U.S. Under-16 Boys Take Second Place in International Tournament in England
NOTTINGHAM, England (July 13, 2003) - The U.S. Under-16 Boys National Team, made up of mainly younger players in the U.S. Under-17 residency program, finished in second place at the International U-17 Tournament in Notts County, England after falling to Portugal 3-0 today. The U.S. opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over the host nation on goals by Rodrigo Hidalgo and Danny Szetela. Then on July 10, the team played Brazil to a 1-1 draw on a goal by Jason Singh.
July 15, 2003
- U.S. Under-16 Men's National Team Game Report -
Participants: U.S. Under-16 Men’s National Team vs. Portugal (**80-minute game)
Competition: International Tournament
Location: Notts County Stadium; Nottingham, England
Date: July 13, 2003; 5 p.m. local time kick-off
Weather: Warm, 70 degrees
Scoring Summary: 1st 2nd Final
United States 0 0 0
Portugal 1 2 3
POR – Bruno Gama 10th minute.
POR – Rui Gomes 49th
POR – Andre Marques 83rd
Lineups:
POR – 1-Igor Araujo, 2-Gilberto Silva (15-Samarra, 73), 3-Joao Fonseca, 4-Paulo Rodrigues, 5-Andre Marques, 6-Daniel Bastos (17-Joao Ribeiro, 78)), 7-Bruno Gama (16-Antonio Ferreira, 82) 10-Rui Gomes, 60, 13-Sandro Moreira (8-Joao Pinhal, 67), 14-Joao Pedro, 18-Pedro Vitor (11-Helder Barbosa, 41)
Subs not used: 9-Bruno Moreira, 12-Ricardo Janota
USA –1-Stephen Sandbo, 5-Greg Folk, 6-Dax McCarty (21-Greg Folk, 68), 7-Brian Mascarenhas (15-Eric Avila, 79), 8-Ryan Soroka (2-Chris Andaur, 63), 10-Daniel Szetela (c), 11-Rodrigo Hidalgo (16-Adam Sloustcher, 79), 12-Nathan Sturgis, 13-Robbie Rogers (17-Anthony Beltran, 68), 22-Tim Ward, 23-Julian Valentin
Subs not used: 15-Jay Singh, 18-Bryant Reuckner, 20-Jordan Graye
Statistical Summary: USA POR
Shots 9 20
Saves 10 4
Corner Kick 12 3
Fouls 13 10
Offside 1 1
Misconduct Summary:
POR – Andre Marques (caution) 15th
