Yanks Soccer

We all remember a day eight years ago don’t we.  It was a 3-2 loss to Honduras at RFK stadium, the last home loss to a CONCACAF opponent.  I’m going to be running an in game commentary here, so follow along, and keep the comments coming.  Read on…

44′- Honduras with most of the possesion here at the end of the first half.

40′- Pearce with a yellow for swiping at the legs of a Honduran

38′- Medina with a yellow card for a pull on Rogers.  Free Kick gets knocked around until there is a shot from the US that bounces and goes over the goal.

36′- Adu with some fancy dribbling after Quaranta gets completely taken out.  Very, very dangerous play by the Honduran player.

34′- Adu with a snap header from eight yards… right at the goalie.  Good opportunity again generated by Robbie Rogers with the cross

33′- Dangerous Free Kick for Honduras, Perkins comes out and collects a poorly taken one.

31′- Honduras gets a one-on-one, but it’s put into the side netting.  US with a corner kick now… leads to a shot by Cherundolo which goes high.

30′- Good possesion from the US, but it’s not leading to many chances.

27′- Quaranta with some lovely work send Rogers down the wing, and he earns a corner.  Adu takes it, and Marshall’s header roles lamely wide.

26′- Robbie Rogers is getting killed out there.  He’s looked so dangerous though, they really need to shut him down because he is causing lots of trouble.

24′- Freddy Adu with his third bad giveaway on the night which almost leads to a good counter attack.  Luckily, Chad Marshall was there to clean up his mess.

22′- Ching was slipped in by Beckerman, but Ching can’t stick it in and it’s cleared off the line.

20′- A Honduras player takes a huge flop in the box.  No call, but what is it with all these Central American Teams, absolutely no class.

19′- Perkins comes out and takes the ball from an onrushing Carlos Costly.  That was close there.

17′- Honduras threatens, but the US is dominant in the air.

15′ Quality chance!  Freddy adu with a nice flick to Rogers who cuts it back, but a diving header from Quaranta goes wide.  Great play!

14′- US threatens with some nice passes in the attacking third, but no shots.

13′- Chad Marshall looks really good so far.  He’s easily handling Carlos Costly, and he is certainly a handful.

12′- Freddy Adu with a long range shot blocked.  The US has space on the left, and they need Robbie to exploit it.  Free Kick from the left goes nowhere.

10′- Rogers looks really sharp on the left side.  He’s the best player on the Red, White, and Blue half of the pitch so far.

9′- US with a good bit of possession there.  Things are looking a little better.

7′- Honduras the better team in the early going.

4′- Freddy Adu has already been knocked down twice.  He needs to get a bit more into it… aggressive.

3′- Honduras with a dangerous cross that is collected, but the ball gets away.  The US can’t let that happen many times or they will not like the final score.

1′- Game on, the USA with the early throw in.  Now a corner kick that results in nothing.

Pre Game- The USA is out on the field, anthems are done, players are shaking hand, game on ladies and gents’.

The US lineup is as follows: 

————–Ching—————–

Rogers——–Adu————Quaranta

———Beckerman—Pause———–

Pearce–Marshall–Parkhurst–Cherundolo

————Perkins—————-

Available Subs:

9-Charlie Davies
10-Stuart Holden
16-Jay Heaps
17-Kenny Cooper
18-Luis Robles
21-Brad Evans

25-Benny Feilhaber

No big shocks except that Benny Feilhaber doesn’t get the start.  Quaranta gets the start in front of the home town crowd which is nice.  This is a strong lineup, we’ll see how it stacks up to Honduras soon. 

I’ll be back at game time. Let’s hear your thoughts on the game.

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