SUNRISE, Fla. (March 10, 2006) - The U.S. Under-20  Men’s National Team fell, 1-0, to the Colorado Rapids this afternoon during the team’s first training camp of the year, which is being held in Sunrise, Fla.

U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen, who was hired just last week for his second stint with the team, utilized almost all of his available players as he conducts the early stages of evaluating players in preparation for 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying.

Nicolas Hernandez scored the lone goal in the match, blasting a shot past goalkeeper Steve Sandbo in the 56th minute.

The U.S. had a couple of good chances in the match, including a breakaway that was thwarted by Colorado 'keeper Joe Cannon in the second half.

The U-20s will finish up camp on Monday, March 13. The U-20s will next get together for a tournament in Argentina in the middle of April.

U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team Game Report

Participants: USA vs. Colorado Rapids
Competition: Friendly
Location: Sunrise, Fla.
Date: March 10, 2006
Weather: Sunny, warm; 70 degrees
Attendance: n/a

Scoring Summary:
                1   2      F
USA        0   0      0
COL        0   1      1

COL – Nicolas Hernandez                      56th minute

Lineups:
USA: Steve Sandbo; Chance Myers (Trevor Banks, 46), Neven Subotic (Chris Clements, 46), Eric Lichaj (Ofori Sarkodie, 46), Anthony Wallace (Greg Folk, 46); Dan Kelly (Jeremy Hall, 46), Matt Tuttich (Carlos Diaz, 46), Sonny Guadarrama (Eric Avila, 46), Robbie Rogers (Danny Lopez, 46); Bill Dworsky (Jordan Seabrook, 46), Andre Akpan (Josmer Altidore, 46). 
Head Coach: Thomas Rongen

COL: Joe Cannon (Bouna Coundoul); Chris Wingert (Hunter Freeman), Pablo Mastroeni (Dan Gargan), Mike Petke (Stephen Keel), Eric Denton (Jordan Harvey); Terry Cooke (Luchi Gonzalez), Clint Mathis, (Fabrice Noel), Kyle Beckerman (Daniel Wasson), Dedi Ben-Dayan (Colin Clark), Jacob Peterson (Nico Hernandez, Cornell Glen), Jovan Kirovski (Jean Philippe Peguero).
Head Coach: Fernando Clavijo

Statistical Summary:
                              USA    COL
Shots                           
Saves                  
Fouls                         
Corner Kicks          
Offside                     

Misconduct Summary:
none

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