Michigan Striker Beats Mexico
Michigan Striker Peri Marosevic scores twice in USA Under 20s 3-0 win over Mexico:
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U.S. U-20 MNT Tops Mexico, 3-0, as Marosevic Nets Two Goals in Rivalry Match |
LAREDO, Texas (July 11, 2008) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team defeated rival Mexico in front of a raucous pro-Mexico crowd in the Laredo, Texas. Defender Sheanon Williams scored the game-winning goal in the 25th minute and forward Peri Marosevic added a brace in the first half in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,000.
“Games like this are the best way to evaluate players,” said head coach Thomas Rongen. “I thought we took our chances well and that’s important. Another very positive thing for us is that we really didn’t give Mexico any good looks at the goal. I’m very happy with the way we played defensively and maybe we could be a little better with the ball, but we want to continue to do well on set pieces. That was obviously one of our strengths tonight.” Two corner kicks from midfielder Brandon Manzonelli, who was making his first appearance with the U-20s, led directly to two U.S. goals. The first, in the 25th minute, was driven in from the right, and deflected off a couple of players in front of the goal. The ball found its way to Williams’ feet, and the defender powered it in for what would prove to be the game-winner. Less than two minutes later, hometown star Felix Garcia streaked upfield, out-pacing several Mexican defenders with the ball at his feet. Once he got into the box, he struck a low shot at a tough angle that Mexican goalkeeper Hugo Gonzalez did well to get a hand on, but the ball caromed right to Marosevic, who was making a hard run to the far post. The deflected shot went right into Marosevic’s path, and he hammered it home from close range to double the USA lead. The teams exchanged possessions throughout the majority of the half, but there was a shortage of many quality chances for either side. The best chance for Mexico came from Alberto Soto, who was Mexico’s most dangerous attacker. In the 22nd minute, he received the ball 20 yards from goal, looked up and saw an opening before ripping a shot that went just over the crossbar. Seconds before the halftime whistle, the U.S. put a dagger in Mexico’s chance for a comeback. Manzonelli whipped in another corner that skidded past a defender to Marosevic, who once again scored from close range. This time he slotted into the side netting of the far post to round out the scoring on the night. The second half, despite being scoreless, was just as action packed as Mexico battled for every inch, and the U.S. refused to go down without a fight. Some chippy play from both sides led to three ejections in the half, including a player from each team in the 66th minute. By the 72nd minute, the game was nine against 10, as Mexico’s Daniel Montes was also ejected. Despite the open field, neither team was able to string together an attack, as Mexico relied mostly on counter-attacks that were broken up by the U.S. back line. The Americans were content to possess the ball by passing it around Mexico’s high-pressure defense. |
Linking the article is fine, but copying and pasting the entire thing was probably not necessary. I assumed the purpose of diaries was for people to write their own material.
Or is it about proper use of the forum? I not sure I understand your objection.
WC is a legit world class striker.
I think Jozy is our best chance/
looking good so far too.
I think what Kal is saying is that this should be posted on mgoboard rather than diaries.
I think the overall concern is that it's fucking soccer.
Why do we always "host" Mexico in cities near the border? Do we actually not want a homefield advantage?
is to encourage attendance. mexican support of their national team is far better than ours, afaik.
Good win. I never get sick watching the U.S. beat down Mexico.
I agree, so nice to continue our penn st.-esque dominance of the mexicans :-p ...Anyone going to WC qualifying in Chicago this fall?
I think going to the WC qualifer in Chicago would be pretty sweet, considering I live there. I saw US-Barbardos in LA a few weeks ago, the 8-0 drubbing, and it really wasn't that exciting overall. Maybe I'll try again...
I can see how it would boost attendance, but it seems a little shortsighted. If 90% of the people in the stands are fans of Mexico, that doesn't do much for growing the sport here. I guess as long as we win these games, they'll keep doing it.
I want us to beat the Mexicans in the Azteca so bad. Probably won't happen soon though, they are nearly invincible there.
it's too bad azteca didn't fall victim to fifa's elevation ban...we can be them anytime, anyhow, anyplace...except for azteca...but as long as mexico doesn't host the world cup anytime soon, hopefully it won't be that big of a deal
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