So close, but so far away…

The US Mens National soccer team was a mere 4 minutes away from beating Brazil for what would have been the second time in history. However, last night at the Orange Bowl in Miami, history it seems, was on the Brazilians’ side.

The team fielded by Brazil was made up of their under-23 side, thus none of the stars from the World Cup Champions were present. That didn’t stop the match from being a cracker, the US taking the lead in the 62nd minute from a header by Carlos Bocanegra, connecting and re-directing a Claudio Reyna free kick. Kaka evened the score in the 89th minute, sending the match to extra time. During the sudden death session, Brazil was awarded a penalty kick in the 109th minute, when Cory Gibbs used his hand to deflect a shot by Diego that would have most certainly beaten US keeper Kasey Keller (of Tottenscum.) Diego took the spot kick himself, and slotted it in to seal the victory. Brazil now moves on to the final in Mexico City on Sunday where they will face the winner of Thursday’s Mexico - Costa Rica semi-final. The loser of that match will play the US in Miami on Saturday to determine third place.