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USA reaches Gold Cup title match

Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:31 by surajdogra

Chicago, July 23: Clarence Goodson scored late in the fist half and Kenny Cooper scored late in the game Thursday to give Team USA a 2-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup win over Honduras.

The Americans will play for the tournament championship Sunday against either Mexico or Costa Rica. The United States ran its goal total in the tournament to 12 -- and the goals have been scored by 10 different players.

Stuart Holden assisted on both the goals against Honduras. American goalkeeper Troy Perkins made four saves in recording the shutout.

Holden lofted a corner kick in the closing moments of the first half and Goodson headed it into the net from the top of the six-yard box.

USA beats Panama in Gold Cup quarters

Sun, 07/19/2009 - 11:20 by surajdogra

Philadelphia, July 18: Kenny Cooper converted a penalty kick in overtime Saturday to give the United States a 2-1 win over Panama in the Gold Cup quarterfinals in Philadelphia.

Kyle Beckerman also scored for the United States to help the Americans extend theirs home unbeaten streak against CONCACAF opponents to 57 games.

The United States has eliminated Panama in the knockout stage of the tournament three straight times, and needs just two more wins to match Mexico as the only team to capture three consecutive Gold Cups.

The United States advanced to the semifinals to play Honduras, which won the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, beating Canada 1-0 on a penalty kick by Walter Martinez.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLS: FC Dallas 2, Columbus 1

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 12:34 by preet_20

Frisco, Texas June 20: Second-half goals by Eric Avila and Kenny Cooper led FC Dallas to a 2-1 Major League Soccer victory over Columbus Saturday.

FC Dallas (3-7-4) won for just the first time in its last four games, while handing the Crew (4-3-7) its first-loss in 10 matches.

Columbus took a 1-0 lead in the first half when Eric Brunner's header -- off a corner kick by Guillermo Barros Schelotto -- glanced off Dallas defender Pablo Ricchetti and into the net for an own goal.

Avila scored on a 20-yard shot in the 80th minute and Cooper got the decisive goal on a penalty kick in the 87th minute. Cooper has seven goals for the season.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.