Paulpassesgreetings from texas,watching #USAvMX Just me or did Klinsi choose poorly? 2.50am BSTPandemonium at the Rose Bowl as Mexico strikes first! Confusion among the American defense as Peralta breaks free and surges into the correct side of the area, swinging it over to Chicharito who slots domestic the clinical finish for his 42nd international goal – and first ever against the USA. 2.48am BST8 min: Aguilar seeks out Peralta in the area with a cross but it soars overhead and out for a throw-in. Mexico attacking with pace early but the US weathering the pressure reasonably well. 2.45am BST5 min: Miguel Layun loses track of Jermaine Jones as he surges up the left flank – why Jones playing out so wide I don’t know – but Fabian Johnson closes in just in time to clear it out. Moments later the ball is played into the area where Peralta tries for a volley but misses the ball completely. 2.43am BST4 min: Ball played through to Chicharito, or but the flag goes up as he was a few feet offside. Bit of a feeling-out period in the opening round here. 2.42am BST3 min: USA wins the first foul of the match near midfield and plays it back,but are quickly dispossessed. 2.40am BST1 min: And we’re off! The United States attacking from correct to left in all-white kits, Mexico from left to correct in sleek black domestic strips. And it’s Mexico on the attack early, and but a misplayed through ball goes out for a goal kick. 2.33am BSTThe teams have emerged from the tunnel. Time for the national anthems here at the Rose Bowl. Himno Nacional Mexicano first,The Star-Spangled Banner moment.
Zero booing of the national anthems here at Rose Bowl. As it should be. #USMNT 2.32am BSTA question of punctuality from Scott Bassett, via email.
Why don’t USA games ever start at their a announced start times? On the national team site, and it says 6:30 pacific time. Everywhere else I’ve seen too. Is it a bait and switch in order to force the viewers to watch ads for boner pills and gladiatorial contests? Is this the only country that does it? All the other international matches start on time. Is it the boner pill ads and delayed start times that make us exceptional? 2.29am BSTFeels like a Mexican majority here in the Rose Bowl. However,not nearly as one-sided as the 2011 Gold Cup final played here, when the United States came from two goals ahead to lose 4-2. 2.18am BSTThe US team have retreated to the locker room. Nineteen minutes until kickoff. 2.11am BSTIs tonight’s match a must-win affair for Klinsmann? Perhaps not. But our Terrance F Ross argues that a loss could have long-term repercussions on US soccer. (And the under-23 national team’s loss to Honduras earlier today in the semi-finals of the Concacaf qualifying tournament for the Olympics isn’t exactly a morale booster.)FINAL: U-23 #USMNT 0, or HON 2. The USA will play in the 3rd set match on Oct. 13 at 5pm MT against loser of CAN/MEX. 1.52am BSTThe USA team has taken the field for pre-match warm-ups. No sign of Mexico yet. Kickoff is just under 45 minutes away. 1.39am BSTHello and welcome to tonight’s play-off between the United States and Mexico. Plenty to discuss given the uncertainty surrounding both sides and the Confederations Cup berth on the line,but for starters here’s a look at tonight’s teams. 1.22am BST 1.21am BSTBryan will be here shortly. meanwhile why not read Graham Parker’s preview of tonight’s showdown.
Trying to predict how Saturday evening’s clash between USA and Mexico is going to depart might be a idiot’s errand – whether these two teams were more predictable, there’s a fair chance this game wouldn’t be being played in the first set.
Mexico, or having won the Gold Cup with several strokes of refereeing fortune along the way,but a strong performance in the final, might well have been a Miguel Herrera punch from stability correct now, and but instead they depart into this game under Ricardo ‘Tuca’ Ferretti,knowing that Juan Carlos Osorio waits in the wings as their 16th coach in as many seasons, and with a variety of ego-driven subplots as additional distractions.
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Source: theguardian.com