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SCORING SUMMARY
Grenada United States
Freddy Adu (6)
Stuart Holden (30)
Robbie Rogers (59)
Charlie Davies (67)
MATCH STATS
Grenada United States
Shots (on Goal) 2(1) 12(7)
Fouls 7 5
Corner Kicks 1 6
Offsides 1 0
Time of Possession 0% 0%
Yellow Cards 1 2
Red Cards 0 0
Saves 3 1
MATCH INFORMATION
Stadium: Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance:
Match Time: 21:00 ET
Official(s):
Walter López (Referee)
TEAMS
Grenada United States
30 Desmond Noel 1 Troy Perkins
6 Marcus Marshall 3 Clarence Goodson
11 Anthony Modeste 2 Heath Pearce
4 Cassim Langainge 6 Steve Cherundolo
9 Ricky Charles 4 Chad Marshall
23 Patrick Modeste 5 Kyle Beckerman
25 Shane Rennie 7 Robbie Rogers
5 Jason James 10 Stuart Holden
7 Byron Bubb 8 Logan Pause
10 Kithson Bain 9 Charlie Davies
12 Marcus Julien 19 Freddy Adu
Substitutes
1 Andre Baptiste Luis Robles 18
15 Rimmel Daniel Jay Heaps 16
19 Michael Mark Michael Parkhurst 14
13 Dwane Leo Brad Evans 21
16 Kwasi Paul Davy Arnaud 22
20 Jake Rennie Kenny Cooper 17
12 Denron Daniel Santino Quaranta 20
Substitutions
Jake Rennie for Marcus Julien (56)
Brad Evans for Steve Cherundolo (61)
Denron Daniel for Kithson Bain (56)
Davy Arnaud for Charlie Davies (69)
Michael Parkhurst for Clarence Goodson (70)
Yellow Cards
Jason James (40)
Brad Evans (63)
Freddy Adu (79)
· Club Rosters: Grenada | United States
Updated: July 4, 2009, 3:00 AM ET
SEATTLE (AP) -- A young U.S. lineup easily beat up on Grenada in the Americans' opener at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
"Today is important to start the Gold Cup the right way," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said after Saturday night's 4-0 win. "It was a really good team effort, four different guys scored tonight, so all things are important."
Freddy Adu scored the opening goal in the seventh minute and Stuart Holden doubled the lead in the 31st, both fed by Robbie Rogers.
Rogers made it 3-0 in the 60th minute and Charlie Davies, one of the few players kept on from the Confederations Cup, got the final goal in the 68th.
The 12th-ranked Americans, seeking their third straight title in the regional championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean, outshot the No. 88 Spice Boyz 25-3.
Seven of the U.S. starters entered with a combined 11 international appearances, with goalkeeper Troy Perkins playing just his second match for the national team.
Right back Steve Cherundolo, sidelined with a hip injury for most of the past six months, was the only regular starter in the lineup. He was joined by three frequent national team backups: left back Heath Pearce, and Adu and Davies, who got a key goal against Egypt at the Confederations Cup.
"Physically, I felt fine," said Cherundolo, who played 62 minutes. "There's still a little rust that needs to come off, but it was OK. It's always good to get back on the field."
Most regulars were not included in the initial 23-man U.S. roster, allowing them to either take time off before the start of the European season or to return to their Major League Soccer teams. CONCACAF then decided to allow the U.S. to expand its roster by seven, and some of those seven could be called in later in the tournament.
The U.S., 22-0-1 in group play in the Gold Cup, next plays Honduras on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The Americans close the first round against Haiti on July 11 at Foxborough, Mass.
It was just the second time the U.S. soccer team has played on the Fourth of July -- the other was a 1-0 loss to Brazil in the second round of the 1994 World Cup at Stanford, Calif.
The U.S. was coming off its first-ever final in the FIFA tournament, a 3-2 loss to Brazil last Sunday in the Confederations Cup at Johannesburg in which the Americans failed to protect a two-goal halftime lead. Davies was the only player to start both matches.
Adu, who was on the Confederations Cup roster but didn't get into a game, scored the opening goal to excite the crowd of 15,387. Rogers sent a cross from the left, and Adu beat goalkeeper Desmond Noel from near the penalty spot.
"When Robbie gets the ball out wide, sometimes he likes to cut the guy inside," Adu said. "Sometimes, you get it right, and sometimes, you don't. In that instance, I was able to read it, and it was just a great all-around play starting from him. The ball was there, and all I had to do was finish it."
Adu's goal was just his second for the national team -- the other was in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala last November.
Holden, who turns 24 next month, became the first American to score in his international debut since Eddie Robinson against Sweden in January 2008, and Rogers scored his first goal in his second appearance. It was the third goal for Davies.
"Robbie got involved in the game early. He did a nice job of setting up the first goal," Bradley said. "The ability for him to find good spots inside, out wide helped us create some chances."
Grenada, an island of 90,000 making its first Gold Cup appearance, had faced the U.S. just twice before, losing a pair of matches in 2004 during qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. It fell behind by two goals when Holden scored on a leaping header from 6 yards that went in off the bottom of the crossbar.
Rogers beat Noel from the top of the arc, and Davies slotted the ball in off a pass from Pearce.
"I didn't think we passed the ball that well," said Grenada coach Tommy Taylor, a former West Ham defender. "I think we got about three or four shots in 90 minutes, and that isn't enough to win anything. We need to work up and move as a unit, as well as come back as a unit."
SCORING SUMMARY
Grenada United States
Freddy Adu (6)
Stuart Holden (30)
Robbie Rogers (59)
Charlie Davies (67)
MATCH STATS
Grenada United States
Shots (on Goal) 2(1) 12(7)
Fouls 7 5
Corner Kicks 1 6
Offsides 1 0
Time of Possession 0% 0%
Yellow Cards 1 2
Red Cards 0 0
Saves 3 1
MATCH INFORMATION
Stadium: Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance:
Match Time: 21:00 ET
Official(s):
Walter López (Referee)
TEAMS
Grenada United States
30 Desmond Noel 1 Troy Perkins
6 Marcus Marshall 3 Clarence Goodson
11 Anthony Modeste 2 Heath Pearce
4 Cassim Langainge 6 Steve Cherundolo
9 Ricky Charles 4 Chad Marshall
23 Patrick Modeste 5 Kyle Beckerman
25 Shane Rennie 7 Robbie Rogers
5 Jason James 10 Stuart Holden
7 Byron Bubb 8 Logan Pause
10 Kithson Bain 9 Charlie Davies
12 Marcus Julien 19 Freddy Adu
Substitutes
1 Andre Baptiste Luis Robles 18
15 Rimmel Daniel Jay Heaps 16
19 Michael Mark Michael Parkhurst 14
13 Dwane Leo Brad Evans 21
16 Kwasi Paul Davy Arnaud 22
20 Jake Rennie Kenny Cooper 17
12 Denron Daniel Santino Quaranta 20
Substitutions
Jake Rennie for Marcus Julien (56)
Brad Evans for Steve Cherundolo (61)
Denron Daniel for Kithson Bain (56)
Davy Arnaud for Charlie Davies (69)
Michael Parkhurst for Clarence Goodson (70)
Yellow Cards
Jason James (40)
Brad Evans (63)
Freddy Adu (79)
· Club Rosters: Grenada | United States
Updated: July 4, 2009, 3:00 AM ET
SEATTLE (AP) -- A young U.S. lineup easily beat up on Grenada in the Americans' opener at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
"Today is important to start the Gold Cup the right way," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said after Saturday night's 4-0 win. "It was a really good team effort, four different guys scored tonight, so all things are important."
Freddy Adu scored the opening goal in the seventh minute and Stuart Holden doubled the lead in the 31st, both fed by Robbie Rogers.
Rogers made it 3-0 in the 60th minute and Charlie Davies, one of the few players kept on from the Confederations Cup, got the final goal in the 68th.
The 12th-ranked Americans, seeking their third straight title in the regional championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean, outshot the No. 88 Spice Boyz 25-3.
Seven of the U.S. starters entered with a combined 11 international appearances, with goalkeeper Troy Perkins playing just his second match for the national team.
Right back Steve Cherundolo, sidelined with a hip injury for most of the past six months, was the only regular starter in the lineup. He was joined by three frequent national team backups: left back Heath Pearce, and Adu and Davies, who got a key goal against Egypt at the Confederations Cup.
"Physically, I felt fine," said Cherundolo, who played 62 minutes. "There's still a little rust that needs to come off, but it was OK. It's always good to get back on the field."
Most regulars were not included in the initial 23-man U.S. roster, allowing them to either take time off before the start of the European season or to return to their Major League Soccer teams. CONCACAF then decided to allow the U.S. to expand its roster by seven, and some of those seven could be called in later in the tournament.
The U.S., 22-0-1 in group play in the Gold Cup, next plays Honduras on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The Americans close the first round against Haiti on July 11 at Foxborough, Mass.
It was just the second time the U.S. soccer team has played on the Fourth of July -- the other was a 1-0 loss to Brazil in the second round of the 1994 World Cup at Stanford, Calif.
The U.S. was coming off its first-ever final in the FIFA tournament, a 3-2 loss to Brazil last Sunday in the Confederations Cup at Johannesburg in which the Americans failed to protect a two-goal halftime lead. Davies was the only player to start both matches.
Adu, who was on the Confederations Cup roster but didn't get into a game, scored the opening goal to excite the crowd of 15,387. Rogers sent a cross from the left, and Adu beat goalkeeper Desmond Noel from near the penalty spot.
"When Robbie gets the ball out wide, sometimes he likes to cut the guy inside," Adu said. "Sometimes, you get it right, and sometimes, you don't. In that instance, I was able to read it, and it was just a great all-around play starting from him. The ball was there, and all I had to do was finish it."
Adu's goal was just his second for the national team -- the other was in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala last November.
Holden, who turns 24 next month, became the first American to score in his international debut since Eddie Robinson against Sweden in January 2008, and Rogers scored his first goal in his second appearance. It was the third goal for Davies.
"Robbie got involved in the game early. He did a nice job of setting up the first goal," Bradley said. "The ability for him to find good spots inside, out wide helped us create some chances."
Grenada, an island of 90,000 making its first Gold Cup appearance, had faced the U.S. just twice before, losing a pair of matches in 2004 during qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. It fell behind by two goals when Holden scored on a leaping header from 6 yards that went in off the bottom of the crossbar.
Rogers beat Noel from the top of the arc, and Davies slotted the ball in off a pass from Pearce.
"I didn't think we passed the ball that well," said Grenada coach Tommy Taylor, a former West Ham defender. "I think we got about three or four shots in 90 minutes, and that isn't enough to win anything. We need to work up and move as a unit, as well as come back as a unit."
More news on Jermaine Jones:
Paper work should be finished by August. Plus left back Edgar Castillo (plays for Tigre in Mexico, but is from Albequerque) thinks he may have made a mistake by choosing Mexico.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=658820&sec=us&cc=5901
Paper work should be finished by August. Plus left back Edgar Castillo (plays for Tigre in Mexico, but is from Albequerque) thinks he may have made a mistake by choosing Mexico.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=658820&sec=us&cc=5901
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06072009/58/premier-league-everton-close-youngster.html
US youngster to move to Everton after promising trial.
US youngster to move to Everton after promising trial.
That's even lower than the Harrisburg City Islanders. They're in the USL-2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg_City_Islanders
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg_City_Islanders
