Gold Cup: Trinidad & Tobago v. USA

Game kicks off at 5:00 EST this afternoon. Should be another opportunity for our younger and more established players to build some chemistry amongst one another.

The T&T side is a shell of the WC side. 16 Players are gone due to wage disputes, but they did quite well in their opening match. Spann's goal was amazing as well. What a shot.

My lineup prediction is...

Howard
Simek - DeMerit - Boca - Bornstein
Donovan - Feilhaber - Bradley - Beasley
Dempsey - Johnson

I will be in the Fulham USA chat room during the match if anyone cares to talk about the match.

Any thoughts?

 

So, I take it you are in a band Don?

Where is your gig tonight?

 

My Lineup prediction:

-------------------------Howard---------------------------

Spector ------- Demerit ------- Bocanegra --------- Bornstein

Dempsey ------- Clark --------- Feilhaber --------- Beasley

---------------- Donovan --------------- Johnson ----------------

Wish there was some place around Gainesville that had FSC. Guess I'll have to live vicariously through chat.

 

I am sure there are some sports bars or retaurants that will show the game. Go check on foxsoccer.com. They have a pub guide that gives all the local restaurants and pubs in your area that subscribe to FSC.

 

Yeah I looked at the Pub Guide for the south and there wasn't a listing for Gainesville

 

Join us in the chat room then and hopefully we can keep you up to date. Sorry about the bad luck...there is always match tracker.

 

Darnnit, kickflip, don't tell me you're a gator.

My turn.

------------------------ Howard --------------------

---Spector --- DeMerit --------- Boca --- Simek ---

--- Dempsey -- Donovan -- Feilhaber -- Beasley ---

--------- Johnson ------------ Twellman ------------

 

If there is a Hooters (which I am sure there is) or a Beef O'Brady's, you should be able to watch. You'll just have to put up with people who probably could care less.

 

Yeah, there is a Beef O'Brady's I'm thinking of going there to see if they have FSC a little later.

NO, I'm not a gator. I just graduated from FSU with a degree in physics. I moved all my stuff into my parents house (in Gainesville) since I'm supposed to go to Officer Candidate School soon.

 

So you are a physics major...hmmmmm. Well I've got nothing to talk about on that topic.

What field or job are you looking to get once you finish Officer Candidate School?

 

Well, If I graduate (which I plan to) from OCS, I'll have about 2 years of training + 8 year active duty commitment after winging as a pilot in the Navy.

 

Wow...seems like you have some gruelling training ahead.

My brother is in the Air Force right now and continuing his training. Good luck with the future plans and all the best.

 

I'll be heading out, possibly to one of those establishments, myself to watch.

A Seminole in the eye of the storm. Good luck!

 

Actual Lineup:

Keller
Simek Demerit Parkhurst Spector
Ralston Feilhaber Clark Mapp
Ching Johnson

Bench:
Howard, Bocanegra, Hejduk, Bradley, Beasley, Donovan, and Twellman

 

Thank the goodness for no Bretos. Don't think I could of handled him this afternoon.

 

So my prediction of 3-1 didn't work out, but it was an exciting match to watch.

Simek and Spector did a great job getting forward and providing service to the mids/forwards. Parkhurst left something to be desired. TNT primarily attacked him and he made a few mistakes, but fortunately none of them led to goals.

Bradley did a great job with his subsitutes and his plan of attack was spot on. If a little more luck would of been on our side the scoreline could of been much higher.

Donovan was unselfish and set up Johnson nicely for the second goal. I was most impressed with Mapp. He did a wonderful job working the sidelines, provided good service and even put a nice shot on goal.

Good result for the US and now onto the the most difficult side in our group, if there is one, El Salvador.

 

Although it was fun to see the USA dominate, I would have liked to see the T&T team from the WC. Can you believe a FIFA ref missing three offside calls in one half? What's next? Three yellow cards to one player??? There's alot to like. I hope there's not a letdown against El Salvador.

 

The linesman was Graham Poll reincarnate...