USA CONCACAF Champions in Dramatic Style!

It has been a qualifying campaign full of twists and turns, and the final round of games was no different! It took a goal from Jonathan Bornstein in the 94th minute to claim a 2-2 draw for the US mens soccer team against Costa Rica. Because the US tied, Mexico would have they beaten T&T. There game finished in a 2-2 draw also. If the US had lost the game, Mexico would have been crowned CONCACAF Champions, but Bornstein ended up scoring the much needed goal. Robbie Rodgers came on for the last 20 minutes, and in my opinion put in a man of the match performance, and was involved in both goals. In fact, less than 60 seconds after coming into the game, Rodgers whiped a fantastic cross into the box that Conor Casey probably should have scored. One negative was that Oguchi Onyewu went off with what looked to be a serious injury in the second half. He seemed to twist his left knee or ankle as he challenged for a ball on the back post. At first, I actually thought he had broken his leg, as he was in serious agony. After seeing some replays, it looked like his left ankle or knee buckled as he fell. Watch out for more on his injury.

Finally, I think Charlie Davies will be proud of the team after their brave performance. It was a difficult game for the team to have to play, especially with all the media attention surrounding the team in the past 36 hours, but they battled and got the result they needed. A tribute was given to Davies after the game as the team met in the center circle with a banner. As an update, Davies was making some improvement today, and according to sources, he was responsive to doctors. A positive beginning to what will be a difficult and testing recovery. We wish Charlie a fast and full recovery, and we would like to offer our condolances for the life lost in the crash.