USA v Israel WCQ

Discussion in 'Hattrick' started by Helghallen, Nov 5, 2004.

  1. Helghallen

    Helghallen Member
    Staff Member

    Apr 16, 2003
    Raymore, MO
    51868 spectators had found their way to Battle Field, despite the heavy rain. USA tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Moss - Ashby , Head, Mora - Longoria, Gentile, Lacy, Herring, Deluca - Willard, Martinez.

    Israel started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Lineup: Kline - Eitan, Izhar, Kashtan, Cohen - Rachimi, Erez, Cohen, Tsuriel, Sarusi - Cohen.

    Israel strategy involved pressing and cutting off attack angles of their opponents from all over the field. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 0. USA held the ball, with a clear 63 percent possession rate.

    Nathan Longoria´s speed was almost enough to giveUSA a goal after 59 minutes, but his nice pass toEdward Martinez was not taken care of properly. The referee showed Israels Kfir Kashtan the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Dennis Head the unlucky victim, couldn´t continue the game, so Bryan Isaacs had to come off the bench. Some beautiful plays on the left side of the field resulted in a 76:th minute goal by Mikey Willard for USA, putting them ahead 1 - 0. A speedy charge from the left side of the field put USA lead up with 2 - 0. Derrick Gentile finished that one off competently, firing from an acute angle. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by USA, with an impressive 63 percent possession of the ball.

    USA´s best player was Cornelius Moss. However, Nathan Longoria made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Israel player was without a doubt Tsafrir Kline. Vlad Sarusi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.
     
  2. Qamle

    Qamle Member

    May 2, 2004
    San Diego
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nice win. Boring 1st half though!
     
  3. CrewDust

    CrewDust Member

    May 6, 1999
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Question: What is the USA's record in the World Cup and at the U-20 level?
     
  4. Helghallen

    Helghallen Member
    Staff Member

    Apr 16, 2003
    Raymore, MO
    All time? I have no idea. Let me do some checking. That info may be available somewhere.
     

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