US Turns Back Reggae Boyz
US defeated Jamaica 3-1 to advance to the semifinals vs Honduras. The US had never lost to Jamaica and they were not in the mood to break the streak. After using the group play games as a chance to evaluate his players, Coach Arena put this best squad on the pitch in their elimination match against the Reggae Boyz.
Concerns that the US hadn't played a solid game, were put to bed early when Josh Wolff put the US on the board 1-0. Almost immediately after that, Jamaica earned a penalty. A score by Jamaica would have tied the game and wiped out any momentum the US had, fortunately keeper Casey Keller had other plans and he dove to side of the shot and blocked it. Later in the first half DeMarcus Beasley scored the first of his two goals to make it 2-0 at the half. Beasley would add another goal in the second half to make it 3-0. Jamaica put one on the board in the 88th minute, but by then it was too late.
Early in the first half, the US suffered another injury when Steve Cherundolo was tackled cleats up by Damion Stewart. Stewart was carded, a yellow, but should have been given a red. Cherundolo's availability for Thursday's match against Honduras is unknown. As well, the US will be without Ben Olsen who was given a red card when he pulled down a Jamaican that had a clear path to the goal. He was ejected from the game and is suspended for the next. Olsen's decision on the play drew the ire of Coach Arena. The US was down a man for less than 10 minutes when Jamaican Jermaine Taylor was sent off for his tackle on Beasley, see photo below..
Taylor ends his day with this cheap shot of Beasley
Earlier today, Honduras jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead over Costa Rica and held off the Ticos to advance to the semifinals. The Catrachos will play the US this coming Thursday in New Jersey. Expect a wide open game with each team running the full 90 minutes, always looking to attack. Costa Rica has only to look in the mirror for the reasons they are done in the 2005 Gold Cup. Mental mistakes lead to two of the three goals, including a lazy pass back to the keeper that was intercepted for a goal.
Honduras savors their victory
Concerns that the US hadn't played a solid game, were put to bed early when Josh Wolff put the US on the board 1-0. Almost immediately after that, Jamaica earned a penalty. A score by Jamaica would have tied the game and wiped out any momentum the US had, fortunately keeper Casey Keller had other plans and he dove to side of the shot and blocked it. Later in the first half DeMarcus Beasley scored the first of his two goals to make it 2-0 at the half. Beasley would add another goal in the second half to make it 3-0. Jamaica put one on the board in the 88th minute, but by then it was too late.
Early in the first half, the US suffered another injury when Steve Cherundolo was tackled cleats up by Damion Stewart. Stewart was carded, a yellow, but should have been given a red. Cherundolo's availability for Thursday's match against Honduras is unknown. As well, the US will be without Ben Olsen who was given a red card when he pulled down a Jamaican that had a clear path to the goal. He was ejected from the game and is suspended for the next. Olsen's decision on the play drew the ire of Coach Arena. The US was down a man for less than 10 minutes when Jamaican Jermaine Taylor was sent off for his tackle on Beasley, see photo below..
Taylor ends his day with this cheap shot of Beasley
Earlier today, Honduras jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead over Costa Rica and held off the Ticos to advance to the semifinals. The Catrachos will play the US this coming Thursday in New Jersey. Expect a wide open game with each team running the full 90 minutes, always looking to attack. Costa Rica has only to look in the mirror for the reasons they are done in the 2005 Gold Cup. Mental mistakes lead to two of the three goals, including a lazy pass back to the keeper that was intercepted for a goal.
Honduras savors their victory
posted by nhw at 10:46 PM
4 Comments:
Thanks for keeping us up on US soccer Nathan. I've enjoyed your coverage.
No problem. And let me say, I am very disappointed that unless I shell out premium $$ to have digital cable, the only games I can see are those that Univision shows, since they cater to a Spanish speaking audience, it meant Honduras vs CR on Sat and Columbia vs Mexico yesterday.
If the WNBA can be shown on TV, why in the world isn't the US Mens National Team given any coverage?
Heck, you could have seen the US Women softball team take on China but not the US vs Jamaica - yet softball isn't even an Olympic sport anymore.
Two words: Political correctness.
That's all I'm going to say about that.
What is politically correct with removing that from the TV that no one but a tiny segment of the population cares about.
If the NBA didn't own the WNBA would it still be around?
Here is the classice WNBA question: Would you rather find $5 on the ground or have your favorite WNBA team win a championship?
Would you rather find $5 on the ground or have your favorite NBA team win a championship?
How high does the dollar amount have to go before you choose the money over your favorite NBA team?
For me? In general I follow a policy of not picking up stray pennies, I debat about nickels, dimes and up I pick up. If the sum is less than $1 I might go with the Storm winning a championship over the cash, above it. I'm picking it up. For the Sonics, I probably would leave a $100 bill on the ground for a championship.
Post a Comment
<< Home