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Julian Hall, an 18-year-old striker from New York City, scored in his second consecutive game for the U.S. men's national team, helping them secure a 4-2 victory over Chile in St. Louis on Tuesday night. This makes him the youngest player in USMNT history to score in back-to-back matches. Hall’s goal came from a header after receiving a pass from Gio Reyna, tying the game after Chile had taken an initial lead. The article highlights Hall’s impact beyond just scoring, noting his assist for Sebastian Berhalter's opening goal as well.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Tuesday night at Energizer Park in St. Louis, the US men’s national team secured a 4-2 victory over Chile in an international friendly match, with goals from Sebastian Berhalter, Julian Hall, Chris Richards, and 17-year-old newcomer Mathis Albert. The game saw the US blend experienced players with debutants like goalkeeper Chris Brady and midfielder Neil Pierre. Albert's goal made him the youngest-ever goalscorer for the US men’s team at 17, while Julian Hall became the 13th player in history to score in his first two senior matches, making him the youngest to do so.
Despite some defensive lapses early on, the collective effort of a younger squad demonstrated resilience and unity. The match was marked by controversy late when tempers flared after American goalkeeper Brian Schwake confronted Chilean forward Leandro Hernández over a perceived foul in stoppage time, leading to benches clearing and US manager Mauricio Pochettino intervening to calm tensions.
Written for “USMNT Beats Chile Friendly Match Temp…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Julian Hall said he wanted to make an impact while he was at his first senior U.S. men’s national team camp, and he has certainly delivered on that.
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The New York City native and Red Bull New York star scored in his second straight match for the national team, becoming just the 13th player in USMNT history to score in his first two senior matches, finding the back of the net with a header in the 51st minute of the United States’ 4-2 win over Chile.
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The 18-year-old made his first start for the USMNT on Tuesday night in St. Louis and continued the strong first impression from the U.S.’s previous match on Saturday in Orlando.
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His goal against Chile made him the youngest player in program history to ever score in back-to-back matches.
“It’s been amazing to share the field with some amazing players and they put me in the right spots.
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I’m just doing as much as I can to put them away,” Hall said about the way he’s played during an interview with TNT Sports.
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The impressive goal came off a header that helped tie the match after Chile took a one-goal lead.
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Gio Reyna sent a ball into the box and Hall leaped through the air to redirect it past a diving Lawrence Vigouroux for the goal.
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He then proceeded to do what’s quickly becoming the patented celebration he said he got from playing the FIFA video game series.
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Hall helped set up the opening goal by Sebastian Berhalter with an impressive dummy to free up space for Berhalter to score.
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Hall came into the international window on a high, having scored the only goal against New York City FC in a Red Bulls win over their archrival earlier this month, and despite being on a lengthy goal drought before that, he had been one of the biggest young stars in the MLS.
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His success this season in MLS — scoring 10 goals and recording five assists in the regular season — has come under first-year head coach Michael Bradley, who is a USMNT great from his playing days.
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Following the win on Tuesday, Hall credited Bradley’s coaching with helping get him and Red Bulls teammate Adri Mehmeti to where they are.
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We had a lot of young guys on our team, including Adri who’s here as well, and he’s helped us so much in our development,” Hall said.
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“He’s a big reason as to why me and him are here right now.
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He’s been amazing, he gave us amazing advice before we came down here and he’s been awesome.”
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