U-17 '91 MNT Draw With England

LES ESSARTS, France (April 4, 2007) - The U.S. Under-17 '91 Men's National Team battled England to a scoreless draw this afternoon in their opening match of the 35th Mondial Minimes International Tournament in Les Essarts, France.

LES ESSARTS, France (April 4, 2007) - The U.S. Under-17 '91 Men's National Team battled England to a scoreless draw this afternoon in their opening match of the 35th Mondial Minimes International Tournament in Les Essarts, France.

While the match was the opener for the U.S. in Group D, it was the second for England, who had defeated Ireland, 3-0, on Tuesday.

The U.S. will next face Ireland on Thursday. If the U-17 '91s can secure a four-goal victory over Ireland, the U.S. will win Group D.

U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team Game Report

Participants: USA vs. England
Competition: 35th Mondial Minimes International Tournament
Location: Les Essarts, France
Date: April 4, 2007
Weather: Clear, 63 Degrees

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

Lineups:
USA: 1-Cody Mizell; 9-Korey Veeder, 3-Gale Agbossoumonde, 7-Chad Barson, 8-Kofi Sarkodie; 5-Amobi Okugo, 12-Scott Caldwell, 6-Dersu Abolfathi (17-Parker Walsh, 76); 10-Charles Renken (15-Kadeem Dacres, 69), 16-Ryan Finley (14-Ben Speas, 60) 11-Abdusalam Ibrahim,
Subs not used: 18-Keegan Gunderson, 2-Alex Herrera, 4-Luis Herrera, 13-CJ Phelps
Head Coach: Raul Diaz Arce

ENG: 13-Declan Rudd; 3-Ben Gordon, 6-Thomas Cruise, 7-Matt James (2-Christopher Solly, 76), 14-Adam Smith: 11-Andros Townsend (15-Nicholas Ajose, 64), 17-Mitchell McPike, 10-John Bostock (8-Dean Parrett, 41), 18-Harry Forrester (9-Nathan Delfouneso, 73), 16-Jacob Mellis (4-Oliver Norwood, 58), 12-Adam Philip
Subs not used: 1-Wesley Foreringham, 5-Kyle Bartley,
Head Coach: Kenny Swain

Statistical Summary:
                                USA      ENG
Shots                       13         12  
Shots on goal          6           3
Saves                        3           6
Fouls                       11         17
Corner Kicks            5           5
Offside                       4           3

Misconduct Summary:
None

35th Mondial Minimes International Tournament
STANDINGS AND RESULTS

Group D
Team    GP   W  L  T    GF  GA  GD   Pts.
ENG       2      1   0  1     3      0    +3     4
USA        1      0   0  1     0      0      0     1
IRE         1      0   1  0     0      3     -3     0

Tuesday, April 3
England 3, Ireland 0

Wednesday, April 4
USA 0, England 0

Thursday, April 5
USA vs. Ireland

Group C
Team    GP   W  L  T    GF  GA  GD   Pts.
ITA          2      2   0  0     3      1    +2     6
JPN        1      0   1  0     1      2     -1     0
ARG       1      0   1  0     0      1     -1     0

Tuesday, April 3
Italy 2, Japan 1

Wednesday, April 4
Italy 1, Argentina 0

Thursday, April 5
Argentina vs. Japan

Group B
Team    GP   W  L  T    GF  GA  GD   Pts.
GER       2      2   0  0     5      1    +4     6
BEL        1      0   1  0     1      2     -1     0
MEX        1      0   1  0     0      3     -3     0

Tuesday, April 3
Germany 3, Mexico 0

Wednesday, April 4
Germany 2, Belgium 1

Thursday, April 5
Belgium vs. Mexico

Group A
Team    GP   W  L  T    GF  GA  GD   Pts.
FRA         1     1   0  0     2      0    +2     3
RUS        1     1   0  0     3      2    +1     3
CAM         1     0  1   0    2      3     -1     0

Tuesday, April 3
France 2, Cameroon 0

Wednesday, April 4
Russia 3, Cameroon 2

Thursday, April 5
France vs. Russia

SECOND ROUND
Elite Teams
Semifinal
Saturday, April 7
1st A vs. 1st D (Semifinal 1)
1st B vs. 1st C (Semifinal 2)

Third Place
Monday, April 9
Loser 1 vs. Loser 2

Final
Monday, April 9
Winner 1 vs. Winner 2

Second/Third Place Teams
Saturday, April 7
2nd B vs. 2nd C (Second 1)
2nd A vs. 2nd D (Second 2)
3rd A vs. 3rd D (Third 1)
3rd B vs. 3rd C (Third 2)

Saturday, April 9
Winner Second 1 vs. Winner Second 2
Winner Third 1 vs. Winner Third 2
Loser Second 1 vs. Loser Second 2
Loser Third 1 vs. Loser Third 2