World Cup Open Thread: Knockout Round Edition
Dempsey up front.
Last sub will probably be Gomez for Bornstein if we don't score by the 75th minute.
...that's a good start. Need more of those.
Great play from Altidore, huge save.
come on!!!!
Why we have to actually have our backs to the wall to play like our backs are to the wall is beyond me, but it's an encouraging start to the half.
...keep your run going to the outside.
Harkes is really going to the well with the "U.S. team thinks better than Ghana" comments. Can a "scrappy/gritty" line be far behind?
...please, but get on the damn ball.
...on boys.
without some level of angst, they've ratcheted it up a notch
if we start sending guys forward, Ghana will take advantage of it if we mess it up
Anyone got a link for live stream of this? I arranged to have my satellite changed from DishNetwork to DirectTV but they delayed my installation and haven't shown up yet :(
Again, the Black Stars fly down the field...
Ghana's front 3 look tired, not pressing our back line nearly as had as in the first half.
is up there with a groin kick on the wince scale...
....Dempsey earns the PK
Now make it count
Penalty shot!
now for the penalty shot...
....Landon
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
Landon Donovan!!!!
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn't get enough of the post though.
</sarcasm>
to celebrate a PK!
Especially when your teammate makes the great play to make it happen.
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never mind.
GOAL!!!!
...what you were going for?
Ha. My sooper skillz > you
Oh, close, Altadore
Yes, that's what I was going for.
really getting to the ball more than they were in the first half, good sign...
Doesn't even look like the same teams from the first half.
This is like a hockey game. Clean it up, ref.
bradddleeyyyyyy goddamit
just needed a finisher on the receiving end.
he just kicked and hoped for the best...right to the goalie...
Whenever I see defenders stop running with their arms up and let the opposing striker through, I want to castrate them. Ghana caught a break on that.
things are beginning to get tense...
Oh, so close!!!
Altidore. Only one "a".
How much fun is this?! I'm not a big soccer fan or shall I say football fan but i'm hooked!! USA! USA! USA!