Monthly Archives: August 1999

DaMarcus Beasley’s last-minute ejection brought an unhappy ending to a day that saw the USA draw 0-0 with Uruguay and advance to the semifinals of the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Beasley and Uruguay’s Jorge Reyna exchanged shoves in extra time and were both red-carded by referee Carlos Batres. After Batres whistled Uruguay for […]

USA Starters: Keller (8) Stopped everything he could. Fraser (6) Made few mistakes. Agoos (6) Involved in attack. Harkes (6) Ran midfield in solid return. Williams (4) More miss than hit. Stewart (3) Just wasn’t his day. Lewis (4) One great cross. Kirovski (6) Provided goal and assist. Jones (4) Better off the ball than […]

Semifinals Aug. 1 in Mexico City Mexico 1 USA 0 (OT). Goal: Blanco 96. Mexico — Campos, Pardo, Suarez, Marquez, Carmona, Ramirez (Arellano, 72), Torrado (Zepeda, 58), Villa, Terrazas (Palencia, 46), Abundis, Blanco. USA — Keller, Fraser, Berhalter, Agoos, Hejduk, Williams, Jones, Kirovski, Harkes, Stewart, McBride (Lewis, 78). Att.: 65,000. Aug. 1 in Guadalajara Brazil […]

Mexican forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored a “Golden Goal” six minutes into the first overtime period today as the U.S. national team dropped a 1-0 decision to Mexico Aug. 1 in the semifinals of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Blanco’s goal ignited the Mexican crowd of 65,000 at Azteca Stadium and came after a goalmouth scramble which […]