At the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying final in Tennessee, the US fell to Honduras, 1-0, in overtime. Hunter featured in the match, but for forced off due to a hard knock in the first half. Jozy came on late in the second half, and helped create a quality scoring chance, but the US U23s would not hoist the cup that night.
READ THE USSOCCER.COM RECAP HERE
Despite the loss, the team still be competing in the Olympics this summer, based upon its 3-0 win over Canada in the semifinals. Jozy will look to play a major role in the US's medal drive.
Also, the 18-man roster for the USMNT USA-Poland friendly has been announced. Jozy was not on the list, but that was probably due to the fact that he was given some time off after the Olympic qualifying. You can watch the game on Fox Soccer Channel on Wednesday at 3:30 PM ET.
Here is the US roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Tim Howard (Everton FC)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Cory Gibbs (Charlton Athletic), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Eddie Lewis (Derby County)
FORWARDS (4): Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Eddie Johnson (Fulham FC), Josh Wolff (1860 Munich).
In purely Red Bull news, tomorrow the team will host its media day. Red Bulls Reader will be there and will report on the happenings.
Mar 24, 2008
CONCACAF FINAL; USA v POLAND ROSTER
Posted by Red Bulls Reader at 9:54 AM
Labels: Hunter Freeman, Jozy Altidore, Olympic Qualifying
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