Zip_ME87 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Posted February 27, 2013 I thought this deserved its own thread which we can use now and in the summer. U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team Qualifies for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup with 4-2 Victory Against Canada After falling behind 1-0, the U.S. exploded for three goals in a 17-minute span to close out the first half. Luis Gil opened the scoring, and ussoccer.com Man of the Match Wil Trapp added one just before halftime. U.S. Soccer Development Academy product Jose Villarreal scored a pair of goals to increase his tournament total to three. ... The U.S. kept its foot on the pedal and added a third goal in first half stoppage time. Gil delivered a corner kick that goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau punched to the top of the area where Trapp lurked for a rebound. He ripped a full volley from 20 yards that deflected off Mauro Eustaquio and caromed past the helpless ‘keeper. I was afraid they might take the goal away from Wil, changing it to an own goal given that it deflected off a Canadian player, but they have not changed the scoring as of this time. Lineups: USA: 1-Cody Cropper; 2-Boyd Okwuonu, 4-Caleb Stanko (capt.), 5-Shane O’Neill, 3-Juan Pablo Ocegueda; 8-Benji Joya, 6-Wil Trapp; 9-Mario Rodriguez (19-Brandon Allen, 90+2), 10-Luis Gil (17-Danny Garcia, 77), 20-Daniel Cuevas; 7-Jose Villarreal (16-Dillon Serna, 84) It was great to see Dillon get into the action, too. He had a nice shot off the cross bar near the end of the 2nd half (before the stoppage time). Quote
Crew8 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Posted February 27, 2013 Video Highlights of the 4-2 win including Wil Trapp's goal. Starts around :56 Post game interviews with Wil Trapp at :42 and 1:20 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks! Serna's attempt off the crossbar starts around 1:37. Video Highlights of the 4-2 win including Wil Trapp's goal. Starts around :56 Quote
fknbuflobo Posted February 27, 2013 Report Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks! Serna's attempt off the crossbar starts around 1:37. Serna's near miss: Notice the defender (correctly) forcing Serna to his right foot. He cracked it anyway! Quote
Crew8 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Wil Trapp was named in the CONCACAF U-20 Tournament Best XI http://www.concacaf.com/page/Under20s/News...3096562,00.html From the Columbus Crew website http://www.thecrew.com/blog/post/2013/03/0...oncacaf-best-xi Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Posted April 23, 2013 Tab Ramos Names Roster for April 22-29 Training Camp at The Home Depot Center GOALKEEPERS (2): Cody Cropper (Southampton FC; Maple Grove, Minn.), Kendall McIntosh (Santa Clara; Santa Rosa, Calif.) DEFENDERS (8): AJ Cochran (Wisconsin; St. Louis, Mo.), Sean Cunningham (Molde FK; Troy, Mich.), Eric Miller (Creighton; Woodbury, Minn.), Juan Pablo Ocegueda (C.D. Guadalajara; Riverside, Calif.), Jeffrey Payeras (C.S.D. Municipal; Hawthorne, Calif.), Oscar Sorto (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.), Javan Torre (UCLA; Santa Monica, Calif.), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders; Seattle, Wash.) MIDFIELDERS (7): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; Plano, Texas), Marlon Hairston (Louisville; Jackson, Miss.), Benji Joya (Santos Laguna; San Jose, Calif.), Mikey Lopez (Sporting Kansas City; Mission, Texas), Collin Martin (Wake Forest; Chevy Chase, Md.), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids; Brighton, Colo.), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew; Gahanna, Ohio) FORWARDS (7): Daniel Cuevas (Santos Laguna; Sacramento, Calif.), Daniel Garcia (North Carolina; Dallas, Texas), Alfred Koroma (Akron; Southlake, Texas), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders Academy; Mercer Island, Wash.), Victor Pineda (Chicago Fire; Bolingbrook, Ill.), Omar Salgado (Vancouver Whitecaps; El Paso, Texas), Jose Villarreal (LA Galaxy; Inglewood, Calif.) Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Posted April 24, 2013 Colorado Rapids midfielder Dillon Serna called to US U-20 National Team Camp Yedlin re-enters the national team picture while Morris bursts onto the scene Crew Homegrown Player Wil Trapp Called Into United States Under-20 Camp Quote
yazan07 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Posted April 25, 2013 http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soc...immage_aid28718 Quote
fknbuflobo Posted April 25, 2013 Report Posted April 25, 2013 http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soc...immage_aid28718 The Red team gained the lead minutes later when Morris edged out DeAndre Yedlin in a foot race after Omar Salgado hit a through ball down the left side. With Yedlin on the ground after tripping up in Morris’ feet, the Sounders attacker picked up his head and spotted Alfred Koroma wide open on the far post. Koroma made easy work of the finish, which gave the Red squad the lead at the break. Wow. I did not think that was humanly possible. There must be "mercury" in the Seattle water. Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Posted April 29, 2013 Wow, maybe Fred is poised to have a "breakout year" (elsewhere) ... U.S. U20 MNT ends camp on high note Second-half substitute Alfred Koroma scored twice for the U.S. including the final tally in the last minute of the game. Dillon Serna, Benji Joya, Victor Pineda, and Danny Garcia also scored for the youth national team in the scrimmage. ... But the U20s scored three goals in the final three minutes to succinctly end the camp on a high note. Joya started the onslaught of tallies with an impressive curling effort from the top of the box to restore a two-goal advantage for the U20s. Koroma then setup former Akron teammate Serna for the fifth goal of the game. Koroma capped the day with a nifty flick at the near post off a cross from Joya for his second of the game and sixth for the U20s. Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Posted May 7, 2013 http://www.coloradorapids.com/video/2013/0...e-training-u20s Quote
Crew8 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 Wil Trapp, Dillon Serna, and Koroma included on the U20 roster for the Toulon Tournament in France, May 28th. The final preparation before going to Turkey for the U20 World Cup. http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soc...nament_aid28817 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Posted June 7, 2013 Wil Trapp and DeAndre Yedlin named to US U20 World Cup roster. Ramos names U20 World Cup Roster Quote
Crew8 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Posted June 14, 2013 DeAndre Yedlin made his debut in a 3-1 match against Portugal. U-20 World Cup begins next week. http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-20-mnt/2013...-world-cup.aspx 2:15 - Portugal taking a quick nap Quote
Crew8 Posted June 21, 2013 Report Posted June 21, 2013 The US U-20 high defensive back line is getting destroyed by Spain. 3-0 at the half. Quote
Ando Posted June 21, 2013 Report Posted June 21, 2013 which is a shame. we're playing well otherwise; I think we had more of the ball in the first half, which is really something considering the competition using the high line is definitely playing with fire here, though Quote
fknbuflobo Posted June 22, 2013 Report Posted June 22, 2013 which is a shame. we're playing well otherwise; I think we had more of the ball in the first half, which is really something considering the competition using the high line is definitely playing with fire here, though Playing with no proven CB is not helping. Quote
Ando Posted June 22, 2013 Report Posted June 22, 2013 yeah the centerhalves were a little shambolic at times, and i dont think cropper really had a game to remember either in fairness, they were trying to defend kids who are pushing through to Madrid and Barcelona's A-teams. Deulofeu especially was a handful Quote
GP1 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Posted June 22, 2013 There was an good piece on 60 Minutes not long ago about a school top Spanish kids go through. Nobody should be shocked about the game yesterday. Quote
Crew8 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Posted June 22, 2013 There was an good piece on 60 Minutes not long ago about a school top Spanish kids go through. Nobody should be shocked about the game yesterday. I'm pretty sure the school is Barcelona's youth academy. Maybe not shocked, Spain are the favorites, but thought the US could have played a better match and kept the scoreline down. When your in the group of death, goal differential could be the deciding factor if you make it out of the group or not. The US defense was caught to often sleeping and beat on counter attacks. US U20 WC Player Rankings from Top Drawer EDIT: Quote
fknbuflobo Posted June 23, 2013 Report Posted June 23, 2013 There was an good piece on 60 Minutes not long ago about a school top Spanish kids go through. Nobody should be shocked about the game yesterday. Barcelona. At least half the kids on Spanish U20 are from Barcelona. Quote
Crew8 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Posted June 24, 2013 US U20 stole a point in 85' against France to finish in a 1-1 draw. Wil Trapp was selected as captain with Stanko on the bench. It will come down to a match against Ghana this Thursday to escape a very tough group. Another win or go home situation against Ghana in the World Cup. Can the U20s break the curse? Quote
Z.I.P. Posted June 25, 2013 Report Posted June 25, 2013 US U20 stole a point in 85' against France to finish in a 1-1 draw. Wil Trapp was selected as captain with Stanko on the bench. It will come down to a match against Ghana this Thursday to escape a very tough group. Another win or go home situation against Ghana in the World Cup. Can the U20s break the curse? Is it just me, or does the US get the Group of Death about 75% of time in WCs? Quote
icchamp1 Posted June 26, 2013 Report Posted June 26, 2013 Nice blurb about D... US defender DeAndre Yedlin puts taste for attacking to good use vs. France Quote
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