View Single Post
Old 06-26-2014, 07:47 PM   #14
BYU 14
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
Changes by necessity in this one as Jermaine Jones is out for 4 weeks and is sent home, while Bedoya is nicked up and unable to go. I start Donovan over Zusi to give Graham a rest and will use him in the second half. Besler back in for Brooks, who was solid against Jamaica. We are heavy favorites and with Altidore and Johannsson coming off big games, we hope to keep to going. We will play the counter style again, just to stay as fresh as possible.

6/7/2013WC Qualifer: USA (2nd) 2-1-1 @ Honduras (5th) 1-0-3
Record vs Opponent 0-0-0Att: 35,000Favorite: USA
GK - HowardMid - Cameron, Bradley ©, Donovan, Holden
Def - Johnson, Gonzalez, Besler, ChandlerST - Altidore, Joannsson
SummaryMOM - Johnny Leveron Honduras (7.3)
11 - Bradley to Holden, through to Johannsson who fires point blank, but it's saved!!
21 - Donovan to Altidore, who wheels and lobs it in for Johannsson who buries it, but offsides!
39 - Martinez slips into the box and shoots near post, Howard with a brilliant save
41 - Altidore holds it up, back heels to Johannsson who puts it away and no flag!! 1-0
58 - Zusi comes on, but I bring him in for Bradley, also Brooks on for Gonzalez in the back
86 - Fiscal on for Fabian Johnson at left back, Johnson is exhausted.
87 - Holden plays an amazing long ball for Altidore, but Jozy can't hit it solid and it's saved
FinalUSA - 1Honduras - 0USA scoring
Shots158Johannsson (2)
Target62
Poss59%41%
Booked00
Not as impressive as the Jamaica win, but we controlled the match the entire way and held a big possession edge again.Ratings wise we were average across the board with Howard, Holden and Donovan earning a 7.0 and Johannsson a 7.1.Donovan did a good job controlling the tempo and Altidore has some really good skills with his back to the goal if we can keep Johannsson onside

We are now tied with Mexico for 1st place as Costa Rica shocks them 2-0, while Jamaica bests El Salvador 2-0. The top four teams now all sit within a point of each other. It's going to be a white knuckle ride all the way through.
BYU 14 is offline   Reply With Quote