Instant Match Report
U.S. Gives Up Another Late Goal, Settles For 1-1 Draw
The United States wore bland uniforms Tuesday and, it must be said, played a fairly bland game of soccer. But that won't stop us from covering the U.S. draw with Honduras from every possible angle.
ACE REPORTER JON ARNOLD is in Boca Raton, Fla., right now, right this very minute, jog-walking to the Jurgen Klinsmann press conference so he can scribble down everything the coach has to say.
And then he will join the herd of reporters migrating toward the mixed zone, where they will graze on tasty, nutritious quotes. And then he will post a nuanced, thoughtful, commentary-laced match report that will change the way you see the U.S.-Honduras match, and perhaps your entire life.
Seriously, he will have all of the good stuff in short order, so check back in a bit.
In the meantime, be sure to create your Player Ratings and read a few key facts about tonight's friendly.
The United States States took the lead in the 10th minute on a beautiful sequence that ended on an emphatic strike from Sunderland's playing-time starved striker Jozy Altidore.
"This is LITERALLY the exact same way he scored a goal against Nigeria before the World Cup," Taylor Twellman exhorted on the ESPN broadcast. "That is a huge goal for the confidence of Jozy Altidore."
Indeed.
Mix Diskerud, playing the No. 6 role, broke up a Honduran attack near midfield, pushed the ball to Michael Bradley, who lofted a lovely pass to Altidore down the left flank. Altidore then made a sharp move to create space and ripped a right-footed shot that beat Los Catrachos goalkeeper Donis Escober at the near post.
Initial score: United States 1, Honduras 0. Final score: United States 1, Honduras 1.
How did the Yanks manage to give up another late equalizer against an opponent it should have put away? Check back for the gory details, the finger-pointing, the spin, and everything else.
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