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Copa America Ecuador v USA Open Thread

by Randinho|  June 16, 20169:35 pm| 59 Comments

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  1. 1.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    Well, I’ll catch the 1st half now and the rest in the morning.

  2. 2.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    Hello? Anyone home?

  3. 3.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    As we get into the Copa Centenario knockout stages, take 20 minutes after the match and listen to Al Murray give you a break down of how things are going in the European Cup

    USA! USA! USA! USA!

  4. 4.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    @humboldtblue:That would be MIDNIGHT!

  5. 5.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    @raven: Do you turn into a pumpkin or something?

  6. 6.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    @raven:

    There’s always tomorrow.

  7. 7.

    Gin & Tonic

    June 16, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    Someday needs to call the police – there’s a murder in progress in Cleveland.

  8. 8.

    eclare

    June 16, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    Whoa….

  9. 9.

    Gin & Tonic

    June 16, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    That was supposed to be “somebody”

  10. 10.

    ThresherK (GPad)

    June 16, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    Anyone know an audio stream in English?

    (Maybe before I pass on I’ll learn enough Spanish to appreciate a futbol broadcast.)

  11. 11.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    @ThresherK (GPad):

    Try this one

  12. 12.

    piratedan

    June 16, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    gooooooooooooaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. 13.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    GOAL!

  14. 14.

    Randinho

    June 16, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    Dempsey is so good in the air.

  15. 15.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    wooooooo hoooooooo

  16. 16.

    eclare

    June 16, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    Crowd really into it now….

  17. 17.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    When the ball reaches Bobby Wood he is dangerous, he does his best not to waste a push and watch the replay, he made that goal happen by not going down in the box.

  18. 18.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    That was a great recovery by Bobby Wood to give Jones and Dempsey a chance to link up!

    A little Hawaiian Punch would seem to be in order tonight.

  19. 19.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    @humboldtblue:

    Great minds and all that business. ;)

  20. 20.

    ThresherK (GPad)

    June 16, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    @humboldtblue: Hey, it works! I wasn’t thinking of video but it looks fine. Thanks.

  21. 21.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    Wood is having a hell of a game so far.

  22. 22.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 10:18 pm

    Good counterstrike.

  23. 23.

    burnspbesq

    June 16, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    A few anxious moments at the back.

    Hope Brooks can continue.

  24. 24.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Francesco Fiore- not to be confused with Francesca Fiore– does crack me up.

  25. 25.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    That was far too close.

  26. 26.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    Damn.

  27. 27.

    eclare

    June 16, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    That was fugly.

  28. 28.

    Onkel Fritze

    June 16, 2016 at 10:50 pm

    So Jermaine Jones hasn’t lost his touch playing MLS I see.

  29. 29.

    cmorenc

    June 16, 2016 at 10:52 pm

    Stupid move by Jermaine Jones to poke Valencia in the face after Valencia was likely going to receive a YC for the kickout foul against Jones. So both players wound up getting sent off, Valencia just for second yellow and Jones a straight red. US is going to be at a disadvantage in next round, especially if the opponent is Argentina, without Jones and Wood.

    Ref’s going to have a challenge keeping this under control the rest of the game. Getting not only very physical, but very chippy (emotionally volatile).

  30. 30.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 11:01 pm

    GOAL!

  31. 31.

    eclare

    June 16, 2016 at 11:01 pm

    YES!

  32. 32.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    goooooooooollll

  33. 33.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    When do the defensive substitutions get made? Wood’s gotta get out before he picks up another card (he’s a hothead at times), and Clint’s going to need some rest soon
    .

  34. 34.

    JCJ

    June 16, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    Oooh. Not good.

  35. 35.

    Onkel Fritze

    June 16, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    Oops, getting interesting again.

  36. 36.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 11:10 pm

    WAR PIG!

  37. 37.

    Americanadian

    June 16, 2016 at 11:12 pm

    Are they trying to blow it?

  38. 38.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 11:12 pm

    Nervy 15 minutes ahead.

  39. 39.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 11:13 pm

    @Americanadian: Yes, of course, that is their intention. Dipshit.

  40. 40.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    Beckerman was a good sub.

  41. 41.

    eclare

    June 16, 2016 at 11:15 pm

    WTF?

  42. 42.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 11:21 pm

    God was not with that hand.

  43. 43.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    Pulisic in for Wood soon? Wondo?

  44. 44.

    eclare

    June 16, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again): Yeah, where has Pulisic been?

  45. 45.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    Al Pacino all out of order

  46. 46.

    cmorenc

    June 16, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    For Aston-Villa to have stunk up the bottom of the EPL as awfully as they did this season with as good a GK as Guzan, their field players (especially defenders) must have been absolutely terrible.

  47. 47.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 11:29 pm

    @eclare:

    Been solid up front without him- but he’d be nice here playing a breakaway threat, or for OT, or for PKs.

  48. 48.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 16, 2016 at 11:30 pm

    YES!

  49. 49.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 16, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    Ugly second half. Semi-ugly game. On to the Semis.

  50. 50.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    Exhale!

  51. 51.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    USA! USA! USA!

  52. 52.

    JCJ

    June 16, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    @cmorenc: No kidding. Guzan was YUUUUGE tonight.

  53. 53.

    ruemara

    June 16, 2016 at 11:33 pm

    We won! I’m still not sure what I’m watching, but I think I’m learning the sport.

  54. 54.

    Americanadian

    June 16, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    And now we all get to go root for Venezuela to pull the upset.

  55. 55.

    burnspbesq

    June 16, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    @eclare:

    Yeah, where has Pulisic been?

    Studying for his driver’s test?

  56. 56.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 11:38 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    I thought it was prom.

    Huh.

  57. 57.

    eclare

    June 16, 2016 at 11:42 pm

    @burnspbesq: Hahaha…

  58. 58.

    burnspbesq

    June 16, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    The last time the US and Argentina met in Copa America, on a rainy night in Paysandu, Uruguay in 1995, Cobi Jones and Earnie Stewart tore them apart, and the USA won, 3-0. If you watched it on tape delay on Univision, you haven’t forgotten.

  59. 59.

    burnspbesq

    June 16, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    Somebody in the US organization needs to send a thant you note to Robbie Keane. The mentoring that he has done with Zardes has really been paying off for the US in this tournament.

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