Scally starts in defeat to Germany

Joe Scally was named in the starting eleven for the USA’s 3-1 defeat to Germany. Simon Walde (Germany U19) and Fabio Chiarodia (Italy U19) both won with their respective sides.

USA

On his seventh cap, Joe Scally (photo: imago images / USA Network) played the full 90 minutes for the third time in a USA shirt. During the 3-1 defeat to Germany in Hartford, Scally was mainly given the task of dealing with Florian Wirtz and Robin Gosens on the right side of defence. In front of 37,743 spectators, the hosts went ahead through Christian Pulisic in the 27th minute before Ilkay Gündogan equalised in the 39th. Niclas Füllkrug in the 58th minute and Jamal Musiala in the 61st hit a quickfire double to hand Germany victory. Early on Wednesday morning (2:30 CEST), the USA face Ghana in another friendly.

GERMANY U19

With the help of super-sub Simon Walde, Germany U19s won their second game of the first round of European Championship qualification. They ran out 3-1 victors over North Macedonia in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz. Walde came off the bench in the 74th minute and earned his third cap for the Germany U19 side. Dzenan Pejcinovic put his team ahead in the 57th minute, but North Macedonia equalised a few minutes later in the 63rd. A double from Tom Bischof in the 67th and 75th minutes decided the match in Germany’s favour. They face their next group game against hosts Poland on Tuesday (15:30 CEST).

ITALY U19

Fabio Chiarodia’s Italy U19 side won 3-1 in a friendly in Serbia. Three days previously, they had lost 5-4 in their first game against the same opponents. Chiarodia started both games. In Saturday’s friendly, Simone Pafundi in the 34th and 40th minutes and Alphadjo Cisse in the 74th (from the penalty spot) were the goalscorers for the visitors. Serbia had meanwhile reduced the deficit through Jovan Mijatović in the 49th minute. In mid-November, Chiarodia’s team take part in the first round of EUROS qualifying, with matches against Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Sweden all scheduled.