USA vs. Mexico: Gold Cup (Copa Oro) Final Live Match Thread
by Ben Schneider on Jun 25, 2011 4:00 PM EDT
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It's the United States vs. Mexico and Juan Agudelo vs. Rafael Márquez for a place in the 2013 Confederations Cup. For those of you who are die-hard Red Bulls fans who haven't been keeping track of the Gold Cup, the USA scraped through Group C after losing their first group stage game ever to Panama, while Mexico demolished the rest of Group A, scoring 14 goals and only conceding one in three matches.
In the knockout stage, the USA knocked off Jamaica and Panama 2-0 and 1-0, respectively, but played pretty well in both matches. Mexico came from behind to beat Guatemala 2-1, and then required extra time on Wednesday to get past Honduras, 2-0. This final is the third consecutive Gold Cup Final between Mexico and the USA, with the two sides splitting the last two. Mexico have the overall advantage in Gold Cups and final wins over the United States, with eight tournament wins and a 3-1 record against the Americans in the showpiece game of the tournament.
If you're looking for more detailed analysis of the final, check out this story stream on the main SB Nation Soccer page.
Lineups:
USA: Tim Howard; Steve Cherundolo, Clarence Goodson, Carlos Bocanegra, Eric Lichaj; Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones; Landon Donovan, Freddy Adu, Alejandro Bedoya; Clint Dempsey
Bench: Jonathan Spector, Maurice Edu, Juan Agudelo, Jonathan Bornstein, Tim Ream, Sacha Kljestan, Marcus Hahnemann
Mexico: Alfredo Talavera; Efrain Juarez, Hector Moreno, Rafael Márquez, Carlos Salcido; Pablo Barrera, Israel Castro, Gerardo Torrado, Andres Guardado; Giovani Dos Santos, Javier Hernandez
Bench: Jesus Zavala, Angel Reyna, Jorge Torres, Hector Reynoso, Aldo de Nigris, Jonathan Orozco, Paul Aguilar,
Kickoff is at 9 PM, and you can watch the game on FSC. Go go USA!
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I hate the Mexican team
with a passion. From Rafa’s elbow to Cobi Jones’ head, to Dirty Sanchez trying to trip Jozy after he scored, this is one of the nastiest, dirty teams in a nasty, dirty region.
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by bigbluethruandthru on Jun 25, 2011 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
But seriously Big Blue, tell us what you really think.
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I hate CONCACAF
with the exception of chiefly us, Canada, and Jamaica, there are so many teams thats just play a thuggish brand of soccer. Mexico has skill and can play with flair, but when you take a thuggish team like Guatemala or Honduras and combine it with a slooooowwwww style of play, those games are absolutely brutal to watch. You just hope for a goal and that nobody gets hurt or showered with urine.
Your First Ever Pinstripe Bowl Champions- The Syracuse Orange
by bigbluethruandthru on Jun 25, 2011 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Magee is in goal for the Galaxy for the second half
Ricketts came off around 23’ in, then Saunders was sent off just before halftime. Magee is 5’ 9" and is wearing Saunders’ (6’ 4") jersey. Hilarity will ensue — the game is on FSC by the way.
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That Saunders card was a joke
Lenhart bought that call by headbutting the ball out of his hands and then selling an elbow. It will be interesting to see if MLS comes down on him harder than Davies, given the language they used for Davies’ punishment.
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by bigbluethruandthru on Jun 25, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually like this lineup
I think with Bedoya, Adu, Dempsey and Donovan up top this is our best opportunity for pace and creativity.
Your First Ever Pinstripe Bowl Champions- The Syracuse Orange
by bigbluethruandthru on Jun 25, 2011 9:05 PM EDT reply actions
If we lose this game
it is on Jonathan Fucking Bornstein. This guy continues to make rosters and continues to hurt us. Absolutely torched on a terrible ball-watching mistake, and then just beat like a rented mule on the second goal. He can’t mark to save his goddamn life. I have literally never hated a player for my national team as much as I hate this guy. The fact that he’s on the field fills me with fury right now. He’s either Bradley’s illegitimate secret love child or he has some compromising photos of Sunil Gulati. I just cannot fathom why he’s here hurting our chances right now.
Your First Ever Pinstripe Bowl Champions- The Syracuse Orange
by bigbluethruandthru on Jun 25, 2011 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
Their brilliant shots
nestle in inches over our defenders’ heads. Our brilliants shots hit crossbars and go inches wide. This game changed with Cherundolo going out. Bornstein deserves at least 75% of the blame, since three of the four goals were either directly against him or started on his side without him dealing with them. When does Timmy Chandler come in to give us some real depth on the outside?
Your First Ever Pinstripe Bowl Champions- The Syracuse Orange
by bigbluethruandthru on Jun 25, 2011 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
i cannot understand the bornstein decision
throw away the fact that he is an absolutely useless player who has no right to be playing on an international team of any merit whatsoever, and consider merely that by bringing in bornstein, lichaj had to move to his non-natural right side. jonathan spector, a natural right back, sat on the bench and watched the whole freakin’ game! if for no other reason, spector should be coming in just because then lichaj can play his natural side! now of course, add in the consideration that bornstein is easily the worst player to wear a US uniform in recent memory, and the decision should be an easy one. your right back is injured. bring in the best wide defender you have who also happens to be most comfortable on the right side. but no, that’s what a sane manager would do, and we are stuck with bob bradley. he must go.
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