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Johnson did a much better job getting forward than he did last Friday against Jamaica, but his partnership with Jose Torres on the left side of the U.S. attack was off-key all night long.
Johnson was put through on a good chance created by Clint Dempsey in the 21st minute, but he wasn’t aggressive enough attacking the ball, and his shot was blocked by a Jamaican defender.
He had a great give-and-go in the 44th minute, but he hesitated when he got the ball back and lost what looked to be a great opportunity to penetrate the Jamaican defense.
Twice, early in the second half, Johnson got forward well, only to have Jose Torres either not see him or lose the initiative of the attack by taking too many touches. Johnson’s last good attacking opportunity was in the 63rd minute, which he skied, quite impressively, well into the crowd.
Johnson did well in his defensive duties, winning a big tackle in the fourth minute, being big in 50-50 challenges in the seventh minute and 21st minutes and covered very well for Bocanegra on a dangerous Jamaican diagonal run (the historical Achilles' heel of the USMNT) in the 28th minute.
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