|
|
Article: Sports in 60 seconds.(Sports)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- October 11, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 Paddock Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
U.S. earns World Cup berth:
The U.S. soccer team is headed to South Africa for a chance to redeem itself in the World Cup. Conor Casey scored his first 2 international goals in the second half, Landon Donovan added another and the United States clinched its sixth straight World Cup berth with a game to spare by rallying past Honduras 3-2 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Saturday night. In one of the most thrilling end-to-end matches the U.S. has played in many years, the Americans took a 3-1 lead before Honduras closed on Julio Cesar De LeonAEs second goal of the game. Carlos Pavon had a chance to tie following a hand ball in the penalty area by Jonathan Spector. ...