From the monthly archives: "January 2012"

US MNT score late for friendly Win

Date CategoryMen's NT

The U.S. soccer team put on a strong showing against Venezuela on Saturday night at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Americans dominated the run of play for the entire match and had numerous scoring chances that they were unable to convert until the 97th minute. Ricardo Clark was finally able to beat the Venezuelan keeper Jose Morales off a Jermaine Jones corner kick to give the USMNT the 1-0 win.

The star of the game was veteran midfielder Jermaine Jones who controlled the center of the field and initiated the attack on multiple occasions. Jones’ fitness allowed him to be all over the field helping from penalty box to penalty box.

The U.S. led 19-6 in shots and 7-0 in corner kick attempts. If it weren’t for several brilliant saves from Morales, the final margin would have been at least 3-0. Venezuela never really threatened young American keeper Bill Hamid.

The victory marks the first win for the United States over a South American team since 2007. Team USA now travels to Panama for a second friendly of this training camp session. That game will be on January 25th.

 

Sporting KC draft Dom Dwyer

Date CategorySporting KC

The MLS Superdraft concluded on Wednesday, January 12th, in Kansas City.

Sporting KC’s first round pick was Dom Dwyer, a 5-9 180 pound forward from London, England.  Dom lead the University of Southern Florida (15-3-4) this season with 16 goals.  He was a key factor in USF’s ascent into the NCAA national championship playoffs in Omaha, NE, and a seasoning ending national ranking of 7th.  USF lost in the quarter finals to the Creighton Blue Jays 0-1.

During Dwyer’s two years at l Junior College in Texas he was: Named the 2010 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Player of the Year, awarded NJCAA First Team All-American Honors, and also tagged as the NJCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player.  Dom helped guide Tyler Junior College to the 2009 and 2010 National Championship while also leading the Apache to a 42-consecutive game unbeaten streak and a 41-0-1 record during his two years.  He also led the nation in goals (37) and points (79) during his final year at Tyler

Listed below are the first round draft picks for the draft:

1. Montreal Impact: Andrew Wenger, D/F, Duke University

2. Vancouver Whitecaps: Darren Mattocks, F, University of Akron

3. New England Revolution: Kelyn Rowe, M, UCLA

4. Toronto FC: Luis Silva, M, UC Santa Barbara

5. Chivas USA: Casey Townsend, F, University of Maryland

6. San Jose Earthquakes: Sam Garza, F, UC Santa Barbara

7. D.C. United: Nick DeLeon, M, University of Louisville

8. Portland Timbers: Andrew Jean-Baptiste, D, University of Connecticut

9. Chicago Fire: Austin Berry, D, University of Louisville

10. Columbus Crew: Ethan Finlay, F, Creighton University

11. FC Dallas: Matt Hedges, D, University of North Carolina

12. Toronto FC: Aaron Maund, D, University of Notre Dame

13. Philadelphia Union: Chandler Hoffman, F, UCLA

14. Colorado Rapids: Tony Cascio, M, University of Connecticut

15. Seattle Sounders: Andrew Duran, D, Creighton University

16. Sporting Kansas City: Dom Dwyer, F, University of South Florida

17. Real Salt Lake: Enzo Martinez, M, University of North Carolina

18. Houston Dynamo: Colin Rolfe, F, University of Louisville

19. LA Galaxy: Tommy Meyer, D, Indiana University

MLS SuperDraft today

Date CategoryPro's

Major League Soccer will hold there SuperDraft today in Kansas City.

Montreal, the leagues latest expansion team, will have the first pick in the draft.  Sporting Kansas City is currently slated for the 16th pick in the first round.

The draft will be shown live today on ESPN2 and ESPN3 starting at 11:00 am Central.

Red Bull’s Ream may be headed to Bolton

Date CategoryPro's

Tim Ream’s agent has confirmed reports that the New York Red Bulls defender is close to joining Premier League side Bolton Wanderers.
Bolton have reportedly made an offer of 2.25 million pounds for the player, who would help fill the gap left by Gary Cahill should he join Chelsea as expected.
“Negotiations between Major League Soccer and Bolton are at an advanced stage and ongoing,” agent Patrick McCabe told Goal.com.
“We hope to have a positive resolution for Tim in the next few days.”
A source close to the player told ESPN earlier that a deal could happen over the weekend.
“There’s not such a big gap between the sides,” said the source.
“There’s been significant progress in the last couple of days. Right now both sides are optimistic. There may be a little movement today. It could potentially be done today but more likely over the weekend.”
Ream, 24, was selected in the second round (18th overall) in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the Red Bulls.
Since then, he has made 58 appearances for the club, scoring one goal. He has also been capped by the US national team seven times since 2010.
Bolton, meanwhile, sit 18th in the table and look set to lose club captain Cahill in the January transfer window.