It was ugly and we got bloodied again but I'll take it. Colombia were favored by a goal. I hope BJIV is alright.
And now, Requejo starts at LB against Serbia. (Unless Tab Ramos has a brilliant idea like putting Delgado or Moore there.)
FINAL: USA 1, COL 0. The USA advances to the #U20WC Quarterfinals where they'll face Serbia on June 14. #1N1T.— U.S. Soccer YNT (@USYNT) June 10, 2015
"¡Saquenlo!" (A Colombia del torneo) GOOD! (Added plus to leave those a-Hole fans who chanted crap earlier Without a team to cheer for ... Not the Greatest display , but i Will Take the guts determination And mental fortitude (esp. After seeing teammate stretchered Off Like that )
Great win. That was a tough match for us and things weren't going our way, but the kids hung in there. They should be proud.
I don't have words to say how amazing has been CCV today. In modern soccer, defense is the most important part of the game. Those who fail to understand that, are left behind.
I thought Arriola was very effective and professional Edit: But our defense kept a clean sheet so......c'mon, hv to give it to Steffen
90+6' (of +5') 1-0 Colombia switch to 25m left touch, ref allows one last attack. Payne chases him to 2m, wins a tackle at box left foot, pokes it out to wide left. Before USA can even reach it to clear ... FT 1-0. Payne paints a soccer ball victory flag on the side of his duffel bag.
Congrats to Tab and the boys for a fine effort. Rubin and Steffen were the stars, but everyone except Delgado was decent, even Acosta. Like Cobi Jones said near the end of the first half, the physicality of the Colombians was a problem, and they won more than their share of 50/50 situations. The referee for the most part let physical play go, which helped Colombia. Allen disappointed me once or twice by going to ground too easily, but for the most part the players fought as hard as they could. The first goal proved to be critical. Colombia lost composure for a while after the goal. Obviously it sucks to lose Jamieson, who would have caused problems for Colombia.