Video: USA 2 –Honduras 0 (CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 Highlights)

A U.S. soccer consisting of mainly MLS players is through to the quarter finals of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup after a 2-0 win over Honduras last night. After a very competitive but scoreless first half, second half goals by D.C. United’s Santino Quaranta and the Houston Dynamo’s Brian Ching four minutes apart gave the U.S. the top spot in Group B before an enthusiastic crowd of 26,079 at RFK Stadium.

Match: United States vs. Honduras
Date: July 8, 2009
Competition: CONCACAF Gold Cup — Group Stage
Venue: RFK Stadium — Washington, D.C.
Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET
Attendance: 26, 079
Weather: 71 degrees, mostly cloudy

Scoring Summary:
USA — Santino Quaranta (Charlie Davies) 75 minute
USA — Brian Ching (Steve Cherundolo) 79

Lineups:
USA: 1-Troy Perkins; 6-Steve Cherundolo (capt.), 4-Chad Marshall, 14-Michael Parkhurst, 2-Heath Pearce; 20-Santino Quaranta, 8-Logan Pause (25- Benny Feilhaber, 64), 5-Kyle Beckerman, 7-Robbie Rogers; 11-Brian Ching (17-Kenny Cooper, 82), 19-Freddy Adu (9-Charlie Davies, 64)
Subs not used: 10-Stuart Holden, 16-Jay Heaps, 18-Luis Robles, 21-Brad Evans
Head Coach: Bob Bradley

HON: 22-Donis Escober; 5-Erick Norales, 11-Mariano Acevedo, 2-Osman Chavez, 16-Nery Medina; 14-Carlos Palacios, 23-Roger Espinoza (7-Rigoberto Padilla, 70), 18-Melvin Valladares, 13-Carlos Costly (24-Georgie Welcome, 79); 10-Marvin Chavez (8-Allan Lalin, 65), 15-Walter Martínez (capt.)
Subs not used: 3-David Molina, 4-Johnny Palacios, 12-Ricardo Canales, 21-Luis Ramos
Head Coach: Reynaldo Rueda

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