US 2 - 0 Mexico

Jimmy Conrad’s headed goal off of a 52nd minute corner-kick silenced the overwhelmingly pro-Mexico crowd at the Pink Taco in Phoenix last night. (It’s actually called the University of Phoenix Stadium, but west coast taco chain “Pink Taco” were the first sponsors to be awarded the naming rights before being deemed “too suggestive”.)

Landon Donovan sealed the game in stoppage time with a textbook counter-attack breakaway - rounding the keeper and slotting home to give the US a 2-0 win over Mexico.

It was eighth time this decade that the US blanked the Mexicans.

While it was a great result, I was really underwhelmed with the performance of the US team. Sloppy passing through midfield seemed to be rampant, especially in the first half. I’ll give credit where it’s due, and admit that the US did indeed pick up their play in the second half, but, in my opinion, neither team is very good right now, and the US really need to name a new head coach ASAP. The longer they wait, the harder it will be to prepare for 2010.