Gold Cup

[Zeno]

Looks like ***** was an idiot and kept fouling hard, even after his first yellow. He got sent off after a second yellow and will now miss the next match. Friggin' idiot!

I, too, had to settle for match tracker.

Reading other boards it was more Ruiz flopping than something Onyewu did. To be honest I thought Onyewu might be held out of the Guatemala match for that very reason, Ruiz is a known fish and Onyewu because of his size gets called for everything.

I thought maybe Parkhurst or Demerit would start in his place...well I guess that'll be next game.

On a positive note, the next game against T&T should be a walk over, because of a pay dispute no players from their WC roster is on the team for the tournament.

 

[Compa]

I got to see the last 30 minutes. I didn't see Onyewu's first yellow, but his second, in real time, looked valid to me. It may have been an embellishment by the Guatemalen (not sure if it was Ruiz), but ***** has to get smarter in these situations. Luckily for the US, they have decent depth at center-back.

As for the rest of the 30 minutes, it was all about Guatemala and their physical play. It seemed that a US player hit the turf about once a minute, but hardly any fouls were called against Guatemala. The US didn't respond with toughness or aggressiveness or anything else. Each time they had a scoring opportunity brewing, their timidity paralyzed the attack. By the end of the game, I thought the US was lucky to not concede the equalizer. Overall, it was MUCH more entertaining than the 0-0 friendly a few months back.

 

[azsouthendzone]

I don't have FSC, any other way to see the game?

Telefutura is a free channel. The spanish broadcasters rule.

 

[CardEd]

Telefutura is a free channel. The spanish broadcasters rule.

That's where I watched it. I stummbled on it. I was at my mom's house and she has cable ( i'm directTv). I was channel surfing looking for the D-backs game and came across it. I watched the last ten of the first half and the second half.

Missed Dempsey's goal, and the spanish call of it gooooooaaaaaallllllllll.

The first yellow on *****, it looked like Ruiz tried to shoulder tackle him. Ruiz got the worst of it and went down. Bad call by the Ref.

I didn't see( or hear because of the spanish broadcast) what happened to Donnovan when he went down. It looked like Ruiz was trying to shake his hand afterward, but Donnovan would have no part of it. Anybody see what happened?

 

[Compa]

I didn't see( or hear because of the spanish broadcast) what happened to Donnovan when he went down. It looked like Ruiz was trying to shake his hand afterward, but Donnovan would have no part of it. Anybody see what happened?

I don't think it was caught by the cameras. I was watching on FSC, and they didn't show any replays. I remember when I was watching that it looked like Donovan got hit in the head or neck or fell on his head. Just a guess, though.

 

[Zeno]

Todays lineup...
Kasey Keller in goal.

The backline is Frank Simek, Jay DeMerit, Michael Parkhurst and Jonathan Spector.

Benny Feilhaber and Ricardo Clark, side-by-side in the midfield, with Steve Ralston on the right flank and Justin Mapp on the left.

Brian Ching and Eddie Johnson up front.

I understand its a quick turnaround from the last game and I understand its a weak T&T side but I wouldn't take Bocanegra, Donovan and Dempsey out of the lineup.

Bradley at least is willing to give more and more guys chances--Parkhurst gets his first cap today.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

I'll be watching on telefutura (better than nothing I guess). I'm most interested in seeing Simek, Spector, and Johnson today. Only a complete disaster prevents a US win here today.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

29th minute, Brian Ching goal off of a nice pass by Justin Mapp.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

This linesman is awful.

 

[Zeno]

It should have been better than 2-0. A little disorganized at times and the US still needs to work on its finishing but 3 points is 3 points.

Justin Mapp was impressive, as was Frank Simek..I wasn't as impressed with Parkhurst.

There should be no problems versus El Salvador. I wonder what lineup Bradley will bring out for that one, at some point you have to look more at on field chemistry and less at resting players though--especially with the knockout stages about to start.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

If that assistant ref hadn't botched half a dozen offsides calls the game probably wouldn't have been 2-0. I really liked Justin Mapp in this game again, his speed is just devastating. What an awesome play by Mapp on the Ching goal. Simek played a ton better than when I saw him in the Guatemala friendly, he was one of the best players on the field today. I wasn't particularly thrilled with any of the other defenders today but no huge mistakes. Clark played better than I had anticipated, but Ralston didn't look so great. Donovan had that wicked run to set up the Johnson goal which is always fantastic to see. You can't draw too many conclusions since the US was playing Trinidad and Tobago's B team (not that the US played anything close to their strongest roster, either), but not a bad effort. El Salvador on Tuesday (I believe) should be a good one to watch.

 

[Zeno]

To show that anything can happen, Canada that beat Costa Rica in their first game lost to tiny Guadeloupe in its second game. Guadeloupe doesn't even get recognized as an official nation team by FIFA. Its actually a French province (like St Martin) -- sort of the equivelant of Hawaii or Alaska for us. Its not even a territory (like Puerto Rico) but more like a state...weird actually.

 

[CaptTurbo]

To show that anything can happen, Canada that beat Costa Rica in their first game lost to tiny Guadeloupe in its second game. Guadeloupe doesn't even get recognized as an official nation team by FIFA. Its actually a French province (like St Martin) -- sort of the equivelant of Hawaii or Alaska for us. Its not even a territory (like Puerto Rico) but more like a state...weird actually.

Guadeloupe surprised me at how good they were. Beating Canada doesnt shock me.
We looked pretty bad against them. We looked much better against a much weaker T&T.

I got FSC so I could watch the Gold cup and hopefully Copa America!

 

[Zeno]

Guadeloupe surprised me at how good they were. Beating Canada doesnt shock me.
We looked pretty bad against them. We looked much better against a much weaker T&T.

I got FSC so I could watch the Gold cup and hopefully Copa America!

We've never played Guadeloupe, at least not in recent years.

 

[Zeno]

Mexico LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its almost as good as a US win. Congratulations to Honduras. Mexico looked poor against Cuba and followed it up with a loss, how perfect is that?

And the cherry on top...Blanco was given a straight RED.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Mexico LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its almost as good as a US win. Congratulations to Honduras. Mexico looked poor against Cuba and followed it up with a loss, how perfect is that?

And the cherry on top...Blanco was given a straight RED.

So that will be a one game suspension for Blanco, I take it?

 

[Zeno]

So that will be a one game suspension for Blanco, I take it?

I think a straight red is a minimum 2 game suspension but can be more depending on the severity.

 

[Stout]

I think a straight red is a minimum 2 game suspension but can be more depending on the severity.

Hopefully he's out when we have to play him. Heh, if the Mexicans even make it to us, at this rate.

 

[Zeno]

Hopefully he's out when we have to play him. Heh, if the Mexicans even make it to us, at this rate.

If Mexico finishes third in their group we will play them in the next round as winners of our group. That would be something a meeting with them earlier than anyone really would have anticipated.

Currently Mexico sits at 3rd behind Panama and Honduras and plays Panama in the final game while Honduras plays Cuba.

 

[Zeno]

I got FSC so I could watch the Gold cup and hopefully Copa America!

Copa unfortuantely won't be on FSC...its on the Spanish channels though, Telefutura and Univision (maybe Galavision too), sucks for me because I don't get any of those channels.

 

[Stout]

Copa unfortuantely won't be on FSC...its on the Spanish channels though, Telefutura and Univision (maybe Galavision too), sucks for me because I don't get any of those channels.

Wow, how does FSC NOT show those games, with the U.S. involved? I can only assume they can't get the rights to it, otherwise they should be showing it.

 

[CaptTurbo]

We've never played Guadeloupe, at least not in recent years.

Bah I had the wrong country in mind sorry..

Yeah how can FSC not have the games. I doubt the mexicans would play our games. Ill be pissed if I cant get them on tv.

 

[Renz]

Wow, how does FSC NOT show those games, with the U.S. involved? I can only assume they can't get the rights to it, otherwise they should be showing it.

Gol TV has the English-language television rights for the Copa America in the U.S. and Canada. You can get Gol TV on DirecTV, I don't know about cable.

 

[CardEd]

Gol TV has the English-language television rights for the Copa America in the U.S. and Canada. You can get Gol TV on DirecTV, I don't know about cable.

any Idea what channel Gol Tv is on DTV?

 

[Compa]

any Idea what channel Gol Tv is on DTV?

It was 614 when I had DTV about a year ago.

DTV is a must for anybody who can't get enough soccer:
613-Fox Soccer Channel
614-Gol TV
615-Setanta Sports