U.S. Draws Ecuador, Advances to La Serena Cup Final
The U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team tied Ecuador 1-1 in the third game of the La Serena cup in northern Chile, bringing their unbeaten record to 2-0-1.
Feb. 6, 2009
LA SERENA, Chile (Feb. 5, 2009) -- The U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team tied Ecuador 1-1 in the third game of the La Serena cup in northern Chile, bringing their unbeaten record to 2-0-1.
With head coach Wilmer Cabrera using 11 different starters than he used in a 1-0 win against Peru, the U.S. gave up their first goal of the trip in the 57th minute. They were able to battle back just 13 minutes later, however, as Michael Ambrose struck a free kick that leveled the game and gave the U.S. a place in the La Serena Cup final on Feb. 7.
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team Game Report
Participants: USA U17 MNT v. Ecuador U17 MNT
Competition: La Serena Cup 2009
Location: La Serena, Chile
Date: February 5, 2009
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny
Scoring Summary:
1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
ECU 0 1 1
ECU - Yeison Ordonez (Jonathan De La Cru) 57th minute
USA - Michael Ambrose (unassisted) 70th
Lineups:
USA: 18-Spencer Richey; 15-Shaquille Phillips, 20-Zachary Herold, 21-Michael Ambrose, 22-Donovan Henry (11-Carlos Martinez, 72); 12-Sean Davis, 13-Joseph Gyau (8-Charles Renken, 84), 14-Erik Stephenson, 16-Jose Perez (4-Perry Kitchen, 58); 17-Juan Agudelo (10-Luis Gil, 66), 19-Soony Saad (6-Jared Watts, 90);
Subs not used: 1-Earl Edwards, 2-Eriq Zavaleta
Head Coach: Wilmer Cabrera
ECU: 12-Diego Posligua; 3-Dennys Quinonez, 6-Cesar Villacis, 17-Estaban Villaprado, 20-Mario Pineida; 5-Dixon Arroyo, 8-Yeison Ordonez, 10-Jonathan De La Cru (19-Richard Caicedo, 78), 16-Kevin Tello; 9-Luis Celi, 11-Carlos Alava (18-Marco Nazareno, 85);
Subs Not Used: 1-Fredy Carcelen, 2-Bryan Carranza, 4-Jorge Valencia, 13-Jorge Cuesta, 14-Joao Plata, 15-Ramiro Montesdeoca
Head Coach: Jose Javier Rodriguez
Statistical Summary:
USA / ECU
Shots 7 / 7
Shots on goal 4 / 1
Saves 0 / 3
Corner Kicks 3 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
USA - Soony Saad (caution) 48th minute
USA - Erik Stephenson (ejection) 54
USA - Zachary Herold (caution) 59
ECU - Dennys Quinonez (caution) 84
