Austria friendly
with a simple tap-in from close range after the Americans got in behind the Boyz on the left-hand side on a swift counter-attack.
Undaunted, the Boyz continued to rely on counter-attacks of their own and were duly rewarded when Lowe, Andre Gray and Kasey Palmer combined upfront, with Lowe applying a cheeky chipped finish to pull a goal back.
But as Whitmore introduced the changes and the undercooked, locally based players came in numbers, the game slipped further and further away.
“I think we were okay up to 60, 65 minutes. We created chances,” Whitmore noted. “[However,] you could see that the chemistry wasn’t there, the cohesiveness [was lacking], a lot of turnovers; but again a team with only two games together, I thought they did well.”
The coach refused to identify individuals who would have impressed him but clearly stated that some will “definitely” be recalled for upcoming assignments.
“Yes, definitely [some of these players will be called for the next game] and I would like to have the whole composition of the team for me to select from for the Gold Cup and pre-world Cup squads — that would be positive for me,” said Whitmore.
Teams: Jamaica — Jeadine White, Michael Hector, Amarii Bell, Ricardo Morris (Chavany Willis 55th), Kasey Palmer (Renaldo Wellington 86th),
Andre Gray (Jabari Hylton 86th), Liam Moore, Jamal Lowe (John Luca Levee 72nd), Adrian Mariappa, Kevaughn Isaacs (Omar Holness 55th), Ethan Pinnock (Curtis Tilt 64th)
Subs not used: Shaven Paul
Booked: None
USA — Zach Steffen, Sergino Dest (Antonee Robinson 67th), Aaron Long (Chris Richards 46th), John Brooks, Giovanni Reyna (Nicholas Gioacchini 68th), Yunus Musah (Luca De La Torre 73rd), Josh Sargent (Jordan Siebatcheu 82nd), Christian Pulisic (Brenden Aaronson 46th), Sebastian Lletget, Reggie Cannon, Kellyn Acosta
Subs not used: Ethan Horvath, Christian Odunze, Tim Ream, Christian Cappis, Bryan Reynolds, Erik Palmer-brown Booked: Acosta (48th). Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
Assistant referee 1: Santino
Schreiner (Austria)
Assistant referee 2: Sara
Telek (Austria)
Fourth official: Alan Kijas (Austria)