*** Official US v Algeria Thread***

[ryanmjo]

Don't expect there will be too much action in this thread. Still, might as well.
Teams
US: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 15-Jay DeMerit, 12-Jonathan Bornstein, 3-Carlos Bocanegra; 10-Landon Donovan, 4-Michael Bradley, 19-Maurice Edu, 8-Clint Dempsey; 17-Jozy Altidore, 9-Hercules Gomez.

Algeria: 23-Rais Ouheb Mbouli; 2-Majid Bougherra, 5-Rafik Halliche, 4-Antar Yahia, 3-Nader Belhadj, 21-Fouad Kadir, 19-Hassan Yebda, 8-Medhi Lacen, 15-Karim Ziani, 11-Rafik Djebbour, 13-Karim Matmour

[Kyle]

Hopefully Altidore and Gomez link up well up top... I'm really glad they brought Edu in, i'm a big fan of that guy.

[ryanmjo]

Bornstein fills me with dread.

[Kyle]

Haha Clint Dempsey looked stoned to me... Talk about cool and collected.

[Kyle]

Bornstein fills me with dread.

Ah its no worries, 90% of thier attack comes from the left so its up to Cherundolo and Donovan to stifle it...

[kinkylola]

watching both games at the same time is going to make it hard to post on this thread ... lets go USA!

[kinkylola]

oh ... bullshit that findley can't start by the way. yellow card for getting hit in face by the ball. awesome.

[Slim]

Disallowed, awwww :(

[kinkylola]

wrongly disallowed ... who would have guessed?

[Dameerto]

There was a fifth official - stood on the grassy knoll - he's the one that disallowed it

[Slim]

How's the USA game going lola?

[kinkylola]

excellent, blast over an open goal ... everything is going to plan. ref mistake, shoot ourselves in the foot ... good going USA

[kinkylola]

How's the USA game going lola?

after good build up we blasted over an empty net from 6 yards out.

[Slim]

Goal coming? Or firing from range?

[kinkylola]

Goal coming? Or firing from range?

well technically we scored, but bogus offsides called.

we are not shooting from far, should have 2 goals(? atleast 1) ... algeria haven't had any real opportunities except on the counter, and not really then either. We have nothing to show for it though

[ryanmjo]

Jozy making me look bad for defending him in that other thread, hammering the ball over from 6 yards.

I honestly believe we'll score in the 2nd half.

[andeez nutz]

I honestly believe we'll score in the 2nd half.

hope so

[kinkylola]

sigh ... the post.

[andeez nutz]

GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kinkylola]

NOW DEFEND FOR FUCKS SAKE