Are you ready for some Football!??? (REAL football)

Today was the USA vs. Honduras "friendly" as a tuneup for the World Cup this June in Japan/Korea. Honduras didn't qualify, but during the final qualifying round we won down there, and they won up here. I think there was a little "payback" in this game for the 3-2 loss in September in Washington D.C.

The US team is looking pretty strong, made up mostly of MLS-based players. A few more players in the European leagues will be available later, but most of them had commitments and couldn't make it. They have a pretty good mix of players playing a similar style and working well together, which is the advantage of having the MLS. Even though it isn't nearly as strong as the major European leagues, it still gets a good talent development system for American players. One such player is Landon Donovan, only 19, who is probably the quickest guy on the team and has superb ball handling ability. He had two goals today, including one on a breakaway where he just seemed to hold the ball Forever and finally tapped it in over the sprawled-out goalie.

Anyway, take a look at my pictures:

Greg waiting to get into the stadium

Just before kickoff

GOOOAAAL!

Clint Mathis lining up the free kick
Mathis is excellent at bending these free kicks into the goal. This one hit the far post just below the crossbar.

Well, we made Honduras our bitch, kicking the crap out of them 4-0. Kasey Keller, the US goalie from Lacey, made a stunning save mid-way through the first half, but after that Honduras generated very little offensively. Click here for the ESPN.com article on the game.