WINNERS:
The UNITED STATES qualified for the World Youth Championship for the fifth straight time when it won all three games at the CONCACAF Group A qualifying tournament in Carson, Calif. It marked the first time the U.S. U-20s have had a perfect record in qualifying. They beat Trinidad & Tobago (6-1), Panama (2-0) and Costa Rica (2-0).
American defender JAY DEMERIT scored his first goal for Watford in a 3-1 win over Crewe Alexandra on a 25-yard shot. The Wisconsin product has made nine appearances this season for the English second-tier club.
U.S. defender OGUCHI ONYEWU made his 15th Belgian Juliper League appearance of the season on Saturday as his Standard Liege downed Lierse, 4-1, to hold on to fourth place.
BOBBY CONVEY, who has seen most of his action for Reading off the bench, made his second straight start in the English second-tier club's 0-0 tie with Burnley. Convey came closest to scoring for Reading when his second-half free kick hit the post.
LOSERS
A 1-0 loss to struggling Ajaccio marked French First Division BASTIA's fifth game without a win. American defender GREG VANNEY was cautioned in the 27th minute of the loss that drops Bastia into 19th-place of the 20-team league.
UNAM Pumas coach HUGO SANCHEZ, who was ejected six times last season, was thrown out again for dissent as his team began its quest for a third straight Mexican league title with a 1-0 loss to UAG.