Gamethread: USMNT vs. Venezuela
by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 7:08 PM CST
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It seems like it has been quite a while since the USMNT last played. They will shake off the rust and try to top Venezuela tonight. And let's hope Sean Johnson sees some playing time as well. Join us for the gamethread tonight to talk all things USMNT.
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Forgot to mention...
Catch the action on Galavision or ESPN3.com starting at 8 PM CST.
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USMNT Starting XI...
4-2-3-1
Hamid, De La Garza, Parkhurst, Cameron, Heath Pearce, Larentowicz, Jones (captain), Zusi, Feilhaber, Shea, Bunbury
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Hope SJ sees time in the 2nd half
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Is Sean in the starting 18? Was hearing he probably wasn’t going to be.
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 7:19 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Nope. (http://bit.ly/cWwkKl)
Reserves
12-Nick Rimando
13-Zach Loyd
14-Jeff Parke
15-Ricardo Clark
16-Brad Evans
17-Chris Wondolowski
18-C.J. Sapong
I mean the Gameday 18. Little rusty, haven’t had a game thread in months, cut me some slack here people.
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 7:20 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Thanks, didn't have the reserves come through on my phone yet...
guess I was figuring he would be in the 18. Maybe next game?
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 7:25 PM CST up reply actions
Gonna be interesting to see what some of these guys can do...
interested to see how Zusi performs, along with Bunbury as well.
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at this point I agree...
it would see Hamid is the go to guy for Jurgen. He did give a good shout out to SJ recently, now he just has to impress as much as he can any chance he gets.
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 7:45 PM CST up reply actions
Also, it’s not surprising that Rimando would be the backup before SJ. Rimando has certainly proven his worth many times over. Still don’t quite see the logic on Hamid > Johnson, but whatever, I’m a Chicago fan, not DC.
Agreed...
people keep saying Hamid has more raw athleticism, but SJ is certainly not lacking in that respect either. I don’t get it either, but maybe it’s the Chicago fan in me too.
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 7:59 PM CST up reply actions
Disappointed SJ didn't make the 18
but glad there’s a game thread. It’s 3am in France and, while I hope the game is entertaining enough to keep me awake, chatting with you all will help, too.
I am hoping maybe SJ starts next game at least...
the training is still good experience for him. How is France?
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, it’s good. I’ve been teaching English here since September and will work until the end of April and come back to the US sometime over the summer. I’m in Mulhouse, a small-ish in eastern France, whose soccer club (FC Mulhouse) is one of the of the oldest in France but currently plays in the 4th division (though they were up in Ligue 1 in recent history).
Nice, sounds like fun...
have you gone to a Mulhouse soccer match?
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:10 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve only been to one so far but I’ll go more again this spring. It’s fun, although not heavily attended. Lots of old guys who’ve probably lived here their whole lives and knew the good old days when the club was better off.
I gotcha...
sounds like a cool experience though
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:15 PM CST up reply actions
Definitely, it’s interesting to see the (much) lower divisions in countries that we’re used to thinking of as “elite” soccer areas. I can’t say for sure, but I’d be willing to be there are at least as many, fans at USL and NASL matches as there are here.
huh, very interesting, hadn't thought about it like that before
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:18 PM CST up reply actions
ESPN3 feed starting...
national anthem finishing up
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taylor twellman and ricardo ortiz with commentary...
thank god no harkes anymore
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US kicks it off
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First sniff for US...
bad venezuela clearance kicks to feilhaber at top of box. His shot is blocked though
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good setup in my house tonight...
fiance watching tv, i have the headphones in my laptop…best of both worlds
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Us has overshot/undershot a few passes tonight...
you can tell the familiarity from playing with each other isn’t completely there yet
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true that...
usa not looking too bad so far…jermaine jones very active so far
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:17 PM CST up reply actions
Brek Shea with some good energy too
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wow, Venezuela has had some bad turnovers already...
but we haven’t done anything to take advantage of them yet
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Weird to see Feilhaber wearing #10 after you have seen Landon and Clint wearing it
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Venezuela with their first shot tonight...
well to the right of goal from about 25 yards out or so. Goal kick USA
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Bad passes or quick ball on slick grass?
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 8:26 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Both I think...
players not used to playing with each other mostly…don’t know where they will be
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Long ball over the top, Shea almost gets under it...
he had a step on the defenders, ball just needed to be a little bit longer
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CLOSE...
Bunbury just over the crossbar from about 22 yards out
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AGHHH another CLOSE miss...
Feilhaber splits the d and unleashes Shea, fires from left side of box just to the right of the right post.
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US starting to press Venezuela
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The pressure is good… it’s what stood out about the opening minutes, despite the misplaced passes — the whole team was up near the mid-line with the fullbacks pushing up and just the centerbacks anchoring.
Agreed, we are really pushing everyone up so far...
venezuela has not attacked much, I am worried about a counter attack with a line as high as we are playing right now though.
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:35 PM CST up reply actions
Bunbury with a poor pass there
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Close again!
Zusi with a free kick from wide right flank…Shea heads towards far post, diving save by keeper
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US players also bunching a bit too close sometimes in midfield...
need to spread out more
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Wow, horrible cross by Bunbury...gotta do better than that on the attack
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Anybody have a read on the attendance?
It’s really hard to tell on my stream, though the crowd sounds vocal.
i read 17k
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:36 PM CST up reply actions
Ok, looked like there might be some empty seats. Still though, for a fairly inconsequential mid-winter friendly, it’s not a big deal
Good point..
pretty decent turnout considering the meaning of the game, as you said
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:39 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, he skied that one
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 8:38 PM CST up reply actions
US miffed a good chance at the top of the box there...should have done better
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We are hitting the flanks well with crossing passes...
not getting the service into the box though
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Hamid with a punch to clear the ball out of the box
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espn3 feed is not the best quality tonight...
was the same way for UNI game the other night too
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Is it just me or does Hamid remind anyone of Xerxes from 300?
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Venezuela shoots wide of goal
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41st minute, still 0-0
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wow, no call there...thought that was a foul on Bunbury
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US lucky to get away there without a foul calle don them
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Venezuela puts it just over the crossbar from just inside midfield...
think he was trying to catch Hamid off his line
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US with the corner kick...
venezuela gets a yellow for time wasting, and a us player gets knocked down in the box.. Nothing comes of the corner
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And that's the half
0-0. USMNT clearly with the better chances, but haven’t been able to finish. Still an encouraging half if you are a US fan.
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Hoping for more concrete excitement in the 2nd half
I realize these are B/C teams from both sides, but somebody better put a string of decent chances together and score. I get that January results are not huge, but still. Regardless of the final outcome, win, loss or draw, I think that not scoring in this situation is unacceptable. I’d rather lose 5-2 than see a 0-0 draw in what is supposed to be an opportunity experiment and give guys a chance to make their case.
Yeah, we need 2-3 goals...
not just one to squeak by. Definitely need some firepower
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:09 PM CST up reply actions
I just see all of these guys in their MLS jerseys and I get mad.
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 9:10 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Haha...
that’s what Korn Kid tweeted too
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:12 PM CST up reply actions
smart guy
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
US not subbing anyone at half..
we are just standing on the field, Venezuela has not come out yet. Weird
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maybe they forgot there are two halves?
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
an unfortunate side effect of the delay is that everyone in attendance has to listen to Beautiful Day by U2
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
venezuela finally finds their way to the pitch...
and gets roundly booed
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
Yellow to venezuela right off the bat...
venezuela kicks ball out of bounds, clocks Shea
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no halftime subs for venezuela either
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Close!
Jermaine Jones slices one just wide from 16 yards…good setup by USA
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Jones!
You have to redeem yourself for only being in camp because you’re suspended by finishing those chances!
Yeah, he should have done much better there
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 PM CST up reply actions
I think Feilhaber needs to get a perm and rock the Kirk Cameron Growing Pains hairdo
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US with a good ball in the box but dont take the opportunity
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Yeah Jermaine Jones...
listed hometown is Chicago
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Bunbury is not doing much tonight
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corner coming up for usa
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headed out for another usa corner...not the best corner kick by Zusi
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Second corner better...
Cameron heads well wide to the left
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ricardo clark and chris wondolowski coming on...
feilhaber and larentowicz coming off. Feilhaber did well tonight, larentowicz pretty invisible, his name wasnt called much
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wow, venezuela player completely unmarked at back post there on the free kick...
weak header directly to Hamid. Good US counter attack, Bunbury fires just wide of the post to the right…should have done better
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not a horrible look though, would have liked him to make the keeper make a save at least though
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
US is trying to pick it up here a little
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Jermaine Jones gets a yellow for roughing up a Venezuelan
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Haha, somebody with a trumpet playing a funeral dirge as the venezuela player was being carried off
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venezuela free kick doesn't amount to anything
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Jermaine Jones is in beast mode tonight
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Oduro should be called up to USMNT.
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 9:41 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Still fun to dream though
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
Things can be changed.
Just before the USOC, I asked him if he would play for the USMNT. He said he is Ghanian and he certainly is waiting for that call. However, it would be tough for him to say no if asked by USMNT.
With this crop of forwards, certainly couldn’t be cleared off the table.
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 9:48 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Also I’m club before country so if he doesn’t count as an international in MLS, by golly, that’s good enough for me.
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 9:49 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
That would be awesome
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
US needs someone to step up and take the ball straight at the goal and attack
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Aggghhh...
Zusi had a great look on another bad venezuela turnover…blasts it high over the bar
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also missed hitting wondolowski in front of goal
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
74th minute...still 0-0
and the subs start rolling in
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Is it bad that I'm kind of bored?
I don’t like making these kinds of comments, but so little of interest has happened. For every good move the US makes, I feel like I can see the missed pass coming after.
We are certainly lacking in our finishing tonight
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 9:45 PM CST up reply actions
Sapong on for Zusi
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He definitely has...
we must score here. Attackers on the pitch and taking it to venezuela.
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This is why Wondolowski is great...
fighting for loose balls in the box and putting shots on frame. Thank you, Chris.
Wondolowski forces a save and a corner...
Parkhurst heads ball out on the corner for a goal kick
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Jones cross a good one...
Sapong can’t quite get on the end of it,,,save by venezuelan keeper. And they fire it over the crossbar on the other end.
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Wow, venezuela player totally whiffs at top of box...then fires over crossbar
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And Bunbury misses a great chance at the top of the box...
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Jones forces a save and a corner...
then Wondo gets on the end of a header but puts it just wide. Also could have been a penalty in the box on venezuela there
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Wow, another big save by venezuela keeper...thought it was a goal there
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loose ball in box, us still cant score...
dangerous free kick for us just outside of box…and a yellow coming out
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Jones sends the free kick over the goal
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shea cross to sapong, corner kick for last play of game
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GOAAAALLL USA
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woot woot, USA!
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
oh my god, ricardo clark
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holy shit
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Ricardo!!!
Well, why not? If anyone deserved to win this one, it was the US. Still, an odd game overall.
very true...
thankfully venezuela milked the injuries in extra time…still shouldn’t have been that hard
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
red card on venezuela for kicking the ball away
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this is why these games should be called exhibitions. It was looking pretty friendly before but then it just turned to crap.
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed...
didn’t get very chippy, was pretty forgettable except for the finish.
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 PM CST up reply actions
Well, scoring is still clearly an issue under JK. But, this is hardly the A-list squad and they’ve barely ever played together. Maybe not the most rewarding 2 hours I’ve spent awake early in the morning, but a win is a win and, on top of that, I’ve got all day to sleep tomorrow before spending my waking hours anticipating the start of MLS 2012.
Yeah, not a clinic on finishing tonight...
but if we have our A team, we probably score 4 or 5 there at least
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
thanks for joining the game thread by the way, especially since it's early mornign there...
it was fun
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 10:13 PM CST up reply actions
makes me look forward to the season even more. 55 days until Montreal!
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by Tweed Thornton on Jan 21, 2012 10:15 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I can't wait...
really excited for how good we have the chance to be this year
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by Ryan Sealock on Jan 21, 2012 10:18 PM CST up reply actions
Well guys, gonna sign off for the night...
talk to you all soon, thanks for dropping by Mateu and Tweed. Go USA, and keep counting down the days until we have Fire soccer again!
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