Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Some Soccer News for Tue Nov 15, 2011

STARTERS

That was better from the USA! And beyond getting a 3-2 win in Ljubljana they entertained us. The game was wide open end to end fun from both teams for 90 minutes. Thank you boys.

dN

The world's 3 biggest friendlies ended like this:
Costa Rica 2-2 Spain
Germany 3-0 Netherlands
Italy 0-1 Uruguay
-Sure they are only exhibitions, but those are all big results.

dN

The final 4 teams have now qualified for Euro 2012, and they are:
-Croatia
-Czech Republic
-Ireland
-Portugal

STORY OF THE DAY

James Montague of the NY Times tells us about life as a soccer player in a country like Eritrea where the government rules with an iron fist that makes Cuba seem like paradise.

MLS CUP FINAL

Final
Match & Score:
-Sun Nov 20
LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo - 8:00pm CT on ESPN
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA

dN

HOUSTON DYNAMO

Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Chronicle gives us the official report that Brad Davis will NOT play in the final.

Ortiz talks to Dynamo players about the weird playoff game in LA two seasons ago when power outages in each half sapped Houston of its momentum.

Yesterday we helped pass on an impassioned plea from Houston fans to owner Oscar De La Hoya and today he heard them and is charter bus transport for some of them to get to the final in LA.
-The Chronicle reports.

LA GALAXY

Nick Green of the Daily Breeze says at times the Galaxy has folded under the pressure in the past.

Kevin Baxter of the Times on David Beckham's true worth to MLS over the past 5 seasons.

Luis Bueno of the Press Enterprise wonders if this version of the Galaxy is the best team in league history.
-If they don't win on Sunday they have no shot at that claim.

DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS

du Nord at the Controls - Sun Nov 13, 2011 - new music mix at Spotify.

TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS

SPECIAL NOTE: Soccer By Ives uncovered info from Panama that the USA will play a friendly in Panama City on Wed Jan 25.
-And you can expect a game to be scheduled that same week on USA soil - most likely Sat Jan 21.

dN

International Friendlies
Matches & Scores:

-Fri Nov 11
France 1-0 USA - Fra goal by Loic Remy.
-Tue Nov 15
Slovenia 2-3 USA - Slo goals both by Tim Matavz. USA goals by Edson Buddle, Clint Dempsey & Jozy Altidore(PK).

USA Lineup:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 2-Steve Cherundolo, 4-Clarence Goodson, 5-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 3-Timmy Chandler (14-Danny Williams, 82); 6-Kyle Beckerman (16-Jermaine Jones, 90), 7-Michael Bradley (17- Robbie Rogers, 90+4), 8-Fabian Johnson (18-Brek Shea, 61), 10-Clint Dempsey; 9-Jozy Altidore, 11-Edson Buddle (15-Maurice Edu, 78)
Subs not used: 12-Bill Hamid, 13- Michael Orozco Fiscal

Match report from US Soccer.
Post game analysis by Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.
Player ratings by Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated.
Player ratings by Leander Schaerlaeckens of ESPN

dN

USA Roster-
G:
Bill Hamid - DC United
Tim Howard - Everton
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Clarence Goodson - Brondby
Alfredo Morales - Hertha
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting CP
M:
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
Robbie Rogers - Columbus Crew
Brek Shea - Dallas
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
F:
Jozy Altidore - AZ
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt

dN

Slovenia roster-
G:
Vid Belec - Crotone
Jasmin Handanovic - Maribor
Samir Handanovic - Udinese
D:
Miso Brecko - Cologne
Bostjan Cesar - Chievo
Branko Ilic - Lokomotiv Moscow
Bojan Jokic - Chievo
Matej Mavric Rozic - Kapfenberger
Miral Samardzic - Sheriff
Marko Suler - Gent
M:
Armin Bacinovic - Palermo
Josip Ilicic - Palermo
Andraz Kirm - Wisla Krakow
Rene Krhin - Bologna
Dejan Lazarevic - Padova
Darijan Matic - Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Ales Mertelj - Maribor
Dare Vrsic - Olimpija Ljubljana
F:
Valter Birsa - Genoa
Zlatko Dedic - Bochum
Zlatan Ljubijankic - Ghent
Tim Matavz - PSV
Nejc Pecnik - Krylya Sovetov

dN

In conjunction with the international break US Soccer is holding a special U20/23 Training Camp in Duisburg Germany. They are playing 4 friendlies, with the team divided into 2 squads.

Matches & Scores:

-Fri Nov 11
USA U23 3-1 Bochum Reserves - USA goals by Terrance Boyd, Tony Taylor & Dilly Duka.
Liveup: Sean Johnson; Sheanon Williams, Ethan White, Royal Dominique Fennell, Zarek Valentin; Joe Benny Corona, Amobi Okugo, Mixx Diskerud, Greg Garza; Terrance Boyd, Juan Agudelo
USA U23 v Azerbaijan U21
Liveup: Cody Cropper; Perry Kitchen, Will Packwood, John Anthony Brooks, Sean Cunningham; Caleb Stanko, Sebastian Lletget, Luis Gil; Jerome Kieswetter, Omar Salgado, Bobby Wood

Tue Nov 15
USA U23 1-1 Leverkusen U23 - USA goal by Terrence Boyd.
USA U23 0-3 Leverkusen U19

US Soccer gives us lots of video from the U23/20 camp. Go to the page and just scroll down. There are as many as a half dozen to choose from on this team alone.

Roster
G:
David Bingham - San Jose Earthquakes
Cody Cropper - Ipswich Town
Sean Johnson - Chicago Fire
Jon Kempin - Sporting Kansas City
D:
Gale Agbossoumonde - Eintracht Frankfurt
Anthony Brooks - Hertha Berlin
Sean Cunningham - Molde
Royal-Dominique Fennell - Stuttgart Kickers
Greg Garza - No club
Perry Kitchen - DC United
Will Packwood - Birmingham
Zarek Valentin - Chivas USA
Sheanon Williams - Philadelphia Union
Ethan White - DC United
M:
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Mixx Diskerud - Stabaek
Dilly Duka - Columbus Crew
Luis Gil - Real Salt Lake
Jared Jeffrey - Mainz
Sebastian Lletget - West Ham
Tyrone McCargo - Nurnberg
Amobi Okugo - Philadelphia Union
Charles Renken - Hoffenheim
Caleb Stanko - Freiburg
Jose Villarreal - LA Galaxy
F:
Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Terrence Boyd - Hertha Berlin
Conor Doyle - Derby County
Josh Gatt - Molde
Joe Gyau - Hoffenheim
Jerome Kiesewetter - Hertha Berlin
Jack McInerney - Philadelphia Union
Omar Salgado - Vancouver Whitecaps
Tony Taylor - Atletico CP
Bobby Wood - 1860 Munich
Andrew Wooten - Kaiserslautern

2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS

The Quarterfinals matches were announced today.
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Tue Mar 6
Morelia v Monterrey - 9pm
-Wed Mar 7
Toronto v LA Galaxy - 7pm
Seattle Sounders v Santos Laguna - 9pm
-Thu Mar 8
Isidro Metapan v UNAM Pumas - 7pm
2nd Leg
-Tue Mar 13
Monterrey v Morelia - 9pm
-Wed Mar 14
Santos Laguna v Seattle Sounders - 7pm
LA Galaxy v Toronto - 9pm
-Thu Mar 15
UNAM Pumas v Isidro Metapan - 9pm

TWITTERVERSE/FACEBOOKING

You simply cannot beat a good Kyle Beckerman and Occupy Wallstreet joke.

From @rogbennett on Twitter: Credit Kyle Beckerman today. Playing for his country with passion even though NYPD destroyed his tent this morning

BRAZILIAN PLAYER NAME OF THE DAY

Dudu

MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS

General News

Two awards for Sounders today:

Seattle's Kasey Keller was named Goalkeeper of the Year.

Seattle midfielder Mauro Rosales was named Newcomer of the Year.
-Excellent choice. He was the du Nord pick.

DC UNITED

The Baltimore Sports Report reviews the rumors of DC United being moved.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

Omar Salgado will train with Fulham for a period of time this offseason.

UEFA EURO 2012 QUALIFYING

Portugal, Croatia, Czech Republic and Ireland advance to next summer's grand finale tournament.

Gabriele Marcotti of the Wall Street Journal with an article on Ireland coach Giovannit Trapatoni.

Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg (with 1st Leg scores included)
-Tue Nov 15
Portugal 6-2 Bosnia & Herzegovina - Por advances 6-2 on aggregate.
Croatia 0-0 Turkey - Cro advances 3-0 on aggregate.
Montenegro 0-1 Czech Republic - CR advances 3-0 on aggregate.
Ireland 1-1 Estonia - Ire advances 5-1 on aggregate.

ASIA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Matches & Scores:
-Tue Nov 15
Lebanon 2-1 S Korea
N Korea 1-0 Japan
Kuwait 2-1 United Arab Emirates
Jordan 1-3 Iraq
Uzbekistan 3-0 Tajikistan
Thailand 0-1 Australia
Indonesia 1-4 Iran
Qatar 0-0 Bahrain
Singapore 0-4 China
Saudi Arabia 0-0 Oman

AFRICA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

1st Round, 2nd Leg matches are today and tomorrow.

Liberia has already advanced due to the disqualification of Mauritius.

Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg(1st Leg scores included)
-Tue Nov 15
Madagascar 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (0-2)
Congo 1-1 Sao Tome e Principe (5-0)
Burundi 2-1 Lesotho (0-1)
Rwanda 3-1 Eritrea (1-1)
Togo 1-0 Guinea-Bissau (1-1)
Congo DR 5-1 Swaziland (3-1)
Tanzania 0-1 Chad (2-1)
Kenya 4-0 Seychelles (3-0)
Mozambique 4-1 Comoros (1-0)
Namibia 4-0 Djibouti (4-0)
-Wed Nov 16
Ethiopia v Somalia (0-0)

CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

SECOND ROUND

Only 1 matchday left this Second Round, but all 6 groups have been decided. The drama is over. These games are meaningless.

Matchday 6

-Mon Nov 14
Cayman Islands 1-1 Dominican Republic
Barbados 1-2 Bermuda
Puerto Rico 3-0 St Lucia

-Tue Nov 15
Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 Guyana
Grenada 1-4 Guatemala
St Vincent & the Grenadines 0-2 Belize
Haiti 2-1 Antigua & Barbuda

Curacao v US Virgin Islands
El Salvador v Suriname
Panama v Dominica
Canada v St Kitts & Nevis

Standings:

Group A
ADV-15 El Salvador
11 Dominican Republic
7 Suriname
1 Cayman Islands

Group B
ADV-13 Guyana
12 Trinidad & Tobago
10 Bermuda
0 Barbados

Group C
ADV-9 Panama
6 Nicaragua
0 Dominica

Group D
ADV-11 Canada
9 Puerto Rico
7 St Kitts & Nevis
1 St Lucia

Group E
ADV-18 Guatemala
7 Belize
5 St Vincent & the Grenadines
4 Grenada

Group F
ADV-15 Antigua & Barbuda
13 Haiti
4 Curacao
0 US Virgin Islands

Group Standings
-The 6 group winners advance to the next round.

CONMEBOL 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

James Horncastle at Fox Soccer tells us about the special world of soccer going on in Uruguay these days, lead by national team head coach Oscar Washington Tabarez.

Matchday 4

Matches & Scores:
-Tue Nov 15
Ecuador 2-0 Peru
Colombia 1-2 Argentina

Venezuela v Bolivia
Chile v Paraguay

Standings

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES

Matches & Scores:
-Mon Nov 14
Honduras 2-0 Serbia
-Tue Nov 15
Costa Rica 2-2 Spain
Germany 3-0 Netherlands
Italy 0-1 Uruguay
France 0-0 Belgium
England 1-0 Sweden
Slovenia 2-3 USA
Algeria - Cameroon - CANCELED
Macedonia 0-0 Albania
Poland 2-1 Hungary
Ukraine 2-1 Austria
Denmark 2-1 Finland
Nigeria 2-0 Zambia
Zimbabwe 2-1 South Africa
Ghana 2-1 Gabon
Guinea 1-1 Burkina Faso
Belarus 1-1 Libya
Luxembourg 0-1 Switzerland
Greece 1-3 Romania

-Wed Nov 16
India v Malaysia

ENDERS

Huge thanks to Jeff Carvalho for his link to the DJhistory.com list of their 100 Greatest Dance Records.
-This is one hell of a party!!

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