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gold cup 2015...game 4

7/18/2015

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Gold Cup
US vs. Cuba
7-18-15

Featured also at Cardinal Publishers Group, July 2015

A strange thing happened a day before the game: Five Cuban players defected. That’s right, they disappeared from their hotel, to be seen…no more. Just like that, they were gone. On the eve of playing the US, in the US, they defected to the US. No formal announcement, no letter; just gone and out of sight, leaving their teammates with an uphill battle against the heavily favored US side.
   By the time the close of the first half came around, the US was in the lead by four goals. Even with relations improving between the US and Cuba in the past few months, the defectors threw a monkey wrench into the chemistry of their team, leaving them vulnerable to multiple attacks at goal, with few chances of their own. Although, the Cubans were crafty, showing good possession, they were heavily outmatched by the more experienced Americans. Dempsey scored a hat trick, on his quest to passing Donovan for the all-time US leader in goals. He’s looking more and more like Rudy Voller, the West German forward, a former teammate of Klinsmann. Voller was never fast, but fast enough. He wasn’t the quickest, but quick enough. He was crafty, always with an eye for goal. That’s a knack you can’t teach. Dempsey is the same in many regards. He has a knack for goal and he’s never been the fastest or the quickest, but he has enough of both. Years ago, he started out playing more in the style of Cristiano Ronaldo, on the wing, using moves, showing some flair. Nowadays he still has the flair of Ronaldo combined with the guile of Voller – that pesky sense around net that drives other teams crazy. Cuba sat back with no answer and a befuddled goalie. Now the US can look forward to putting this Quarterfinal behind them and moving onto the Semi’s next week.  

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Tom r.
7/18/2015 03:17:03 pm

typcial result from the inexperienced Cubans. they used to be so good at boxing...and volleyball.

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Lisa
7/19/2015 04:54:09 am

some win!

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Pauline I.
7/22/2015 05:36:13 am

Cuba had no chance whatsoever. The referring has been low, just look at the bad call in the Mex - Costa Rica game. Now the US will probably have to play Mex on a fluke call.

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