El Salvador vs USMNT final score: Morris makes mud-caked draw

The United States men’s national team earned a gutsy, messy, mud-caked 1-1 draw with El Salvador through Jordan Morris’ late goal at Estadio Cuzcatlan in CONCACAF Nations League action on Tuesday in San Salvador.

Played in a rainstorm on a pitch that already looked like a below-average neighborhood park just after a winter thaw, the comeback drive and effort was notable at a venue that saw the teams stage a 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifying.

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Alexander Larin fooled Ethan Horvath in the first half, the USMNT goalkeeper rooted in a mud puddle, but Morris came off the bench to force nod home Luca de la Torre’s cross for an equalizer as both teams finished with 10 men.

Paul Arriola was given a straight red card in the 70th minute for a reckless challenge but El Salvador’s Ronald Rodriguez was then sent off in the 78th minute for a takedown of Yunus Musah.

The draw gives the USMNT four points through two matches, while El Salvador has seven from three. Grenada has one from three.

The tournament will not conclude until after the World Cup. The Yanks will go to St. George’s to play Grenada on March 24 before hosting El Salvador three days later.

It’s difficult to take anything away from this game.

But because it’s one of the few times we’ll get to watch Gregg Berhalter’s men play in U.S. shirts ahead of the World Cup, we’re gonna have to try our best.

.@delatorreluca ➡️ @JmoSmooth13

WE'RE LEVEL. pic.twitter.com/4AD3HvpRYn

— USMNT (@USMNT) June 15, 2022

El Salvador 1, USMNT 1

Scorer: Larin (36′), Morris (90′)

Possession: El Salvador 37, USMNT 63

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