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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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| 8/14/2013 | World Cup Qualifying: USA 3-1-1 (2nd) @ Costa Rica 3-0-2 (3rd) | | Record vs Opponent 1-0-0 | Att: 35,100 | Favorite: USA | | GK - Howard | Mid - Cameron, Holden, Zusi, Dempsey © | | Def - F Johnson, Besler, Gonzalez, Spector | ST - Altidore, Johannsson | | Summary | MOM - Winston Parks Costa Rica (8.8) | | 7 - Navas makes a point blank save on an Altidore header that looked destined to go in | | 7 - Navas restarts finds Wallace on the goal kick, header to Parks, defense beat, goal 0-1 | | 37 - Dempsey spots Johannsson down the wing, Aron drills it into the box, Zusi header, Goal! 1-1 | | 46 - Navas robs Altidore 3 times within the minute, saving 2 shots and a rebound volley | | 53 - Saborio lobs it over the defense, Parks volleys the ball from mid air and beats Howard 1-2 | | 56 - The US strikes right back off a corner as Geoff Cameron cleans up a lose ball to tie it 2-2 | | 62 - Parks nets his 3rd as the US can't clear a corner, but the flag was up, we stay even | | 63 - Jonathon Spector gets shown a yellow after a sloppy challenge | | 67 - Bedoya in for Holden and Fiscal in the Spector, who is wilting under the pressure | | 79 - Giancarlo Gonzalez booked for Costa Rica | | Final | USA - 2 | Costa Rica - 2 | USA scoring | | Shots | 15 | 14 | | Zusi | | Target | 10 | 9 | | Cameron | | Poss | 47% | 53% | | | | Booked | 1 | 1 | | | | We played our control and counter, but were not as good in possession this match as it turned into a slugfest with the two teams combining for 19 shots on target. To be honest, Howard looked horrible on the first goal, taking a horrible angle, but he made some big saves later, though none on the league of Costa Rica's Navas, who just stoned Jozy Altidore on 4 clear chances | | |
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