16962: (Hermantin) Sun Sentinel-U.S. Beats Haiti 1-0 in Exhibition Game (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

U.S. Beats Haiti 1-0 in Exhibition Game


By Associated Press

October 15, 2003, 10:29 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Edson Buddle's goal in the 68th minute gave the
United States under-23 men's national team a 1-0 win over Haiti in an
exhibition match Wednesday night.

Ed Johnson had the assist on the goal, which came shortly after a Haitian
handball just outside its penalty area.

Goalkeeper D.J. Countess had three saves for the Americans.

"They came at us a lot harder than we expected," he said.

Landon Donovan, honored last week with his second consecutive Honda Award as
the men's national soccer player of the year, entered the match in the 61st
minute. Donovan did not start because of a sprained ankle sustained in a
Major League Soccer match last week.

The match was the only tuneup for the American U-23s before their Olympic
qualifying schedule begins on Nov. 15 at St. Kitts-Nevis.

"I think we'll do really well in the qualifiers," Donovan said.

The crowd of 9,715 was mainly pro-Haitian, which wasn't a surprise
considering South Florida's large Haitian community.

"Today's game was good experience for the guys," U.S. coach Glenn Myernick
said. "It was like an away game and they needed that before qualifiers."
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press

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