Saw a woman in the crowd among #USMNT fans and I was like "but that's clearly a Slav—I wonder why she's in with them?"

Slonina's mom. #MastodonFC #USASRB

Unfortunately, Neal’s one big mistake is going to be the thing most remembered from him this game.

But: 19 years old, looked confident and strong out there. Hopefully he gets some more time Saturday. And I’d love to see him on the field for the Galaxy this year. #USASRB #USMNT #MastodonFC

Not a great game from #USMNT but very much a game where winning wasn't really the point. Getting a look at a lot of young players was much more of a focus and definitely some stuff to be happy about.

I also thought the same thing was true for Serbia, and they looked really encouraging overall. Lots of positive play from young kids on both teams. #USASRB #MastodonFC

#USASRB #USSoccer #InternationaFriendly #soccer

Have only just a short time ago turned on the match. I like how Johnson’s balls into the box are predominantly on the ground, to feet, rather than forcing the US team to play an aerial game against a Serbian back line that is a few inches taller generally.

Nice chance created by Jones. Good low cross and good save from Rosić. #USMNT #NERevs #USASRB #MastodonFC

Love when the commentator is like "we've seen him do that before" as a way of saying "that shot was dogshit but it's not as bad an idea as it seemed because he's pulled it off in the past" #USMNT #USASRB #MastodonFC

I’m disappointed to see #CadeCrowell20 go out. He played well, just unable to put one away tonight.

:usmnt: #USMNT #AmericanOutlaws #Soccer #CoachTimLive 🇺🇸 ⚽️ #USASRB

Speaking of hyperforeignization: the pronunciation of DeJuan "deh-hwan" is making me laugh. #USMNT #NERevs #USASRB #MastodonFC

Tip: it's NEM-an-ya not ne-MAN-ya. Like, Vidić, Matić, et al. Emphasis in Serbian names is more often (though certainly not always) on the first syllable, not second-to-last like Spanish, which is what people do when they foreignize names like that. #USASRB #MastodonFC

Jooooooones let's goooooooooo :NERevs: #NERevs #USMNT #USASRB #MastodonFC

Ugh! #CadeCrowell20 - so close on back-to-back shots.

:usmnt: #USMNT #AmericanOutlaws #Soccer #CoachTimLive 🇺🇸 ⚽️ #USASRB

Wow. Both posts in a minute. Almost impressive. #USMNT #USASRB #MastodonFC

Now do the crossbar, Cade. #USASRB #USMNT #MastodonFC

Language musing:

Serbian љ/lj is tough for anglophone tongues. It's an L sound and a Y sound together. We see it in soccer with names like Joveljić, Ljajić.

It seems like a lot of commentators choose to just discard the j (y sound): YO-vell-ich, LA-yich.

But as an English speaker who's learning Serbian, I feel like *if* a letter must be dropped, dropping the L and just treating it like a Y sounds *closer* to the real thing: YO-vey-ich, YA-yich.

#USASRB #language

Let's go USMNT! #USASRB

Ooooh big start for Serbia. Disorganized defense for #USMNT and probably some lucky bounces mean the ball finds Simić with a great chance that he doesn't spurn #USASRB #MastodonFC

Probably shouldn’t have posted this. Sorry, Jalen Neal. #USASRB #MastodonFC #USMNT

Booooo they subbed Djordje off. Look no disrespect to Rosić but … I hope he concedes five goals #USMNT #NERevs #USASRB #MastodonFC

Let's see DeJuan!!! I'M JONESING FOR SOME JONES #NEREVS #USMNT #USASRB #MastodonFC

What if LA had a young, homegrown, Zimmerman-level CB? If Neal can be that… that’d be the best imaginable thing for the Galaxy. #USASRB #MastodonFC #USMNT #MLS #LAGalaxy