9:49 CR Time - USA plays Guatemala in a little over an hour. This should be a fun match. Guatemala's team has been beyond inviting and friendly since we met them the night we arrived. Stay tuned for match updates on this blog post! :)
10:41 CR Time - Team USA is on the pitch warming up. Match time in 20 minutes!
10:57 CR Time - Minutes from kickoff!
Starting 11: RJ (38 - Keeper), Christian Freitas (9 - Forward), Joe Hill (8 - Forward), Jaeger Skifstad (11 - Mid), Levi Arthur (7 - Mid), Dionte McGrew (3 - Mid), Ali Hilowli (5 - Defense), John Emmett (6 - Defense), Daniel Espeleta (32 - Mid), Alex Ptachik (18 - Defense), & Captain Peace Drevitch (4 - Defense). (Sorry they're out of order!)
11:24 CR Time - Hard challenge, studs up to Peace's shin area, leads to a no hesitation yellow card for Guatemala.
11:29 CR Time - Half time. Score still 0-0.
11:44 CR Time - 2nd half starting. 3 subs for Team USA. Miles Sanchez (16 - Mid) in for Jaeger Skifstad, Jowell Figueras (12 - Forward) in for Joe Hill, and Kasey French (34 - Mid) in for Daniel Espeleta.
11:57 CR Time - Medics on pitch for Guatemala player. Looks like hamstring. Carried off pitch.
12:00 CR Time - GOOOOOALLLL!!! Kasey French with Team USA's first goal of the match! 1-0 USA!
12:03 CR Time - Yellow card to Guatemala. (I missed why. I was tweeting Kasey's goal!) :)
12:05 CR Time - 2 substitutions for Team USA. Cody Peterson (10 - Forward) in for Christian Freitas and Ivory Randle IV (21 - Defense) in for Alex Ptachik.
12:08 CR Time - Levi Arthur on the ground. Looks like left glute. He's limped off the pitch. (Looks ok, just in a little pain. Will update as soon as I get more info.) Team USA out of subs and down to ten men on the pitch.
12:11 CR Time - GOOOOOOALLLLL!!! Miles Sanchez with Team USA's second goal (his second of the tournament)! 2-0, USA!!!
12:17 CR Time - Final whistle! Team USA takes their second win! 2-0, USA!!! :)
Update for Levi - Groin pull. He's getting iced and checked out, but seems to be ok. How he's feeling later will determine I he plays tomorrow or rests.
Woot! Well done!
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ReplyDeleteWay to go Team USA! Cheering for you!
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