ZLATE MORAVCE, Slovakia (April 28, 2006) - The U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team finished fourth at the 2006 Slovakia Cup after a 2-0 loss to Poland this afternoon in the third place match in Zlate Moravce, Slovakia.

The U.S. went down a man in the 20th minute when Perica Marosevic received his second red card of the tournament and never recovered as Poland compiled a 22-8 shot advantage.

Poland took the lead in the 37th minute when U.S. goalkeeper Joe Bendik did well to come off his line in attempt to clear a through ball, but the rebound fell directly to Straporski Mateusz and he slotted it home.

The U.S. had a few attempts on goal, but only forced Poland's 'keeper into one save on the day.

Poland put the game away five minutes from time when Grosickis Kamil unleashed  a low 18-yard drive that got past Bendik and snuck into the corner.

U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team Match Report

Participants:     U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team vs. Poland
Competition:     Slovakia Cup 2006
Location:    Zlate Moravce, Slovakia
Date:    April 28, 2006
Weather:    Cool, 65 degrees

Scoring Summary:   
              1st    2nd    Final
USA        0       0          0
POL        1       1          2

POL – Staporski Mateusz              37th minute
POL – Grosickis Kamil                   85.            

Lineups:
USA: 18-Joe Bendik; 3-Doug Ferner (2-Cam Lamming, 46 ; 15-Dan Kelly, 64), 6-Colin Givens, 16-Kyle Davies, 12-Kemo Djedovic (5-Blair Givens, 46); 8-Jose Gonzales (14-Michael Stephens, 46), 4-Greg Eckhardt, 10-Kaoru Forbess (13-Jonathon Villanueva, 46), 11-Edgar Barajas; 17-Eber Martinez (7-Casey Townsend, 46), 9-Perica Marosevic.

POL: 18-Mikolajczak Radoslaw, 3-Urbaniak Konrad, 4-Augustyn Blazej, 5-Muller Tobiasz, 6-Piesio Grzegorz (2-Uszalewski Lukasz, 59), 9-Tatara Kacper, 12-Struski Mateusz, 13-Lawkiel Barlomiej, 14-Staporski Mateusz (16-Grosickis Kamil, 46), 15-Kubowicz Dawid, 17-Malecki Patryk.

Statistical Summary:
                              USA    POL
Shots                       8       22
Saves                      8        1
Fouls                       8        8
Corner Kicks          1        4
Offside                    3        3

Misconduct Summary:
USA – Perica Marosevic (sent off)        20th minute

Slovakia Cup 2006 Standings/Results

Friday, April 28
FINAL - Czech Republic 0, Slovakia 0 (Czech win 4-3 in shootout)
THIRD PLACE - Poland 2, USA 0

Group A

Teams	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
Slovakia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	7
USA	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
Malta	3	1	2	0	2	4	-2	3
Hungary	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2

Monday, April 24
USA 2, Hungary 2
Slovakia 1, Malta 0

Tuesday, April 25
USA 3, Malta 1
Slovakia 2, Hungary 2

Thursday, April 27
Slovakia 2, USA 1
Malta 1, Hungary 0

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	7
Poland	3	2	1	0	3	2	+1	6
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Belgium	3	0	3	0	0	6	-6	0

Monday, April 24
Czech Republic 2, Poland 0
Ukraine 2, Belgium 0

Tuesday, April 25
Czech Republic 1, Ukraine 1
Poland 2, Belgium 0

Thursday, April 27
Czech Republic 2, Belgium 0
Poland 1, Ukraine 0