Thursday, July 13, 2006

Friendly A - DC United 4:0 Celtic FC

What a great night. The rains ended around kickoff, and then DC United poured it on their Scottish visitors. The lines were long for Guinness and green "hoops" shirts were everywhere. Quite a buzz in the air as excited Celtic fans were anticipating seeing their "bhoys" live and in color, while DC United's faithful were jazzed to see their boys take on another legendary squad from the other side of the pond.

The Good:

  • Adu was brilliant on attack. His stepovers and misdirection had the Celtic defense on their heels throughout the game. He slotted his best chance home bringing the ball from his right to his preferred left and sliding it under the outstretched arm of the keeper.
  • Boswell scores again in a friendly. He seems to really excel in the international games.
  • Walker tallies on the team he tried out for in 2004.
  • Another shutout by the Untied defense.

The Bad:

  • Eskandiarian misses a wide open net in the first half.

This is a review of the match by a Celtic site. Interesting take here on MLS and what Celtic hoped to get out of the game.Thanks to The DCenters for the link. The DCenters also summarized the game here. It was a great night. Next up: Columbus Crew.

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