The U.S. U-17s extended their unbeaten streak to 17 games in official matches with a 3-1 win over Paraguay, runner-up in the ’99 South American U-17 tournament, Sept. 26 in Bradenton, Fla. Bobby Convey scored two goals and Abe Thompson tallied two assists. Kyle Beckerman had his second gamewinning goal of 1999. After a second match against Paraguay, the U.S. will depart for Germany (Oct. 1-11) to play against top German youth club teams. The U.S. schedule will conclude at the Born in the USA tournament in Atlanta Oct. 15-17.