Box scores for the 23s games in England

[Sandon Mibut]

OK, I've seen lineups from the games against Bolton and ManU but only scores and scorers from the matches with Huddersfield and Crewe Alexandria.

Has anyone seen box scores for these 2 games? If so, could you please post them or e-mail them to be.

And, if they're out there and I missed them, I appologize.

Here are the lineups and scorers for the Bolton and ManU matches.

US U23s 4, Bolton U21s 1
USA – Brian Carroll …….. 38th minute.
USA – Alecko Eskandarian (Seth Trembly) …. 50.
BOL – Penalty Kick ….. 51.
USA – Edson Buddle (Alecko Eskandarian) … 58.
USA – Brian Carroll (Jason Thompson) … 76.

USA: 1-Doug Warren; 3-Ricky Lewis, 6-Alex Yi (12-Scott Thompson, 70), 4-David Stokes (17-Nelson Akwari, 46), 2-Chris Wingert; 2-Brian Carroll,
10-Ned Grabavoy (9-Logan Pause, 54), 5-Kyle Beckerman (8-Kenny Arena,68), 13-Seth Trembly; 11-Alecko Eskandarian (15-David Testo, 62),
14-Edson Buddle (23-Jason Thompson, 58)

US U23s 3, Manchester United U21s 2
MAN - Colin Heath .... 26th minute.
USA - Jason Thompson (Alecko Eskandarian) .. 47.
USA - Alecko Eskandarian (Logan Pause) ... 59.
MAN - Chris Humphries. 60.
USA - Ned Grabavoy . 70.

USA: 1-Doug Warren (18-Jason White, 70); 2-Chris Wingert, 6-Alexander Yi, 4-David Stokes, 12-Scott Thompson (17-Nelson Akwari, 56); 10-Ned Grabavoy (13-Seth Trembly, 76), 5-Kyle Beckerman, 9-Logan Pause, 7-Brian Carroll; 11-Alecko Eskandarian, 23-Jason Thompson (15-David Testo, 66).

[Sandon Mibut]

And, for those who want to track who got playing time in the 23s earlier games, here are the lineups and scorers from the trip to Portugal and Italy in February


February 5, 2002
US U23s 2, Madeira Select (Portugal) 1

USA - Alecko Eskandarian (Bobby Convey), 48.
MAD - n/a, 56.
USA - Brian Carroll (Bobby Convey), 83.

USA: 1-DJ Countess; 17-Jose Burciaga, 4-Nelson Akwari (5-Alex Yi, 57), 6-Kelly Gray, 20-Chris Wingert (2-Philip Salyer, 88); 9-Brad Davis, 13-Kyle Martino (11-Bobby Convey, 46), 16-Brian Carroll, 19-Kyle Beckerman; 12-Devin Barclay, 14-Nate Jaqua (8-Alecko Eskandarian, 43).

Feb. 6, 2002
US U23s 0, Slovakia U21s 0

Scoring Summary:
N/A

USA — 1-D.J. Countess; 17-Jose Burciaga, Jr., 5-Alex Yi, 6-Kelly Gray (capt.), 16-Brian Carroll; 19-Kyle Beckerman (2-Philip Salyer, 79), 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 9-Brad Davis, 11-Bobby Convey (20-Chris Wingert, 72); 8-Alecko Eskandarian, 12-Devin Barclay.

Feb. 8, 2002
US U23s 1, Portugal U21s 1

POR — Miguelito (Hugo Luz), 25.
USA — Alecko Eskandarian (Brad Davis), 70.

USA — 1-D.J. Countess; 17-Jose Burciaga, Jr., 3-David Stokes (5-Alex Yi, 89), 6-Kelly Gray (capt.), 20-Chris Wingert (11-Bobby Convey, 46); 19-Kyle Beckerman (13-Kyle Martino, 82), 2-Philip Salyer (7- DaMarcus Beasley, 46), 9-Brad Davis, 16-Brian Carroll; 8-Alecko Eskandarian, 12-Devin Barclay.

Feb. 12, 2002
US U23s 0, Italy U21s 2

ITA — Massimo Maccarone (Andrea Pirlo), 29.
ITA — Emiliano Bonazzoli (Paolo Castelleini), 37.

Lineups:
USA — 1-D.J. Countess; 17-Jose Burciaga, Jr. (2-Philip Salyer, 74), 3-David Stokes (6-Kelly Gray, 46), 5-Alex Yi, 20-Chris Wingert (4-Nelson Akwari, 86); 11-Bobby Convey, 19-Kyle Beckerman, 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 9-Brad Davis (8-Alecko Eskandarian, 83), 16-Brian Carroll (13-Kyle Martino, 62); 12-Devin Barclay (14-Edson Buddle, 46).

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Sadly, the 23s probably won't play again this year. Minus the pros who are in the U20 pool, I don't think there are enough 23s in MLS to make up a team and even if you tossed in the few Euros like Onyewu, Salyer and Casey, it's still not enough. The 23s need the college players to round out the roster so unless there is a tour in December with the college boys, they probably won't get together again till after the New Year.

[maverick]

Query:

How many of our U-23s on these tours are actually U-21? In fact, how about an age breakdown? (For that matter, how many are college studs, as opposed to professionals?)

I simply want a sense of whether our "pre-Olympics" squad (minus DMB, Landon and three overage players, obviously) team is actually outplaying their opponents, or largely relying on their physical development/attributes... I certainly remember "filling out" between my 21st and 23rd birthdays...

[Edited to add the following]

Looks like I found the start of an answer to my question...

"At this stage, the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team is essentially an Under-21 team preparing for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The U-23 roster for this trip featured eight players who were part of the U.S. Under-20 MNT that played in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina."

http://www.soccer365.com/US_home/National_Teams/page_22_36879.shtml

[GersMan]

what's up with Whitbred?

[GersMan]

Sorry, I just saw the thread on the Crewe match, and that he did, indeed play one match on this tour. Perhaps that's all he could conveniently leave training with Liverpool for.

[jeffmefun]

is it just me, or has the much chastised (on BS) Eskandrian (esp from Toulon last year) scored a lot of goals? Was Toulon just a bad tournament for the boy? Can anyone who's seen him play lately comment?

[beineke]

Originally posted by jeffmefun
is it just me, or has the much chastised (on BS) Eskandrian (esp from Toulon last year) scored a lot of goals? Was Toulon just a bad tournament for the boy? Can anyone who's seen him play lately comment?

IIRC Eskandarian looked very good in Toulon. It was the U-20 finals where he struggled.

[The Wanderer]

Originally posted by jeffmefun
is it just me, or has the much chastised (on BS) Eskandrian (esp from Toulon last year) scored a lot of goals?

Yeah he did and that's great news. Recently no one has chastised him.....but we did light into him pretty good when he was with the U20s at the WYC because he was wildly inconsistent.

[Elninho]

The U-23 team on these tours is all U-21.

[turnaround]

What's the 411 on Brian Carroll? I saw him for the first time last fall in a college game and he did not impress. IMHO, he didn't look like a pro prospect, but he seems to figure prominently now with the 23's.

[cldiscodan]

For whatever reason, Carroll plays for Wake Forest, not a traditional soccer powerhouse. It could be that the talent level on his team is significantly lower than that of most other ACC teams and therefore he doesn't shine in college even though he is very good individually.

[maverick]

Originally posted by Elninho
The U-23 team on these tours is all U-21.

Thanks, Elninho. Guess that means even more to be proud about...

And, yes, Eskandarian (of UVa) HAS been raising his level of play recently. Now, if only he'd turn pro already!

[GoDC]

Originally posted by maverick


Thanks, Elninho. Guess that means even more to be proud about...

And, yes, Eskandarian (of UVa) HAS been raising his level of play recently. Now, if only he'd turn pro already!

Yea, he would look good in a DC United uniform next year.