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US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
« on: September 09, 2009, 07:25:49 PM »
US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The United States moved within a win of its sixth straight World Cup appearance, beating Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 Wednesday night on Ricardo Clark's goal in the 62nd minute.

The United States failed to win its first three road qualifiers this year and played a listless first half. The Americans went ahead when Clint Dempsey played the ball wide to Landon Donovan, who cut the ball back to Clark.

Clark took a touch and let loose a bending 26-yard shot that swerved past goalkeeper Clayton Ince. It was just the second goal in 25 international appearances for the Houston Dynamo midfielder, who also scored against Paraguay in the Copa America two years ago.

At the time Clark scored, U.S. coach Bob Bradley was getting ready to replace him with Stuart Holden. Bradley then decided to leave Clark in.

The United States (5-2-1) moved into first place in the final round of North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying with 16 points, two ahead of Honduras (4-2-1) and four in front of Mexico and Costa Rica (4-3).

Mexico hosted Honduras later Wednesday and Costa Rica was at El Salvador.

The U.S. could clinch when it plays at Honduras on Oct. 14. The Americans close four days later at home against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C.

The top three teams qualify for the World Cup, and the No. 4 nation goes to a playoff against the fifth-place team in South America.

Trinidad, which made its first World Cup appearance in 2006, was mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 32-nation field in South Africa next year.


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Re: US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 07:31:41 PM »
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Re: US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2009, 07:38:05 PM »
Typical bullshit biased article. Our defensive compactness and midfield strength didn't contain them, its just that they were listless  ::)

And of course no mention of the two shot deflected off the post. Steups
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U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2009, 06:05:07 AM »
U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in Trinidad & Tobago
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Ricardo Clark’s first career FIFA World Cup qualifying goal in the 62nd minute against Trinidad & Tobago put the U.S. three points closer to qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 victory in Port of Spain. 

After eight games, the U.S. sits in first place of the six-team group with 16 points on the strength of a 5-2-1 record. The U.S. has clinched a top four position, which guarantees at least a playoff with the fifth-place team from South America for a berth in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 

In other CONCACAF action on Wednesday night the home teams posted 1-0 victories, with Mexico besting Honduras and El Salvador remaining undefeated at home against Costa Rica. With four consecutive victories, Mexico is now in second place with 15 points. Honduras falls to third with 13 points and Costa Rica has 12 points and is in fourth. El Salvador, with eight points, is still hanging on with a chance of finishing as high as third-place, and Trinidad & Tobago has been eliminated. 

There are scenarios in which the U.S. could advance without earning any points over the final two games, however the U.S. controls its own destiny and can clinch a top three position and an automatic berth by earning at least two points from their last two matches. To clinch the position on MatchDay 9 against Honduras, the U.S. would have to equal or exceed the number of points that Costa Rica earns hosting Trinidad & Tobago.

The first chance to clinch a berth will come on Oct 10 when the U.S. travels to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, before returning home to close out the final round on Oct. 14 against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. Tickets for the match at RFK Stadium go on sale to the general public on Thursday, Sept. 10, 12 p.m. ET.

The win against Trinidad & Tobago was just the third for a road team in the CONCACAF final round of qualifying as the U.S. joins Costa Rica (at Trinidad & Tobago) and Mexico (at Costa Rica) as victors away from home. All told, the home team has posted an 18-3-3 record this year.

The U.S. has scored 14 goals in the final round through eight games, and Landon Donovan has scored two while assisting on another eight including Clark’s game-winner. Donovan also tied Cobi Jones with the U.S. record for the most assists in a year (9). 

Also, for the first time since the last two matches of 2005, the U.S. has gone consecutive games avoiding the referee’s book, meaning that the six players who played carrying a yellow card – Jozy Altidore, Carlos Bocanegra, Clark, Clint Dempsey, Donovan and Benny Feilhaber – will be available on Oct. 10 in Honduras.

"For us it was a very important three points,“ said U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley. “We felt that it was well earned because tonight was a difficult game. A lot of credit goes to Trinidad & Tobago. I felt they put a great effort out tonight and made it very hard. We spoke at halftime and we understood the game we were in. We felt we could raise the level in the second half and we're pleased with the win.”

The U.S. starting lineup had just two changes from Saturday’s 2-1 victory against El Salvador, with Clark replacing Feilhaber in central midfield and Oguchi Onyewu returning from suspension to replace Chad Marshall and start in the middle of the defense with Bocanegra. 

The first chance of a sloppy first half came for the U.S., as Dempsey blasted a free kick wide in the fifth minute, and 15 minutes later Charlie Davies hit a low shot on goal from 20 yards out that was easily stopped by Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper Clayton Ince. 

Trinidad & Tobago adjusted personnel slightly, moving Carlos Edwards to the right wing and it nearly paid immediate dividends. In the 27th minute, Edwards dropped a short pass to Cornell Glen on the right side, and he played a cross to the far post where Kenwyne Jones faded away from Onyewu to head the ball down to the feet of Tim Howard. 

Two minutes later, Glen injected himself again as a throw-in on the left wing bounced over Bocanegra, and Glen turned on his marker and chipped Howard, only to have his effort hit the crossbar. Off Trinidad & Tobago’s heart-stopping chance, the U.S. countered with Jonathan Bornstein playing the ball up the left for Donovan. Altidore received the ball from Donovan, and after holding off a defender cracked a 22-yard shot that Ince parried out to his right. 

A pair of Trent Noel free kicks from just outside the area were the final two Soca Warrior shots of the half, and each was dangerous after questionable fouls called on Onyewu. In the 37th minute, Howard was called to dive to his right post to push away a shot that almost found the bottom corner, and five minutes later Noel’s effort called on Howard to dive the same way but the ball sailed wide of the post. 

In stoppage time of the first half, Donovan and Altidore combined with a slow-developing one-two combination, with Altidore patiently awaiting Donovan to cut into the left side of the area. He played a perfect ball into the space and Donovan’s left-footed shot cut back into Ince’s right leg as the kick save went out of bounds. 

The U.S. created its first chance of the second half in the 52nd minute, pushing for a counter-attack after a Trinidad & Tobago corner kick. Edwards’ service was headed down dangerously in the area, but Bornstein cleared and the U.S. found Altidore wide open up on the left wing.  After pushing forward, he tried to find Davies, but the ball bounced off Davies for a goal kick. 

Just as Bradley was prepared to go to his bench, the U.S. finally broke through with the goal. Bornstein challenged for a 50-50 throw-in and the ball landed at the feet of Bradley, who took a good first touch and played the ball into space for Dempsey in the middle. Dempsey found Donovan on the left just outside the 18-yard box and as Dempsey and others ran through, he found Clark trailing the play. Clark blasted a 26-yard shot that tailed away from Ince and into the net. Clark became the 15th U.S. player to score a goal this cycle, and the eighth to notch a game-winning goal. He was also the 18th different player to score in 2009, matching the record number of different goal scorers set by the U.S. team in 1993 and 2000.

The U.S. twice had clear chances to increase the margin of victory to two goals for the first time in Trinidad & Tobago, with a Dempsey shot saved by a diving Ince in the 78th minute and in the 89th minute, Donovan redirected a bouncing cross from substitute Stuart Holden just inches over Ince and the crossbar. Holden, who has appeared off the bench in the last three U.S. qualifiers, came on in place of Dempsey in the 82nd minute.

Howard was on task three times down the stretch, first punching away a long-range line-drive off the foot of Edwards in the 64th minute and later scooping up another soft header from Jones. Then, in second-half stoppage time, an Edwards cross deflected off Bornstein’s foot and Howard dove to keep the ball off his left post. Howard earned his sixth shutout in 11 qualifying appearances and his goals against average dropped to 0.73. He also earned career win number 28 to pass Brad Friedel for third place on the all-time list.

The game was the ninth USA-Trinidad & Tobago match played in Port of Spain, and the ninth decided by one goal or less as the U.S. improves to 5-2-2 on the island of Trinidad.

-    United States Men's National Team Match Report    -

Match: United States vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Date: September 9, 2009
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium – Port of Spain, Trinidad
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Attendance: TBD
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 82 degrees

Scoring Summary: 1      2      F
USA                        0      1      1
TRI                         0      0      0

USA - Ricardo Clark (Landon Donovan)        62nd minute

Lineups:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 2-Jonathan Spector, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 12-Jonathan Bornstein; 8-Clint Dempsey (7-Stuart Holden, 82), 13-Ricardo Clark, 4-Michael Bradley, 10-Landon Donovan; 9-Charlie Davies (11-Brian Ching, 77), 17-Jozy Altidore (16-Benny Feilhaber, 63)
Subs not used: 6-Steve Cherundolo, 14-Jose Francisco Torres , 15-Chad Marshall, 18-Brad Guzan
Head Coach: Bob Bradley

TRI: 1-Clayton Ince; 11-Carlos Edwards, 3-Radanfa Abu Bakr, 6-Dennis Lawrence (capt.), 4-Jlloyd Samuel; 10-Hayden Tinto (12-Keon Daniel, 66), 2-Clyde Leon, 8-Trent Noel (9-Jason Scotland, 84), 16-Silvio Spann (14-Kerry Baptiste, 72); 13-Cornell Glen, 17-Kenwyne Jones
Subs not used: 5-Keyeno Thomas, 7-Densil Theobald, 15-Lyndon Andrews, 18-Marvin Philip
Head Coach: Russell Latapy

Stats Summary: USA / TRI
Shots: 11 / 10
Shots on Goal: 6 / 4
Saves: 4 / 5
Corner Kicks: 6 / 5
Fouls: 14 / 14
Offside: 3 / 5

Misconduct Summary:
TRI – Jlloyd Samuel (caution)        25th minute

Officials:
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: William Torres (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zumba (SLV)
Fourth Official: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)

ussoccer.com Man of the Match:
Michael Bradley

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Player Ratings: Trinidad & Tobago 0-1 USA
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2009, 06:11:34 AM »
Player Ratings: Trinidad & Tobago 0-1 USA
By Zac Lee Rigg (goal.com)


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Clayton Ince 7
Pulled off a handful of top quality saves when his defenders let him down and marked his area well when coming for crosses. Was a bit unfortunate on the goal as the ball whipped through two defenders before curving to the very edge of the net.

Silvio Spann 5
Looked a bit behind the pace when marking the fleet-footed Donovan and didn't overlap into the attack at all. It was a mild, conservative game put out by Spann, and eventually he was taken off for a more attacking option.

Dennis Lawrence 6
The captain didn't have his troops very well organized as the pacy American attackers drifted all through the backline.

Radanfah Abu Bakr 7
Whenever a T&T defender made a crucial last ditch tackle or interception, it was inevitably Abu Bakr. The 22-year-old offered a stern, resolute performance to hold his backline together.

Jlloyd Samuel 4
Didn't look like a Premier League player at all. He overran tackles and let players past him with ease. Picked up a yellow for a studs-up challenge on Spector that, if it had connected, could have drawn red.

Hayden Tinto 6
The diminutive midfielder opened each half brightly. In the first he was the best outlet from the defense and had some joy running at Bornstein. After him and Edwards switched flanks, however, he went silent until the second half. Never managed to create a testing final ball before coming off.

Clyde Leon 6
Buzzed around the middle of the park on both sides of the ball.

Trent Noel 5
Aside from hitting a powerful free kick in the first half which Howard saved, Noel had a very quiet game. He tended to disappear quite a bit, and eventually disappeared to the bench as the Soca Warriors chased the game.

Carlos Edwards 5
When on his preferred right flank he saw much more of the ball. However, he never managed to get into positions to use his pace or trickery. Much more is expected of the winger.

Kenwyne Jones 6
Looked a bit less mobile than usual, only popping up in the box to head chances on net. While his accuracy was fine, his headers lacked the power needed to get his name on the scoresheet.

Cornell Glen 7.5
The first half was all about Glen. The nippy forward tore through the U.S. backline with ease, pulling defenders out of position and creating chances. His curling cross for Jones was the first real chance for the team, and his lob was inches away from opening the scoring. Eventually, though, the remaining image of Glen from this game will be him pounding his fists into the ground like a petulant child as that chance smacked off the post and back into play.

Substitutes

Daniel Keon 5
Offered better free kick delivery upon entering the game, but couldn't create that final chance.

Kerry Baptiste N/A
Jason Scotland N/A

USA

Tim Howard 8.5
The Everton stopper was in exactly the right place for every header put his way. In between the saves that he made look easy he pulled off a few snap reaction blocks to preserve his clean sheet.

Jonathan Spector 6.5
It's telling that whoever switched over to his flank, be it Tinto or Edwards, they all of the sudden became very quiet.

Oguchi Onyewu 5
After not playing for Milan or against El Salvador, Onyewu looked decidedly off pace. He blustered around, using his size to push attackers out of the way, but never looked very comfortable.

Carlos Bocanegra 6
Continued his reinstatement to the center of defense with another clever, organized display.

Jonathan Bornstein 5
Can consider himself quite lucky to have started after his mistake in the El Salvador game, and continued to look shaky. Both Lawrence and Tinto had luck running at him and he was left kicking at scraps.

Clint Dempsey 6
Was crucial to the buildup to the goal and had a few nice touches, but spent large parts of the game performing a defensive shift. He was moved up top late in the match, but couldn't create anything of note and made way for Holden.

Ricardo Clark 7
Something happened to the Dynamo midfielder at halftime. Maybe he realized he didn't have much longer on the pitch after an anonymous first half. Indeed, his replacement was getting dressed when he smashed a violently swerving ball through two defenders and past Ince for the opener. This came after an energetic and tenacious opening minutes to the second half.

Michael Bradley 7
The coach's son was calm and poised in the middle of the park. He kept play moving and intercepted anything that came through the middle. Bradley's play is infinitely better when he can keep his cool, and today was one of those days.

Landon Donovan 8
Let's get the disappointments out of the way: missed two chances in the box that a player of his caliber should really be finishing, was caught offside too much, and his free kick delivery wasn't up to his best. And yet, despite all that, Donovan dominated this game once again, orchestrating every U.S. attack and spraying the ball around like he's been a playmaker all his life. He assisted the goal and created nearly every other good chance the U.S. had.

Charlie Davies 6.5
In the opening of the game, Davies looked to be the only American who wanted a win. He buzzed around defenders and manufactured several half-chances by sheer will and athleticism alone. Perhaps he spent his energy too soon, as he faded from the game, aside from a low blast he should have done better with in the second half. With 15 minutes left in the game he made way for the more possession-oriented Ching.

Jozy Altidore 6.5
This was nowhere near as deadly as the last time he lined up against T&T and scored a hat-trick, but it was a serviceable display from the youngster. He created the best chance the U.S. had in the first half and put a long distance effort on net to test Ince. After the opening goal he made way for Feilhaber.

Substitutes

Benny Feilhaber 6
Looked much brighter on the wings after coming in than he did starting in the middle against El Salvador. His technical ability from deep kept attacks flowing.

Brian Ching N/A

Stuart Holden 6
For the third game in a row, Holden delivered an exquisite ball from the right that should have earned him an assist. Davies, Torres, and now Donovan all owe the youngster an explanation for why they didn't finish the balls he's put on platters for them.
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« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2009, 06:23:09 AM »

Michael Bradley (L) of the US vies for the ball with Clyde Leon of Trinidad and Tobago during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match at Hasely Crawford stadium in Port of Spain on September 09, 2009. USA won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND DE PEAZA (Photo credit should read BERTRAND DE PEAZA/AFP/Getty Images)


Michael Bradley (C) of the US heads the ball past Trent Noel (R) of Trinidad and Tobago during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match at Hasely Crawford stadium in Port of Spain on September 09, 2009. USA won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND DE PEAZA (Photo credit should read BERTRAND DE PEAZA/AFP/Getty Images)


Jozy Altidore (R) of the US jumps to fight for the ball with Silvio Spann of Trinidad and Tobago during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match at Hasely Crawford stadium in Port of Spain on September 09, 2009. USA won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND DE PEAZA (Photo credit should read BERTRAND DE PEAZA/AFP/Getty Images)


Landon Donovan (C) of the US dribbles past Hayden Tinto (L) of Trinidad and Tobago during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match at Hasely Crawford stadium in Port of Spain on September 09, 2009. USA won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND DE PEAZA (Photo credit should read BERTRAND DE PEAZA/AFP/Getty Images)


Landon Donovan (L) of the US tries to get away from Dennis Lawrence (C) of Trinidad and Tobago during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match at Hasely Crawford stadium in Port of Spain on September 09, 2009. USA won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND DE PEAZA (Photo credit should read BERTRAND DE PEAZA/AFP/Getty Images


Jozy Altidore of the US vies for the ball with Dennis Lawrence of Trinidad and Tobago during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match at Hasely Crawford stadium in Port of Spain on September 09, 2009. USA won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND DE PEAZA (Photo credit should read BERTRAND DE PEAZA/AFP/Getty Images)


U.S. Landon Donovan, right, fights for the ball with Trinidad and Tobago's Trent Noel during a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.


U.S. Charlie Davies, right, fights for the ball with Trinidad and Tobago's Clyde Leon during a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Port of Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.
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« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2009, 06:30:27 AM »
Kenwyne Jones 6
Looked a bit less mobile than usual, only popping up in the box to head chances on net. While his accuracy was fine, his headers lacked the power needed to get his name on the scoresheet.

And here I thought last night was an improvement!


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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2009, 06:38:42 AM »
Jlloyd get a 4 yes wow ppl on goal.com was watching the same game? fellas saying he was the worst player on the pitch wow they had to be smokin sum shit watchin this game...
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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2009, 06:45:56 AM »
Jlloyd get a 4 yes wow ppl on goal.com was watching the same game? fellas saying he was the worst player on the pitch wow they had to be smokin sum shit watchin this game...

Agreed! How many break foot and pull stones passes did try to salvage from teammates? I guess that was not taken into account!

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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2009, 07:08:01 AM »
Altidore in his blue tugs - he auditioning for a Jackie Chan movie or wha

hopefully we can at least play spoiler in our remaining games if we can.
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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2009, 07:09:18 AM »
Jlloyd get a 4 yes wow ppl on goal.com was watching the same game? fellas saying he was the worst player on the pitch wow they had to be smokin sum shit watchin this game...

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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2009, 07:20:07 AM »
Ah feel dem goal .com people was mixing up people.Dem player ratings is sh!t

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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2009, 07:31:30 AM »
jlloyd was real solid,carlos was class as usual.tinto explosive as hell and well glen deserved to score.spann was dissappointin.
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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2009, 07:33:59 AM »
Jlloyd get a 4 yes wow ppl on goal.com was watching the same game? fellas saying he was the worst player on the pitch wow they had to be smokin sum shit watchin this game...

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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2009, 07:35:31 AM »
JLLoyd was indeed solid. We need 2 good RB and 4 CB and another good LB. We go start the 2014 campaign from now.

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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #15 on: September 10, 2009, 08:54:48 AM »
That goal.com rating is shyte. What game them watching. In the first half you ccould count how many times Donovan touch the ball, he even got stripped of the ball in the middle for one of our chances.
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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #16 on: September 10, 2009, 08:56:46 AM »
allyuh does really take that goal.com analysis serioulsy?  of course they going to be biased in regards to the US team. Steups!
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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #17 on: September 10, 2009, 10:14:15 AM »
The ratings are from ussoccer.com... allyuh people blind or what?

At any rate dem player ratings is shit for the most part... most egregious being Jlloyd's.  Jlloyd manners anybody who came to his side and the yellow card was a shit call.  Yeah it might have been red had it connected only it didn't... showing his studs or not he got all ball.  Best thing in a Trini uniform last night.

Abu Bakr got his due as did Glenn.

For the US, Clark got one thing right whole night and they gave him a 7, even his own coach was about to sub him before that... unless they rating him on the 28 minutes after he scored.

Spector was solid... but to insinuate that he was some sorta blackhole whey men only went to disappear is shit.  Carlos played right into his hands by constantly trying to cut back onto his right foot though... and Spector read the scouting report well and shut him down each time.

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Re: U.S. picks up first road win of final round qualifying with 1-0 win in T&T
« Reply #18 on: September 10, 2009, 10:25:01 AM »
The ratings are from ussoccer.com... allyuh people blind or what?



Player Ratings: Trinidad & Tobago 0-1 USA
By Zac Lee Rigg (goal.com)


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Clayton Ince 7
Pulled off a handful of top quality saves when his defenders let him down and marked his area well when coming for crosses. Was a bit unfortunate on the goal as the ball whipped through two defenders before curving to the very edge of the net.

Congratulations Bake and Shark on your 2009 DavyJenny nomination!!

You now join such illustrious company as davyjenny himself, vb, socapro, aviator, et al...
while you may not cop the top prize in the end... it is indeed an honour to be nominated.. take a bow!  :beermug:


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« Reply #19 on: September 10, 2009, 10:38:02 AM »
The ratings are from ussoccer.com... allyuh people blind or what?



Player Ratings: Trinidad & Tobago 0-1 USA
By Zac Lee Rigg (goal.com)


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Clayton Ince 7
Pulled off a handful of top quality saves when his defenders let him down and marked his area well when coming for crosses. Was a bit unfortunate on the goal as the ball whipped through two defenders before curving to the very edge of the net.

Congratulations Bake and Shark on your 2009 DavyJenny nomination!!

You now join such illustrious company as davyjenny himself, vb, socapro, aviator, et al...
while you may not cop the top prize in the end... it is indeed an honour to be nominated.. take a bow!  :beermug:


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Re: US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2009, 11:40:58 AM »
wooopeeee

x2

x3

..however.. I old enough to remember when this team could not make a WC to save thei life....In a country where no one cared about the sport it was nothing to not quaility..

then 1989 came.. Nov 19th came.. Paul Caligiuri came... Philbert Jones didnt stay down came.. and boom. curse Lifted.....

Now Country making every world cup....


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« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2009, 11:44:39 AM »
wooopeeee

x2

x3

..however.. I old enough to remember when this team could not make a WC to save thei life....In a country where no one cared about the sport it was nothing to not quaility..

then 1989 came.. Nov 19th came.. Paul Caligiuri came... Philbert Jones didnt stay down came.. and boom. curse Lifted.....

Now Country making every world cup....


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well be back 2k14

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Mediocre USA almost exploited by T&T
« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2009, 11:44:47 AM »
Mediocre USA almost exploited by T&T
by Ridge Mahoney (Soccer America)


[WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] A solid start and a good finish carried the Americans past Trinidad & Tobago Wednesday in Port of Spain, but only a few sharp saves by keeper Tim Howard stood between a 1-0 win and a less favorable result. Ricardo Clark's 25-yard blast in the 62nd minute followed an inspired start to the second half and though T&T conjured up more chances than perhaps the Americans should have allowed after that goal, the USA escaped unscathed.

In the opening minutes, wide midfielders Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan pushed high up the field, trying to free up forwards Charlie Davies and Jozy Altidore, and outside backs Jonathan Bornstein and Jonathan Spector drove balls up the touchlines to increase pressure on T&T's back line. A powerful run by Davies ended with a foul and free kick the USA couldn't take advantage of, and on another attack a harsh tackle flattened Dempsey and no foul was called.

After that initial flurry, T&T seized control of the flanks, and though Hayden Tinto seldom got free, outside back Carlos Edwards and midfielder Trent Noel were more effective getting dangerous crosses into the box.

Kenwyne Jones and forward partner Cornell Glen tested Howard with headers on several occasions as center backs Carlos Bocanegra and Oguchi Onyewu fought fruitlessly to establish dominance. Glen lobbed a shot off the crossbar after scorching Bocanegra on a seemingly innocuous throw-in from midfield, and though the Americans quickly countered, Altidore's fierce shot came from such a distance that T&T keeper Clayton Ince punched it out.

Howard faced more severe tests, smothering close-range headers, and tipping away a Noel free kick with a spectacular dive. Another long-range effort from Edwards sailed narrowly wide of the top corner as T&T's spirit and aggression swept up loose balls and channeled them quickly into the U.S. defensive third.

Still, the USA nearly scored in first-half stoppage time, when Donovan glided through the middle and pushed a ball wide to Altidore, who played it back to Donovan behind the defense. His low shot caught Ince leaning the wrong way but the keeper still blocked it with his right foot at the base of the near post.

To start the second half, the Americans upped their energy level on and off the ball, and spaces began to open up as T&T could no longer dictate the tempo. Michael Bradley took on a more assertive role when the USA gained possession, and the T&T midfielders began to tire as they had to do more chasing and switching. After Spector blocked an Edwards cross, the U.S. failed to clear, but Bradley got back to win the ball, and eventually Edwards blazed a free kick over the bar from about 40 yards.

Clark nailed a right-footed missile following a nice buildup triggered by Bradley, who played a ball to Dempsey that he relayed wide left to Donovan. As teammates pushed into the penalty area to occupy opponents, Donovan waited before touching a diagonal ball to Clark, whose wickedly bending shot swerved through two defenders and away from Ince's desperate lunge.

Benny Feilhaber replaced Altidore and went into midfield, with Demspey joining Davies up top. Dempsey's increased workrate and Feilhaber's fresh legs blotted out T&T's attacks for a few minutes, yet a when a partially cleared cross was played back in, it found Jones unmarked, and he headed right at Howard. A few minutes later on a corner kick, substitute Keon Daniel got free, yet sent his glancing header wide of the far post. Whether by fatigue or lack of communication or both, the Americans were often found lacking on set plays.

T&T got balls to forwards in dangerous spots, though Howard's rare interventions were routine, unlike in the first half. Sub Jason Scotland, who didn't arrive until the 84th minute, battled through multiple tackles to keep the USA on its heels, Glen never stopped working, and Kerry Baptiste, another sub, added his fury to the fray.

Dempsey's replacement in the 82nd minute, Stuart Holden, reprised his supersub role against El Salvador last weekend by breaking down the right flank to hit a deflected pass that Donovan first-timed just over the bar. In stoppage time, Dynamo teammate Brian Ching played him a ball in the box but Holden hit it weakly on the turn and it rolled right to Ince.

In the final seconds, Bornstein got caught too far inside and inadvertently redirected a low cross on goal but Howard got down to smother it and preserve a very slim and hard-fought three points.

Clark's long-range goal -- a shot that seemed headed toward Ince before veering to the keeper's left -- was set up by Donovan, who kept possession on flank before delivering a low pass nicely into Clark's path.

 

"Throughout the whole game Landon was able to get down the line and that cutback was on," said Clark. "I love being at the top of the box waiting for that shot, it's a big part of my game. I just tried to let it rip, hit it on frame and it went in."

For the first time since the last two matches of 2005, the USA has gone consecutive games avoiding the referee's book, meaning that the six players who played carrying a yellow card - Jozy Altidore, Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey, Benny Feilhaber, Clark and Donovan -- will be available on Oct. 10 in Honduras.

"For us it was a very important three points," said U.S. coach Bob Bradley. "We felt that it was well earned because tonight was a difficult game. A lot of credit goes to Trinidad & Tobago. I felt they put a great effort out tonight and made it very hard. We spoke at halftime and we understood the game we were in. We felt we could raise the level in the second half and we're pleased with the win."

Sept. 9 in Port of Spain
Trin. & Tobago 0 USA 1. Goal: Clark 62.
Trinidad & Tobago -- Ince, Edwards, Abu Bakr, Lawrence, Samuel, Tinto (Daniel, 66), Leon, Noel (Scotland, 84), Spann (Baptiste, 72), Glen, Jones.
USA -- Howard, Spector, Onyewu, Bocanegra, Bornstein, Dempsey (Holden, 82), Clark, Bradley, Donovan, Davies (Ching, 77), Altidore (Feilhaber, 63).
Yellow Card: Trinidad & Tobago -- Samuel 25.
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador).

Stats:
USA / TRI
Shots: 11 / 10
Shots on Goal: 6 / 4
Saves: 4 / 5
Corner Kicks: 6 / 5
Fouls: 14 / 14
Offside: 3 / 5

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Re: Mediocre USA almost exploited by T&T
« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2009, 12:13:34 PM »
for once it not biased.
soon ah go b ah lean mean bulling machine.

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Re: US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2009, 04:31:04 PM »
Ricardo Clark's father must be real proud now....8)
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« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2009, 04:32:47 PM »
not for hell can I differentiate between trent noel an clyde leon.  :-\
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Re: US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2009, 04:47:01 PM »
Ricardo Clark's father must be real proud now....8)

Yeah lancelot was proud  :beermug:

may be his bro will choose to rep us  :o

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Re: US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berth
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2009, 05:00:59 PM »
I am afraid USA wasn't themselves yesterday, trust me. And the other scores when in T&T's favor, we mess up.

But we played good.

1.Clayton Ince, Played well and made some excellent stops, but can he be consistent, against Honduras he look ok.

6.Dennis Lawrence, We best player of the night, a true leader and Warrior.

3.Radanfah Abu Bakr, Played the best of all his games so far. But against a faster team he suspect.

4.Jlloyd Samuel, had a better game vs Honduras, look good going forward and save us from getting another goal, but not better than Avery John so far, I say, give him time. He is 28 and by 2012 he will be 31.

8.Trent Noel, boss free kicks but why try to score from the same place he did as the first one.

9.Jason Scotland, looked better than Kenwyne and should have came on instead of Daniel.

16.Silvio Spann, clinical conrtol but lost for pace, had USA been up to it they could have expose Spann badly.

14.Kerry Baptiste, look lively, needed more time on the field.

2.Clyde Leon, broke up USA attack and did his job great, but very slow and should have burn USA twice on a counter if he was a bit faster. Our midfield was lacking a creative player.

11.Carlos Edwards, is T&T's best player of the decade, was ineffective on the left, but was an instand hit on the right.

10.Hayden Tinto, good in spots, but needs to be more composed, not an overall winger.

12.Keon Daniel, You guys tell me what is wrong with this player, started of so good last rounds and really failed badly.

13.Cornell Glen, We best striker and should have been used as a super sub.

17.Kenwyne Jones, should play right wing, he is not the same player he is for Sunderland, I think he is not 100% committed.
« Last Edit: September 10, 2009, 05:09:43 PM by Sam »
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