As many of you have noticed, the blog has been down for a while, and will continue to be updated infrequently until the summer when I plan to be writing daily again. That being said, I couldn't help but offer a little commentary about the stranger Easter traditions.
It all began this year, when I received an odd box from E. B. at my Grandmother's address. There is nobody at that address who has those initials, so I was a little puzzled, wondering 1) if perhaps one of my grandmother's stuffed animals had sent me something or 2) if she was simply going senile and forgot that her name isn't Ethel. Well, inside, there was a lot of chocolate, so I figured out that E. B. stood for Easter Bunny (regular Sherlock Holmes I am).
What's also interesting about this whole episode is the fact that my grandmother is Jewish. Both of her sons married Christian women, and for the first time this year, we all celebrated Christmas together. Maybe she figured Easter is like a part of Christmas or something - I'm not really sure (just giving you a hard time, Grandma). (Yes, that's right, my grandmother reads my blog. I know you're jealous now!)
But what I really want to talk about is this tradition of Easter eggs. I can't figure this one out. So we've got Santa Claus for Christmas and the Easter Bunny for Easter. Okay, one of those is a seriously better creation (sorry little kids); I'll leave you to decide which one. But why do we have Easter eggs then? Everything at Easter revolves around eggs. We die eggs. We hide eggs. We eat chocolate in the shape of eggs. It's an eggs-ellent holiday.
So the question is, ironically, "which came first - the bunny or the egg?" If the bunny came first, then why on earth do we do all this stuff with eggs at Easter? And if the eggs came first, then why don't we have an Easter Sparrow or an Easter Tortoise or some other Easter animal that actually lays eggs? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that something just doesn't line up here.
There's something else here, which just doesn't line up either. At Christmas, we give gifts, and it seems that this is based, at least to some extent, on the Three Wise Men (should they be capitalized?) bringing gifts to the Baby Jesus. But what do eggs or a really mythical bunny have to do with the resurrection of Christ? I am admittedly ignorant of religion, and there may be a very good explanation. If there is, I'd love to know, but from an outsider's perspective, you can see how all of these traditions seem a bit strange.
Regardless, enjoy your Easter eggs, even if you don't celebrate the holiday.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
World Cup Qualifying - Second Half
Read the other post from tonight first. This is for the second half.
Some halftime thoughts:
Jozy Altidore was great for about 30 minutes. His involvement was less productive in the latter stages of the first half, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him withdrawn sometime in the second half as long as the US are still in the lead. A lot of people have been speculating about whether or not Jozy can play as the center forward. From the first half, it seems to me that he's not physical enough to play that role. He's such a handful as a second striker, though. My goodness.
Donavan has been on the ball so much this game. El Salvador did a good job keeping him out of the game, but he's been up and down the left flank for the US today.
T & T haven't gotten numbers forward - at all. When they go forward, it's with John, Jones, Edwards, with maybe one more.
45:00: Second half kicks off. One sub for T & T. Shaka Hislop, the famous goalie from the '06 world cup's cousin has come in. I missed who went out.
45:52: Audacious shot from one of the T & T players. High, wide, and not very handsome.
47:10: Dempsey loses the ball on a forward run, but in all honesty, there was nobody moving in front of him, so he can be forgiven for his act of selfishness.
48:15: Us throw high up the field. Ching pushed over ten yards outside the box. The big men get forward, Donavan's over it, and...
49:10: Bocanegra gets to it, and he should have done better. Should be two nil, or five, counting the good chances from the first half.
49:55: Ching could have released Donavan up the line, but he plays the ball out of bounds. Should have been better, but now he wins another foul in the attacking half.
50: 38: Donavan's free kick is cleared by Ince to the halfway line, and T & T have a bit of break.
50:58: Won back by Bradley, but T & T have it back.
51:44: Some bad touches from T & T lead Ince to play it out for a throw.
52:37: The US are passing it around comfortably, and OH MY WORD, Altidore gets hacked to the ground. Yellow card - finally - for A. Edwards.
54:16: The US had four men going forward - two in the center with space, but Dempsey is too slow with pass, and T & T recover.
55:00: Birchall is withdrawn and looks far from pleased about it. The eyes are rolled back up in the head. Well, he better suck it up.
55:50: Beasley's speed is necessary to keep Edwards from a good through ball. Then Dempsey has an opportunity at the other end, but he fouls, and T & T have the ball back.
57:08: Apparently Altidore plays defense too. And it leads to the best US attack of the half. Ince bobbles the ball, but nobody's around, and the counter is on! Edwards beats Beasley, showing off his lightning fast speed. But John's touch is bad and goes straight to Hward.
58:28: Altidore called for a foul - very harsh. He would have been through up the right wing too. Disappointing from the ref.
60:15: Good attack from T & T. Jones gets a shot off from 14 yards and dead center, but puts it over. That was the best chance for T & T. Will they get another?
61:00: Dempsey shoots from 30 yards. Useless.
61:30: What? Onyewu won the ball, but a foul has been called in the D. It's very close, almost too close, but dangerous nevertheless.
62:30: And... the first shot is into the wall, and the second one is not great, and Howard collects. Once senses that game may have shifted just a bit towards T & T at the moment. Another strange foul drawn by T & T, but this in their own half.
63:30: And now another. This is just ridiculous. From the ensuing free kick, though, the US finally wins a foul in their own box. About time, and ironic cheers can be heard by the crowd.
64:41: Altidore wins a challenge in the attacking half, but it goes out for a throw. Now Dempsey wins the ball, and the US have a throw.
65:53: Good ball forward by Bocanegra, and perhaps if Ching hadn't gotten a head on it, it would have dropped for Donavan.
66:35: Hejduk wins the ball in the back again, but the ball forward goes straight to Ince.
67:27: Good posession from the US. Donavan is on the ball a lot, and all the touches are in the T & T half.
68:43: Still T & T can't posess the ball in US half. Now they do, finally, but the ball winds up in Howard's gloves.
69:33: Beasley goes flying after an awkward tackle from Hislop, but no foul - he did win the ball before cleaning out Beasley, and the Us have posession with a throw.
70:20: ALTIDORE!!! Great run from Donavan past Hislop (gets what he deserves), and the cut back for Altidore still leaves one man to beat, and boy did he beat him. Dempsey had done well to win the ball. Reminiscent of Fernando Torres to get past the center back and the finish is all quality. Altidore's the man.
72:16: The US still have the ball - I'm not quite sure when the last time was the didn't really have the ball.
72: 30: They've now announced that T & T made their last substitution during the break after the goal.
73:55: Ching fouled in the attacking half. It's probably too far out to be significant, though. A good ball into the box is likely. Ince comes for it, and now Edwards is in space.
74:30: Jones loses the ball in the corner, though, and Howard's got the ball.
75:35: It looked like the T & T player was one on one with howard, but Hejduk came out of nowhere to win the ball with a fantastic sliding challenge.
76:15: Now Dempsey is fouled eight yards outside the box. This could be a shooting opportunity, but I suspect another ball into the box.
77:00: Onyewu is called for a foul as the ball winds up in the back of the net. It really doesn't look like a foul, and it erases what would have been one of the most awkward goals I've ever seen.
78:18: Ching offsides.
78:50: Awkward for ince. He had come far out to take the offsides free kick, and a deep ball bounced awkwardly about thirty-five yards from goal. In the end he plays it with his knee, and it's still T & T ball.
79:32: Hejduk clears a good ball for a corner, from which T & T head the ball about 12 yards wide. It looks like Jose Torres will be coming on for the US.
80:25: And it will be Ching coming out as Torres goes on. Altidore is now the sole forward, and one assumes Donavan will push up to play as the second striker.
81:38: Bad ball from Dempsey, and T & T have the ball in the US half.
81:55: How many times have I said this? Good tackle from Hejduk to disposess Edwards.
82:36: Kljestan looks to be coming on, as Hejduk wins yet another ball. Why isn't this man playing in Europe???
83:12: Jones makes a good run, but the ball is just too heavy, and Howard wins the ball.
83:46: Dempsey is the player withdrawn as Kljestan comes on.
84:22: Good move from Torres, but Ince clears. Now Altidore is through in the box, but it's too wide, and his cross is over Bradley. Torres puts the ball back in, but it but Donavan's shot is inches wide.
85:42: Bradley with a shot from the top of the box, but Ince saves. The rebound should have been followed up by Donavan, but he was being lazy.
86:32: Donavan releases Torres, but the defender puts it out for a corner. Cleared for a throw.
87:49: The game's chilled a little bit. The players are walking around.
88:36: Goal! Bradley is through on goal, and instead of taking a shot, which was definitely called for, he cross badly for Donavan, who again, instead of shooting, lays it back to Altidore. The finish is not all that great, but it squeezes under Ince. And the man's got his hat trick.
90:00: Torres makes a good sliding challenge at midfield, and that's the game. Good play from the US; bad play from T & T. But it was really necessary for the US to come out and play well tonight, regardless of the result, and that's just what they did. Altidore with three goals. The kid's 19 (that's younger than I am). Donavan with three assists.
10 minutes later, and Frankie Hejduk is still running around the field.
Some halftime thoughts:
Jozy Altidore was great for about 30 minutes. His involvement was less productive in the latter stages of the first half, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him withdrawn sometime in the second half as long as the US are still in the lead. A lot of people have been speculating about whether or not Jozy can play as the center forward. From the first half, it seems to me that he's not physical enough to play that role. He's such a handful as a second striker, though. My goodness.
Donavan has been on the ball so much this game. El Salvador did a good job keeping him out of the game, but he's been up and down the left flank for the US today.
T & T haven't gotten numbers forward - at all. When they go forward, it's with John, Jones, Edwards, with maybe one more.
45:00: Second half kicks off. One sub for T & T. Shaka Hislop, the famous goalie from the '06 world cup's cousin has come in. I missed who went out.
45:52: Audacious shot from one of the T & T players. High, wide, and not very handsome.
47:10: Dempsey loses the ball on a forward run, but in all honesty, there was nobody moving in front of him, so he can be forgiven for his act of selfishness.
48:15: Us throw high up the field. Ching pushed over ten yards outside the box. The big men get forward, Donavan's over it, and...
49:10: Bocanegra gets to it, and he should have done better. Should be two nil, or five, counting the good chances from the first half.
49:55: Ching could have released Donavan up the line, but he plays the ball out of bounds. Should have been better, but now he wins another foul in the attacking half.
50: 38: Donavan's free kick is cleared by Ince to the halfway line, and T & T have a bit of break.
50:58: Won back by Bradley, but T & T have it back.
51:44: Some bad touches from T & T lead Ince to play it out for a throw.
52:37: The US are passing it around comfortably, and OH MY WORD, Altidore gets hacked to the ground. Yellow card - finally - for A. Edwards.
54:16: The US had four men going forward - two in the center with space, but Dempsey is too slow with pass, and T & T recover.
55:00: Birchall is withdrawn and looks far from pleased about it. The eyes are rolled back up in the head. Well, he better suck it up.
55:50: Beasley's speed is necessary to keep Edwards from a good through ball. Then Dempsey has an opportunity at the other end, but he fouls, and T & T have the ball back.
57:08: Apparently Altidore plays defense too. And it leads to the best US attack of the half. Ince bobbles the ball, but nobody's around, and the counter is on! Edwards beats Beasley, showing off his lightning fast speed. But John's touch is bad and goes straight to Hward.
58:28: Altidore called for a foul - very harsh. He would have been through up the right wing too. Disappointing from the ref.
60:15: Good attack from T & T. Jones gets a shot off from 14 yards and dead center, but puts it over. That was the best chance for T & T. Will they get another?
61:00: Dempsey shoots from 30 yards. Useless.
61:30: What? Onyewu won the ball, but a foul has been called in the D. It's very close, almost too close, but dangerous nevertheless.
62:30: And... the first shot is into the wall, and the second one is not great, and Howard collects. Once senses that game may have shifted just a bit towards T & T at the moment. Another strange foul drawn by T & T, but this in their own half.
63:30: And now another. This is just ridiculous. From the ensuing free kick, though, the US finally wins a foul in their own box. About time, and ironic cheers can be heard by the crowd.
64:41: Altidore wins a challenge in the attacking half, but it goes out for a throw. Now Dempsey wins the ball, and the US have a throw.
65:53: Good ball forward by Bocanegra, and perhaps if Ching hadn't gotten a head on it, it would have dropped for Donavan.
66:35: Hejduk wins the ball in the back again, but the ball forward goes straight to Ince.
67:27: Good posession from the US. Donavan is on the ball a lot, and all the touches are in the T & T half.
68:43: Still T & T can't posess the ball in US half. Now they do, finally, but the ball winds up in Howard's gloves.
69:33: Beasley goes flying after an awkward tackle from Hislop, but no foul - he did win the ball before cleaning out Beasley, and the Us have posession with a throw.
70:20: ALTIDORE!!! Great run from Donavan past Hislop (gets what he deserves), and the cut back for Altidore still leaves one man to beat, and boy did he beat him. Dempsey had done well to win the ball. Reminiscent of Fernando Torres to get past the center back and the finish is all quality. Altidore's the man.
72:16: The US still have the ball - I'm not quite sure when the last time was the didn't really have the ball.
72: 30: They've now announced that T & T made their last substitution during the break after the goal.
73:55: Ching fouled in the attacking half. It's probably too far out to be significant, though. A good ball into the box is likely. Ince comes for it, and now Edwards is in space.
74:30: Jones loses the ball in the corner, though, and Howard's got the ball.
75:35: It looked like the T & T player was one on one with howard, but Hejduk came out of nowhere to win the ball with a fantastic sliding challenge.
76:15: Now Dempsey is fouled eight yards outside the box. This could be a shooting opportunity, but I suspect another ball into the box.
77:00: Onyewu is called for a foul as the ball winds up in the back of the net. It really doesn't look like a foul, and it erases what would have been one of the most awkward goals I've ever seen.
78:18: Ching offsides.
78:50: Awkward for ince. He had come far out to take the offsides free kick, and a deep ball bounced awkwardly about thirty-five yards from goal. In the end he plays it with his knee, and it's still T & T ball.
79:32: Hejduk clears a good ball for a corner, from which T & T head the ball about 12 yards wide. It looks like Jose Torres will be coming on for the US.
80:25: And it will be Ching coming out as Torres goes on. Altidore is now the sole forward, and one assumes Donavan will push up to play as the second striker.
81:38: Bad ball from Dempsey, and T & T have the ball in the US half.
81:55: How many times have I said this? Good tackle from Hejduk to disposess Edwards.
82:36: Kljestan looks to be coming on, as Hejduk wins yet another ball. Why isn't this man playing in Europe???
83:12: Jones makes a good run, but the ball is just too heavy, and Howard wins the ball.
83:46: Dempsey is the player withdrawn as Kljestan comes on.
84:22: Good move from Torres, but Ince clears. Now Altidore is through in the box, but it's too wide, and his cross is over Bradley. Torres puts the ball back in, but it but Donavan's shot is inches wide.
85:42: Bradley with a shot from the top of the box, but Ince saves. The rebound should have been followed up by Donavan, but he was being lazy.
86:32: Donavan releases Torres, but the defender puts it out for a corner. Cleared for a throw.
87:49: The game's chilled a little bit. The players are walking around.
88:36: Goal! Bradley is through on goal, and instead of taking a shot, which was definitely called for, he cross badly for Donavan, who again, instead of shooting, lays it back to Altidore. The finish is not all that great, but it squeezes under Ince. And the man's got his hat trick.
90:00: Torres makes a good sliding challenge at midfield, and that's the game. Good play from the US; bad play from T & T. But it was really necessary for the US to come out and play well tonight, regardless of the result, and that's just what they did. Altidore with three goals. The kid's 19 (that's younger than I am). Donavan with three assists.
10 minutes later, and Frankie Hejduk is still running around the field.
US World Cup Qualifying - First Half
I'm trying a new approach this evening. I've taken my computer to the common room, and am watching the US - T & T world cup qualifier. I'll be offering the equivalent of liver commentary.
2:46: Ching levelled with an elbow to the back of the head by a T & T center back, who was lucky to escape a booking I think.
3:30: Good cross from Bocanegra. Cleared out for a throw in.
3:59: Awkward catch for Ince, the T & T goalie, over Altidore.
4:45: Bad cross from Donavan
5:30: Howard almost gifts T & T a goal as his attempted clearance goes straight into Stern John (the ex-Columbus man)
7:40: A good chance for the US. T & T carved open up the middle. Ching's cross was bad, though, with Altidore open in the middle.
8:35: Beasley shuts down Arsenal-man Carlos Edwards.
9:15: Altidore has looked good for the US so far. Good movement off the ball, and good posession when he gets the ball.
10:30: Good fast break from T & T. Corner. The header from the corner is blocked by a T & T player. Lucky for the US after some bad marking.
12:12: GOAL! Fantastic play by the US. A long ball up the field is well controlled by Ching and he plays Donavan with a great header. The cross from Donavon is right to Altidore, and it's an easy goal after a good run to beat the defender into the box. Excellent!
13:47: Soft foul called on Dempsey at midfield. His action has been limited, and he needs to get into the game more.
1436: Beautiful from Altidore. Great first touch before a backheal to Hejduk, and it results in a corner.
15:55: Good passing from the US again, but Hejduk's cross is cleared out for a throw.
16:38: Dempsey tries the spectacular after a deflected cross from Hejduk, but the overhead kick is poor and goes well over the bar.
17:44: T & T are all over the place at the back. They have given the ball away three times now in their own third.
20:15: Referee ignores two potential fouls against the US, and awards posession to T & T on the throw.
21:02: Hejduk is crazy. He wins a header after lying on the ground when the ball was played. He's also about 6 inches shorter than the T & T player.
22:25: Donavon wins the ball in midfield and plays an OKAY ball to Altidore. I better ball might have but Altidore through on goal though, and out wide, Altidore can't make anything of it. Posession to T & T.
24:16: Great combo from Edwards and John sends Edwards through down the wing. Beasley was caught out, and the US were lucky that Jones was lazy and hadn't made a good run into the box.
24:50: Finally a foul goes in the US's favor. If the US dove more, they'd get more fouls. Too bad we're mostly descended from northern Europeans.
26:10: good ball from Bradley, but it amounts to nothing. Another good ball, and Altidore gets wiped out in the box, but after he had played the ball out of bounds. Pretty bad foul from the goalie, but it's not called. The goalie then gets in the face screaming at one of his defenders. Not exactly the type of good unity you'd like to see in your team.
28:44: T & T just play the ball out of play after great pressure from Altidore.
29:06: Another questionable offsides called on the US. The reply makes it look like he is just off, but very close. Good work from the US. Boy is the a contrast to Saturday night!
30:47: T & T finally get a ball into the box, but it's well over Kenwayne Jones, who was double-marked anyway.
31:13: Bad ball from Donavan as he had both Altidore and Ching in front of him and open.
32:12: John gets a half-chance, an awkward volley while he's falling over, after Birchall's ball into the box. He would have been lucky to score in all honesty, and in the end, the effort was never even very close.
32:54: Dempsey with some good footwork down the wing, but it goes out of bounds.
34:24: Game's gone a bit dead. The US are just passing it around in the back, and T & T are doing nothing with the clearances.
35:20: Once again T & T give it away in their own half, but Bradley, Mastroeni, and Donavon can't do anything, and the ball winds up back with Bocanegra.
36:20: Bad foul on Altidore not called, and it's a shame, because that was in a good position, too.
37:09: OH NO! Donavan should have scored. The T & T defense lets the ball bounce, and Donavan was there, but he's short, and it bounced over his head.
37:55: What he hell! Donanvan is absolutely cleaned out by Thomas, and I can't believe there's not a card. That challenge would have made Gattuso proud.
39:01: Hejduk wins another header he shouldn't have and the US have posession once again. I can't wait to see the posession statistics when I check gamecast at halftime.
40:29: What in the world just happened. Great ball from Beasley to Ching, and after a deflection, Altidore somehow manages to put the ball over from 2 yards.
41:27: The US should have scored again. This time, after playing a great ball down the line to Beasley, Donavan gets the ball back and his ball into the box back to Beasley is perfect, but the header is straight at Ince.
42:40: Gotta love Fankie. Sprinting back 20 yards to make a fantastic sliding tackle. Goes out for a throw, which is headed out for another.
44:26: More good combo play from the US midfield, but Donavan's ball to Altidore is a little to heavy and T & T get it out for a throw.
45:00: Bradley's shot is deflected by Beasley, who is laying on the ground, and it goes out for a goal kick. One minute of added time.
45:00: Halftime.
2:46: Ching levelled with an elbow to the back of the head by a T & T center back, who was lucky to escape a booking I think.
3:30: Good cross from Bocanegra. Cleared out for a throw in.
3:59: Awkward catch for Ince, the T & T goalie, over Altidore.
4:45: Bad cross from Donavan
5:30: Howard almost gifts T & T a goal as his attempted clearance goes straight into Stern John (the ex-Columbus man)
7:40: A good chance for the US. T & T carved open up the middle. Ching's cross was bad, though, with Altidore open in the middle.
8:35: Beasley shuts down Arsenal-man Carlos Edwards.
9:15: Altidore has looked good for the US so far. Good movement off the ball, and good posession when he gets the ball.
10:30: Good fast break from T & T. Corner. The header from the corner is blocked by a T & T player. Lucky for the US after some bad marking.
12:12: GOAL! Fantastic play by the US. A long ball up the field is well controlled by Ching and he plays Donavan with a great header. The cross from Donavon is right to Altidore, and it's an easy goal after a good run to beat the defender into the box. Excellent!
13:47: Soft foul called on Dempsey at midfield. His action has been limited, and he needs to get into the game more.
1436: Beautiful from Altidore. Great first touch before a backheal to Hejduk, and it results in a corner.
15:55: Good passing from the US again, but Hejduk's cross is cleared out for a throw.
16:38: Dempsey tries the spectacular after a deflected cross from Hejduk, but the overhead kick is poor and goes well over the bar.
17:44: T & T are all over the place at the back. They have given the ball away three times now in their own third.
20:15: Referee ignores two potential fouls against the US, and awards posession to T & T on the throw.
21:02: Hejduk is crazy. He wins a header after lying on the ground when the ball was played. He's also about 6 inches shorter than the T & T player.
22:25: Donavon wins the ball in midfield and plays an OKAY ball to Altidore. I better ball might have but Altidore through on goal though, and out wide, Altidore can't make anything of it. Posession to T & T.
24:16: Great combo from Edwards and John sends Edwards through down the wing. Beasley was caught out, and the US were lucky that Jones was lazy and hadn't made a good run into the box.
24:50: Finally a foul goes in the US's favor. If the US dove more, they'd get more fouls. Too bad we're mostly descended from northern Europeans.
26:10: good ball from Bradley, but it amounts to nothing. Another good ball, and Altidore gets wiped out in the box, but after he had played the ball out of bounds. Pretty bad foul from the goalie, but it's not called. The goalie then gets in the face screaming at one of his defenders. Not exactly the type of good unity you'd like to see in your team.
28:44: T & T just play the ball out of play after great pressure from Altidore.
29:06: Another questionable offsides called on the US. The reply makes it look like he is just off, but very close. Good work from the US. Boy is the a contrast to Saturday night!
30:47: T & T finally get a ball into the box, but it's well over Kenwayne Jones, who was double-marked anyway.
31:13: Bad ball from Donavan as he had both Altidore and Ching in front of him and open.
32:12: John gets a half-chance, an awkward volley while he's falling over, after Birchall's ball into the box. He would have been lucky to score in all honesty, and in the end, the effort was never even very close.
32:54: Dempsey with some good footwork down the wing, but it goes out of bounds.
34:24: Game's gone a bit dead. The US are just passing it around in the back, and T & T are doing nothing with the clearances.
35:20: Once again T & T give it away in their own half, but Bradley, Mastroeni, and Donavon can't do anything, and the ball winds up back with Bocanegra.
36:20: Bad foul on Altidore not called, and it's a shame, because that was in a good position, too.
37:09: OH NO! Donavan should have scored. The T & T defense lets the ball bounce, and Donavan was there, but he's short, and it bounced over his head.
37:55: What he hell! Donanvan is absolutely cleaned out by Thomas, and I can't believe there's not a card. That challenge would have made Gattuso proud.
39:01: Hejduk wins another header he shouldn't have and the US have posession once again. I can't wait to see the posession statistics when I check gamecast at halftime.
40:29: What in the world just happened. Great ball from Beasley to Ching, and after a deflection, Altidore somehow manages to put the ball over from 2 yards.
41:27: The US should have scored again. This time, after playing a great ball down the line to Beasley, Donavan gets the ball back and his ball into the box back to Beasley is perfect, but the header is straight at Ince.
42:40: Gotta love Fankie. Sprinting back 20 yards to make a fantastic sliding tackle. Goes out for a throw, which is headed out for another.
44:26: More good combo play from the US midfield, but Donavan's ball to Altidore is a little to heavy and T & T get it out for a throw.
45:00: Bradley's shot is deflected by Beasley, who is laying on the ground, and it goes out for a goal kick. One minute of added time.
45:00: Halftime.
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