullivan Y. Musah 65', substituted for Y. Musah at 65 minutesNumber1717, Tillman, StrikerM. Tillman M. Albert 88', substituted for M. Albert at 88 minutesNumber1919, Hall, StrikerJ. Hall J. Ellis 65', substituted for J. Ellis at 65 minutesSubstitutesNumber2727, Albert, SubstituteM. Albert Number2323, Campbell, SubstituteC. Campbell Number1818, Campbell, SubstituteG. Campbell Number22, Dest, SubstituteS. Dest Number99, Downs, SubstituteD. Downs Number2222, Ellis, SubstituteJ. Ellis Number11, Freese, SubstituteM. Freese Number1111, Gozo, SubstituteZ. Gozo Number2626, Mehmeti, SubstituteA. Mehmeti Number1313, Miller, SubstituteP. Miller Number1010, Musah, SubstituteY. Musah Number2020, Pierre, SubstituteN. Pierre Number1515, Raines, SubstituteB. Raines Number2828, Schwake, SubstituteB. Schwake Number2121, Westfield, SubstituteF. Westfield away team, MexicoManager: Rafael Márquez

Number11, Rangel, GoalkeeperRangelNumber1515, Reyes, DefenderReyesNumber33, Campillo, DefenderCampilloNumber55, Vásquez, DefenderVásquezNumber2323, Gallardo, DefenderGallardoNumber2525, Alvarado, MidfielderAlvaradoNumber66, Lira, MidfielderLiraNumber77, Romo, MidfielderRomoNumber1717, Pineda, MidfielderPinedaNumber2828, Sandoval, Attacking MidfielderSandovalNumber1111, Giménez, StrikerGiménezStarting lineupNumber11, Rangel, GoalkeeperR. Rangel Number2323, Gallardo, DefenderJ. Gallardo M. Chávez 46', substituted for M. Chávez at 46 minutesNumber55, Vásquez, DefenderJ. Vásquez (c), CaptainNumber33, Campillo, DefenderD. Campillo Number1515, Reyes, DefenderI. Reyes Number1717, Pineda, MidfielderO. Pineda I. Violante 66', substituted for I. Violante at 66 minutesNumber77, Romo, MidfielderL. Romo 35', Yellow Card at 35 minutesL. Chávez 46', substituted for L. Chávez at 46 minutesNumber66, Lira, MidfielderÉ. Lira O. Vargas 81', substituted for O. Vargas at 81 minutesNumber2525, Alvarado, MidfielderR. Alvarado E. López 81', substituted for E. López at 81 minutesNumber2828, Sandoval, Attacking MidfielderS. Sandoval Á. Fidalgo 66', substituted for Á. Fidalgo at 66 minutesNumber1111, Giménez, StrikerS. Giménez A. González 72', substituted for A. González at 72 minutesSubstitutesNumber99, Berterame, SubstituteG. Berterame Number2121, Camberos, SubstituteH. Camberos Number2020, Chávez, SubstituteM. Chávez 67', Red Card at 67 minutesNumber2424, Chávez, SubstituteL. Chávez Number88, Fidalgo, SubstituteÁ. Fidalgo Number1919, Denzell García, SubstituteD. García Number1212, Óscar García, SubstituteÓ. García Number1414, González, SubstituteA. González Number44, Guzmán, SubstituteV. Guzmán Number2727, Everardo López, SubstituteE. López Number1616, Márquez, SubstituteJ. Márquez Number22, Jorge Sánchez, SubstituteJ. Sánchez Number1818, Vargas, SubstituteO. Vargas Number2626, Violante, SubstituteI. Violante Close ModalMatch StatsKey, United States v MexicoUnited StatesKeyMexicoBasic StatsOverall possessionUSA49%MEX51%United States 49%Mexico 51%ShotsUnited States 8Mexico 68Shots6Shots on targetUnited States 4Mexico 14Shots on target1Total touches inside the opposition boxUnited States 18Mexico 14USA1814MEXGoalkeeper savesUnited States 1Mexico 11Goalkeeper saves1Aerial duels wonUnited States 19Mexico 519Aerial duels won5Fouls committedUnited States 18Mexico 918Fouls committed9CornersUnited States 2Mexico 32Corners3In-depth match statsAttackShotsUnited States 8Mexico 68Shots6Shots on targetUnited States 4Mexico 14Shots on target1Shots off targetUnited States 2Mexico 42Shots off target4Attempts out of boxUnited States 2Mexico 32Attempts out of box3Total offsidesUnited States 2Mexico 42Total offsides4DistributionTotal passesUnited States 426Mexico 440426Total passes440Pass accuracy %United States 83.3Mexico 83.983.3Pass accuracy �.9Backward passesUnited States 66Mexico 6866Backward passes68Forward passesUnited States 141Mexico 114141Forward passes114Total long ballsUnited States 47Mexico 4147Total long balls41Successful final third passesUnited States 53Mexico 4253Successful final third passes42Total crossesUnited States 11Mexico 1211Total crosses12DefenceTotal tacklesUnited States 16Mexico 1416Total tackles14Won tackle %United States 50Mexico 71.450Won tackle q.4Fouls committedUnited States 18Mexico 918Fouls committed9Total yellow cardsUnited States 2Mexico 12Total yellow cards1Total clearancesUnited States 21Mexico 2021Total clearances20Head to HeadSeason so farFriendlies

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Alex Freeman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Isaías Violante (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Israel Reyes.

Attempt saved. Justin Ellis (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Raúl Rangel (Mexico). Assisted by Peyton Miller.

Substitution, USA. Mathis Albert replaces Malik Tillman because of an injury.

Delay in match because of an injury Malik Tillman (USA).

Goal! USA 3, Mexico 0. Malik Tillman (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

Offside, USA. Justin Ellis is caught offside.

Substitution, USA. Brooklyn Raines replaces Giovanni Reyna.

Substitution, USA. Peyton Miller replaces Sebastian Berhalter.

Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Érik Lira.

Substitution, Mexico. Everardo López replaces Roberto Alvarado.

Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Antonee Robinson (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.

Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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