U.S. Beats Angola in Practice

Brian McBride scored and the United States beat Angola, 1-0, on Monday night in a practice game played without fans or media.

U.S. players didn’t wear uniform numbers for the game, which did not count as an official international and allowed free substitutions. U.S. team spokesman Michael Kammarman said. No other details about the game were provided.

Angola team spokesman Arlindo Macedo said U.S. captain Claudio Reyna was impressive for the Americans, though Kammarman declined to say whether Reyna appeared in the game. Reyna has not played since straining his right hamstring May 23 against Morocco.

“They didn’t wear numbers, and the United States didn’t want to give names of players,” Angola Coach Luis Oliviera Goncalves said.

The Angolans also said the U.S. used backup goalkeeper Tim Howard later in the match.