Raulken co.UK - Adu and Altidore Lift US to Win

By AP COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Freddy Adu scored his first goal as a member of the United States national team, and Jozy Altidore assisted on Kenny Cooper’s sliding shot, leading the Americans to a 2-0 victory over Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier...

By PAT GRAHAM The Associated Press Wednesday, November 19, 2008; 11:16 PM COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Freddy Adu scored his first goal as a member of the U.S. national team and Jozy Altidore assisted on Kenny Cooper's sliding shot, leading the Americans to a 2-0 win over Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier on a cool Wednesday night. The Americans improved to 27-1-7 in home qualifiers since May 1985. The win also prevents Guatemala (1-3-2) from advancing out of Group 1. With a spot in next year's regional finals already assured, the U.S. national team (5-1) went with a largely inexperienced lineup, leaving Landon Donovan and Carlos Bocanegra out. The youth certainly didn't disappoint as Adu and Altidore stepped up, especially in the second half, when the Americans scored both goals. Adu curled a shot into the left corner on a free kick just outside the penalty box in the 69th minute. A diving Ricardo Jerez didn't have a chance on Adu's well-placed shot. The play was set up after Altidore was grabbed by Yony Flores as he flew past the Guatemalan defender. Flores was given a yellow card for the hold. The 19-year-old Adu talked Sacha Kljestan into letting him take the kick. "We were having a long conversation," Adu said, laughing. "Sacha goes, 'All right, I'm hitting this.' I go, 'From here? You crazy?' He goes, 'All right, if you score I won't talk.'" Kljestan won't say a word...
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