United States, Chile play to 1-1 tie in friendly
United States 1, Chile 1
Attendance: 18,580
Scoring: Esteban Paredes (Felipe Seymour) 53rd minute; Teal Bunbury (penalty) 75th.
USA LINEUP
GK: Rimando (Johnson 46th); Ds Franklin, Ream, Gonzalez (Wynne 46th), Loyd (Wallace 73rd); Larentowicz, McCarty (captain), Bedoya (Alexander 83rd), Diskerud, Shea (Agudelo 60th); Wondolowski (Bunbury 60th).
Coach Bob Bradley, on the Agudelo-Bunbury partnership: "They both seem to find good spots in terms of holding on to balls but also coming underneath, and as you work with these young guys in camp you see the potential. There still are little things that need a lot of work. A lot has to happen quickly for both of them. Hopefully we can keep moving them in the right direction."
The Chilean TV highlights:
Watch (and listen to) the Telefutura clip for the great audio on Bunbury's goal:
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| January 23, 2011; 10:09 AM ET
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unimpressive, unispired football. lots of hustle but not much more than that.
larentowicz and wynne were horrible.
lots of poor touches. no ability to build up an attack.
we have alot of work to do.
Posted by: castroviejo | January 23, 2011 10:19 AM | Report abuse
The more I think about it, the more Bunbudelo excites me, mostly because those guys have a ton of chemistry already, from what I've seen in the minutes they've played together in two games. It helps they clearly have a lot of talent, too, of course.
Posted by: JacobfromAtlanta-ish | January 23, 2011 10:41 AM | Report abuse
Didnt see the game. But its a friendly nonetheless. Young stars getting their time.
Cant wait for the gold cup and qualifiers.
Posted by: TheWashDipsSince88 | January 23, 2011 10:42 AM | Report abuse
That's a lot of celebration for a PK.
I did enjoy the announcer's Fergie imitation though.
Posted by: OWNTF | January 23, 2011 11:52 AM | Report abuse
Jermaine Jones shaky start for Rovers but settling in nicely.
Posted by: OWNTF | January 23, 2011 11:56 AM | Report abuse
I thought the first 15 minutes were played at incredible pace, and that the USA looked fit, fast, and ambitious. Dax' 30 yarder in the early going was trouble for the keeper - and something I look forward to out of him for United.
Posted by: dsheon1 | January 23, 2011 11:57 AM | Report abuse
I think Mixx, Agudelo, and Bunbury need to be on the field at the same time, always. And no more single striker up top.
Posted by: addick | January 23, 2011 12:18 PM | Report abuse
Agreed. Let's develop an attacking tandem/trio with some real chemistry... Jozy/Davies may never be what it once might have been
Posted by: carmines757 | January 23, 2011 1:02 PM | Report abuse
Posted by: PrinceBuster21 | January 23, 2011 1:39 PM | Report abuse
This partnership takes a lot of pressure off Jozy.
Although I don't think Wondo killed his chances entirely. If he continues to score in MLS, would be interesting to see him partner with someone else.
Posted by: UnitedDemon1 | January 23, 2011 1:57 PM | Report abuse
WNT2 - Canada 1. Goals by Lauren Cheney and Lindsay Tarpley.
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | January 23, 2011 2:39 PM | Report abuse
Marvel Wynne has got to be the most god awful player to sport a US National Team jersey in over a decade. Why? Why oh why is he still getting call-ups?!
Posted by: FAkeemail9875 | January 23, 2011 2:49 PM | Report abuse
I'd agree that the goal celebration was borderline embarrassing, but such is life for kids who know no better I guess. Maybe Juan can teach Henry some dance moves in exchange for some handball lessons...;) Just glad no one got hurt (unless Bedoya is hurt, but then again I'm still far from impressed by him).
Posted by: DadRyan | January 23, 2011 6:39 PM | Report abuse
So, when's the Gold Cup Groups and Schedule going to be announced?
Need to start making plans . . .
Posted by: delantero | January 23, 2011 10:15 PM | Report abuse
@ Delantero
http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/Home/0,,12802,00.html
According to Gold Cup site, the draw will be in 'early Feb.' CONCACAF website calander doesn't mention a date for the draw soooo who knows.
Posted by: 9Nine9 | January 24, 2011 8:12 AM | Report abuse
Did not see the game...and nothing in the comments so far - how did Dax look?
Posted by: soccerman | January 24, 2011 9:00 AM | Report abuse
FAkeemail9875 "Marvel Wynne has got to be the most god awful player to sport a US National Team jersey in over a decade. Why? Why oh why is he still getting call-ups?!"
The answer is Bob Bradley ... who you'll recall thought so highly of Robbie Findley and Ricardo Clark after poor showing in the WC v. England, yet inexplicable put them back into the WC match v. Ghana that cost us the chance to advance.
Posted by: dayface | January 24, 2011 10:40 AM | Report abuse
Did not see the game...and nothing in the comments so far - how did Dax look?
Posted by: soccerman | January 24, 2011 9:00 AM
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Did you read the previous thread?
Posted by: universityandpark | January 24, 2011 10:45 AM | Report abuse
Did not see the game...and nothing in the comments so far - how did Dax look?
Posted by: soccerman | January 24, 2011 9:00 AM
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Did you read the previous thread?
Posted by: universityandpark | January 24, 2011 10:45 AM | Report abuse
@ univ&park - thanks for the pointers (even though once would have been enough!). Now I'm starting to get excited about the upcoming DCU season.
Posted by: soccerman | January 24, 2011 11:35 AM | Report abuse
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