Posted on 07/22/2017 11:37:51 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Clint Dempsey fed Jozy Altidore for the go-ahead goal, then scored on a free kick to match Landon Donovan’s American record with his 57th international goal and lead the United States over Costa Rica 2-0 Saturday night and into the Concacaf Gold Cup championship game.
Playing in his home state of Texas, the 34-year-old Dempsey entered in the 66th minute and made a perfectly timed through pass six minutes later that allowed Altidore to break in alone and beat Patrick Pemberton with a left-footed shot from 10 yards.
Dempsey doubled the lead in the 82nd minute with a 27-yard shot that went around a four-man defensive wall and got past Pemberton on two bounces.
“I saw the keeper cheating a little bit, and it went in,” Dempsey said.
Dempsey has 136 international appearances, trailing only Cobi Jones (164) and Donovan (157) among American players. The assist was his 20th for the national team.
“Coming back from two heart procedures, being able to still play at this level,” Dempsey said in his Texas twang, “living a dream. So I’m happy.”
Trying for their sixth Gold Cup title and first since 2013, the Americans play Mexico or Jamaica in the final on Wednesday at Santa Clara, California.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
USA into The Gold Cup 2017 Final - Ping! :)
Arena’s doing a good job, so far.
On November 22, 2016, Arena was appointed as coach of the United States national team for the second time, replacing Jürgen Klinsmann after two disastrous losses in the first two matches of Hex qualifying round for the 2018 World Cup.[14][15] On March 25, 2017, Arena led the USMNT to a trouncing 6-0 win over Honduras to from last to 4th, from -5 to +1 goal differential and from 0 to 3 points, followed by a 1-1 draw with Panama. On June 9, 2017, Arena led the USMNT to an important 2-0 win in a qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago, followed by the USMNT's 3rd ever WCQ draw at Estadio Azteca against Mexico. During his tenure, the U.S. went from last to 3rd in the Hex, and is into to the Gold Cup Final.
Great link. Thanks. I liked Dempsey’s assist on the first goal even more.
DEMPSEY! DEMPSEY! DEMPSEY! DEMPSEY!
And did any US citizen in the US watch or care? /s
>>DEMPSEY! DEMPSEY! DEMPSEY! DEMPSEY!<<
He’s impressive, no doubt about it.
Here in Kyiv I was able to watch the highlights thanks to BerlinFreeper’s link.
PS. Howard played very well too.
If we play Mexico can we go armed?
Yes. 72 minutes of frustration then Pemberton got over aggressive. Boom, Altadore scored the winning goal. Dempsey’s goal was just insurance.
Thanks for posting that. I feel asleep at HT. Good highlights
SNOOZE, SNORE, SNOOZE, SNORE...
Thank you for posting these!!!!
The article doesn’t really say, but it looks the sport that has a Gold Cup is soccer.
Come World Cup time, rest assured that Bruce and co. will make perfectly clear that President Trump is not welcome at any of their games, and like the Golden State Warriors, they would not consider visiting the White House even if they caught lightening in a bottle and won.
If you wonder why I watch, it's because I love the sport and vigorously root for whoever the US team is playing.
Who cares?
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