FORT LAUDERDALE, United States, Jan 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Midfielder Jack McGlynn was hailed by Mauricio Pochettino as a player with "incredible potential" after scoring a screamer and creating another goal as an experimental United States team beat a second-string Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly on Saturday.
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Midfielder Jack McGlynn scored a screamer and created another goal as an experimental United States team beat a second-string Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly on Saturday.The USA looked the brightest with Miljevic and the 21-year-old McGlynn both influential in midfield and it was the latter who opened the scoring in the 37th minute in spectacular fashion.
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 a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.
A few newcomers, including Jack McGlynn and Patrick Agyemang, made an impression for the USMNT in their win over Venezuela in Florida.