0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/18/2016
In what was a match that was slow to develop for both teams, Colombia and Peru played out to a very physical and, kind of, choppy game. But it was Colombia that came out victorious in the penalty kick shootout and they will advance into the Copa America semifinals, as the eliminated the underdog Peruvians. […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/15/2016
The Copa America Centenario has been one of the most surprising Copa Americas in history. It has brought surprise teams which pundits and experts thought had no chance of advancing, and inversely there have been teams that have disappointed in a very big way. There have been players that really stepped it up and others that […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/9/2016
In front of a sparse 12,000 fans in attendance in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the most exciting game of the Copa America so far as Peru and Ecuador played out to a 2-2 draw. Much like the other game in this same stadium a couple of days ago, the game was […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/4/2016
For 60 minutes, underdog Haiti held strong against their South American counterparts. Haiti stayed in shape defensively, got a couple chances on goal and were focused on trying to get a historic result in the Copa America Centenario. It took an hour but Peru eventually prevailed against Haiti and did so in magnificent fashion. Paolo […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 9/4/2015
Oh, Jozy Altidore… There may not be a more maddening player pulling on the United States kit these days, and we were reminded of that in the USMNT’s 2-1 win over Peru on Friday night. Actually, the scoreline should read more like, Altidore 2, Peru 0. However, a bad series of decisions and some real bad […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Omar Gonzalez was given the start for the USMNT friendly against Peru, giving him a shot to solidify his starting position going forward to the all-important matchup with Mexico for the CONCACAF berth in the Confederations Cup to be held in 2017 in Russia. It took just 20 minutes for many to wonder what the […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/30/2015
US Soccer revealed their 23 man USMNT roster for the upcoming friendlies against Peru and Brazil on September 4 and 8. These friendlies are being used for preparation for the CONCACAF Confederations Cup playoff game against Mexico at the Rose Bowl on October 10. There are a few changes to the lineup for the USMNT compared […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/29/2015
The first Semifinal of the 2015 Copa America started in controversial fashion and ended on a terrific goalazo by Eduardo Vargas to get Chile the 2-1 win and advance to the Final on Saturday. Chile will face the winner of Argentina and Paraguay on Tuesday. OH WHAT A GOLAZO!!!!
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Three certainties in life are death, taxes and controversy in Copa America. Tonight, in the first Semifinal of the 2015 tournament, Peru’s Carlos Zambrano saw a straight red by putting his boot into Charles Aranguiz’s back. ZAMBRANO GIVEN A STRAIGHT RED!
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/21/2015
Brazil advanced to the next stage of the Copa América by defeating Venezuela 2-1 in Estadio Monumental in Santiago, thereby eliminating Venezuela from the competition. Brazil, who is without the services of Neymar, did not waste time getting ahead of La Vinotino as it took Thiago Silva just nine minutes to score from a nicely taken […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/14/2015
Neymar had himself one heck of a game in Copa América play, as he netted Brazil’s first goal and set up Douglas Costa for the game winner in their first game against Peru. Also, Neymar pulled off an amazing move on poor Luis Piers Advíncula flicking the ball over his head not just once, but […]
