Soccer: USA vs. Venezuela (friendly)

[DaddyTorgo]

gettin the ESPN treatment. 25th minute, still 0-0. Just got done with dinner and realized it was on...why isn't there a thread?

[DaddyTorgo]

dola!

goal for brian ching in the 36th minute off a convey-cross, flicked it right in with his foot

[MJ4H]

interesting sequence of events at the end of the half there with that venezuela counter-attack after the injury in the box.

[DaddyTorgo]

interesting sequence of events at the end of the half there with that venezuela counter-attack after the injury in the box.

aka "Venezuela are pansy-ass unsportsmanlike ass-clowns" ?

[astrosfan64]

aka "Venezuela are pansy-ass unsportsmanlike ass-clowns" ?

If I was the US I would leave this game or put in our scrubs. Ven are playing very cheap and we are going to wind up picking up an injury. They are shoving from behind....

[DaddyTorgo]

dola

CLINT DEMPSEY BITCHES! 2-0 USA...69th minute

[DaddyTorgo]

bullshit redcard to bocanega. 8 mins left

[astrosfan64]

bullshit redcard to bocanega. 8 mins left

agreed

[astrosfan64]

agreed

dola

Do yellow or red cards in friendlys effect anything for the world cup?

[DaddyTorgo]

agreed

it's just absurd that he got a 2nd yellow and got sent off for that, and yet the Venezuelan guy who horse-collared our guy and pulled him down just got a yellow. (i forget who it was who that was who got yanked down)

[DaddyTorgo]

dola

Do yellow or red cards in friendlys effect anything for the world cup?

dola

nope. they're freebies

[DaddyTorgo]

TRIPLE DOLA

another card coming here??

this ref is card-happy

nope guess not

[DaddyTorgo]

quad-dola

Michael Bradley the 18 year old from Herenveen just picked up his 1st cap

[DaddyTorgo]

FINAL SCORE

USA 2 (Ching 36, Dempsey 69)

Venezuela 0

Sierra Mist Man of the Match: Bobby Convey

[MJ4H]

FINAL SCORE

USA 2 (Ching 36, Dempsey 69)

Venezuela 0

Sierra Mist Man of the Match: Bobby Convey

Let's just stick to "Man of the Match" and leave the advertising BS for the TV guys mkay?


;)

[bulletsponge]

Ching actually looked decent out there. he did mess up a few opportunities but he made a nice goal and played well

[Galaril]

So, on arelated note I heard Reyna should be back in time for the CZech opening WC game. But, will he be near 100%? And how is losing going to hurt us?

[bosshogg23]

I know nothing of Soccer other than my HT team which is awful. I know how I schedule Friendly's in HT, how do teams IRL?

[ice4277]

I know nothing of Soccer other than my HT team which is awful. I know how I schedule Friendly's in HT, how do teams IRL?

Basically, the FA's for each country just arrange them.

I drove down to Cleveland w/ a couple friends for the game. Decent atmosphere, compared to the dismal Celtic/Boca Juniors game there a few years ago. Pretty nice turnout. Convey played very well for the US, Ching did ok. I thought the red card was BS as well.

[Butter]

Bobby Convey needs to play.