U20s and DC Disaster

Not a great weekend. DC United crashes at home to San Jose. Yeah, San Jose, a team that has not one a road game in two years. The team looked totally unmotivated and ready for the season to be over. They better pick it up or they will only have a thrashing at Toluca to look forward to in the near future.

Kocic had no chance on the classy free kick taken by Ramon Sanchez, clipped it right over the wall and found the upper corner to tie the game at one. Poor clearance from the DC back line gave San Jose an opening and after a clearance that hit the cross bar, Ryan Johnson pounced on the rebound to head the winner in for the Earthquakes. Extremely frustrated by the San Jose defense for the balance of the game, United saw several chances just miss, along with a desperation clearance off the line on a bicycle kick by Chris Pontius. The team has only a few games left and this was a golden opportunity to stay in the hunt for the postseason. It isn't over yet but it sure is close.

The US Boys U-20 team dropped a 3-0 decision in Egypt to world power Germany. Germany showed their class and never allowed the US team to get going. The US team really never had a chance against the UEFA champs. Cameroon is next up and they are looking like a super fit and physical team that will give Yanks very little time to play. Difficult but not impossible. US must win to have any chance of advancing to the quarterfinals.

So what do you think, can DC make the post season? Can the USA make the round of 16? Let me know your POV...