Zip_ME87 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Bunbury flexes his muscle in romp over DynamoKANSAS CITY, Kan. – It’s taken most of five months for Teal Bunbury to round into form, but Sporting Kansas City are finally starting to see the best of their effervescent striker.Bunbury had no problem separating himself from the Houston defense Saturday afternoon at Livestrong Sporting Park, bursting onto two brilliant balls from Graham Zusi and Julio Cesar to drop his second brace of the season and propel Kansas City to a 3-0 victory.His seven goals so far are two more than he scored as a rookie, an improvement that is unlikely to stop any time soon while Bunbury and Sporting look to build towards the best record in the Eastern Conference.“When [Teal] is as physical as he was and finds himself teetering on that last line, he puts a lot of fear in a lot of teams,” manager Peter Vermes said. “He’s very direct, can go to goal and really has breakaway speed. When he gets around the goal, I think he can be deadly.”Deadly only begins to describe Bunbury’s performance against the Dynamo.He scored on two of his three shots and was clinical with both feet, claiming the game’s opening goal in the ninth minute by stabbing the ball past Tally Hall with his right foot. Then he added a second with a well-placed strike with his left 35 minutes into the second half. But aside from his efficiency in front of net, Houston simply had no answer for Bunbury’s pace and the service originating from deep areas that sprung him.“They were great balls in [to me],” Bunbury said. “I feel like I was just trying to be more aware, trying to make more runs. I know if I’m one on one with a guy, it’s my job to try to get in behind, get on the ball and finish.”Bunbury finished both plays with aplomb, but the balls played into him were equally brilliant.Julio Cesar’s driven half-volley into space to set up Bunbury’s second could be partially attributed to good fortune, but there was nothing lucky about the pass Zusi curled behind Andre Hainault to set up his teammate for the match opener.Zusi picked the ball up off the Sporting back line, drove toward the touchline and whipped a ball into the central channel for Bunbury without even picking up his head.“That’s something we discuss quite a bit, just the no-look ball in behind the defense,” Zusi said. “It’s very unexpected for them. We always try to have one of our forwards peeling off to get in behind them. It worked out pretty well today.”In fact, just about everything worked out well for Kansas City and Bunbury on Saturday. “I’m feeling good,” Bunbury said. “I’m having fun with it. You have to have fun and enjoyment. Credit to my teammates and coaches sticking by me. It’s just great to get wins. I love winning.”And Vermes can’t help but love what he’s seeing from his promising young forward, even if Bunbury is still only scratching the surface of his potential. “I don’t think we’ve seen his best yet,” Vermes said. “I really don’t.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 First GoalSecond Goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted September 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 First GoalSecond GoalThanks Bobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crew8 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Teal Bunbury called back up for another run at the USMNT. 22 Player Roster for upcoming Honduras and Ecuador Friendlies Oct. 8th vs Honduras 6pm (FSC) Oct. 11th vs Ecuador 7pm (ESPN2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 A late equalizer for Bunbury tonight versus San Jose, less than 30 seconds after Wondo placed one in the back of the net for San Jose. Game ended 1-1. Goal #8 on the season for Bunbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 A late equalizer for Bunbury tonight versus San Jose, less than 30 seconds after Wondo placed one in the back of the net for San Jose. Game ended 1-1. Goal #8 on the season for Bunbury here's the highlight video http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos/?catid=114&id=19655 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 A late equalizer for Bunbury tonight versus San Jose, less than 30 seconds after Wondo placed one in the back of the net for San Jose. Game ended 1-1. Goal #8 on the season for Bunbury here's the highlight video http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos/?catid=114&id=19655 Here's the story from MLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Teal Bunbury Aiming to Impress with a mention of Coach Porter. I'd like to see Bunbury can get some playing time in the upcoming USMNT friendlies this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Anyone going to Manny's Pub early to watch USMNT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Anyone going to Manny's Pub early to watch USMNT? Of course....I'll be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 He just scored a playoff goal against Colorado to give Sporting KC a 1-0 lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 scores again on a well deserved pk making it 2-0 for Sporting KC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Sweet goals for Teal and win for SKC. Nice interview following the game...Teal is very well spoken as well as being a great player. Go SKC!Edit: Hope to see Teal and Coach Porter reunited for the U23's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 scores again on a well deserved pk making it 2-0 for Sporting KCIt's funny that you chose to resurrect this thread, and Teal went on to score the second goal...premonition? Teal scores first goal of match vs ColoradoBunbury's PK Edit: BTW, for anyone who didn't see the game, Teal was taken down in the box and took his own PK.Summary on mlssoccer.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 In other MLS news, DC United named Perry Kitchen defender of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 In other MLS news, DC United named Perry Kitchen defender of the year.Nice writeup on Perry from the article:Perry Kitchen was acquired from the University of Akron on January 13, 2011, after being selected in the first round (third overall) during the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. The 19-year-old proved to be a reliable and versatile player, helping the Black-and-Red either as a right back, center back or defensive midfielder. Kitchen played 31 matches (30 starts) and tallied one goal for United during his rookie campaign, becoming the first rookie in the club’s 16-year history to lead the team in minutes played (2,726) during the 2011 MLS season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Soccer by Ives article Confident Bunbury striking at right time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Soccer by Ives article Confident Bunbury striking at right timeThanks for the link. Nice article, even mentioned Caleb as I suspected from the title:In addition to that, the recent hire of Bunbury's college coach, Akron's Caleb Porter, as the U.S. Under-23 coach bodes well for his chances of making the Olympic team. Although it's not as if his prospective presence on the team will come down to his connection to the coaching staff, it certainly can't hurt."I felt like (Porter) deserved it. It's a great opportunity for him," Bunbury said. "It's not that I have a cemented spot. I have to go out there and prove my worth that I want to be on that team and play for my country in the Olympics. I have to keep playing well and getting opportunities." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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