OT: USA v. Mexico Gold Cup Final open thread
At 9:00 PM (ET) the US soccer team takes on Mexico in the Gold Cup Final. These 2 teams do not like each other. They're playing for pride, for the regional championship, and most importantly, they're playing for a berth in the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil.
If you only get interested in soccer every 4 years for the World Cup, tune in tonight, because it will be that kind of atmosphere in the Rose Bowl.
The game can be seen on Fox Soccer and Univision.
UPDATE:
Official lineup
---------------------Howard--------------------------
Cherundolo---Goodson---Bocanegra---Lichaj
---------------Jones----------Bradley--------------
Bedoya--------------Adu---------------Dempsey
---------------------Donovan-------------------------
And the Bench: 2-Spector, 7-Edu, 9-Agudelo, 12-Bornstein, 15-Ream, 16-Kljestan, 23-Hahnemann
Even though I dont even speak spanish, the univision announcers are sooo much more exciting!
GOAL AMERICA
WOO!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
....doesn't make a difference.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MICHAEL BRADLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-0 USA
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL USA !
off the corner
Micheal Bradley on the header !
All that was needed was for me to show up.
I love Freddy.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dang, early sub.
Lichaj moves to RB and Bornstein to LB. Could make things interesting. Bornstein plays in Mexico, so he should be used to their style of play.
Can't hear too well on the streaming feed. Did something happen to Cherundolo? Him being out makes our defense much more vulnerable.
You Beautiful Bald Bastard!!!!!! GOAAALLLLLL!!!!!!!
this sucks, Chrundolo looks like he hurt his foot on a tackle about a minute or so before the US goal...not good
Ok I know last game was quick to jump back onto this kids bandwagon, but more solid play so far, and a great bending corner... Really looking like he has matured the past 2+ seasons since he last saw National Team time.
the US defense really needs to tighten up...they cannot let these Mexican forwards continue to get space in the box
usa and new zealand tied in u-17 , 0-0
USA advances
they outshot the kiwi's 20-4 yet couldn't put one thru the net
do you know who they will be playing?
4 Games still to be played tomorrow, which will determine who the US plays.
won't know till the other groups complete their 3rd game
Bornstein, bitches - Bornstein.
Donovan! What a play!!!
LOL USA ROCKS
....Donovan....to....Dempsey...to...Donovan.
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL
Donovan from Dempsey and ADU!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL !
DONOVAN !
nice pass by Dempsey !
2-0 USA
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USA USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Beautiful give and go for the goal. Donovan-Dempsey-Donovan. What we need from the two best U.S. players. Adu also helps start the play, nice work all around.
...rising to the occasion tonight.
I really hope he finds himself an important role in the national team going forward to Brazil in 2014...he has the talent to really make a difference
he'll be a fixture at mid for '14 WC. His ball handling and creativity is great. He is starting to show why he got a lot of hype when he was 13/14 yr old. Better late than never!
I'm quite arguably beside myself right now.
And Adu didn't miss by much just now, either.
Crap. 2-1 now.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Wow Borstein just gets lost in the back four.
Well, Mexico's not done yet.
Too much talent there to be shut out.
that is terrible marking by Bornstein
DAMN! That was all too typical of our defense getting caught out. Can;t let that happen again guys. Chicharito is just too dangerous. Looks like this'll be a wild one.
In the future just say Bornstein. Bad D with him is a given.
What BS!
Yeah not exactly sure what the ref saw there.
FRAK!! Tie game.
I' saw better defense on Michigan last year.
Well, shit on a shingle. That wasn't very good, either.
Oh man