CABRAL’S HAT TRICK LEADS U.S. TO EXHIBITION VICTORY
Futsal team wins first of two matches against local pro sides
Guatemala City, Guatemala (May 30, 2008)
Guatemala City, Guatemala (May 30, 2008)
Denison Cabral scored a hat trick and Ptah Myers added two goals as the U.S. national futsal team defeated Winasor 7-1 on Friday in an exhibition match at Bremen Domo. Winasor plays in the second division of Liga Nacional de Futsal Guatemala.Head Coach Keith Tozer’s emphasis on defense showed Friday, when the Americans allowed only a 40th-minute tally and created a number of goals and scoring opportunities by forcing Winasor to turn the ball over in its defensive half.“Whenever you play a game with the national team and come out with a win, I think that’s good,” Tozer said. “It was a good confidence-builder for our guys. Some of the things we worked on (during our training trip) in Brazil and here came out today.”Cabral, who plays for the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Baltimore Blast, opened the scoring in the 9th minute after Andy Rosenband forced one of those turnovers. Chile Farias set up Cabral’s 13th-minute goal. Another turnover in the half’s final minute led to some nice ball movement in the box, Myers finishing a pass from his Philadelphia KiXX teammate, Sandre Naumoski. Cabral also had an assist in the game, setting up Matthew Stewart in the 29th minute. Farias fed Naumoski after yet another forced turnover to make it 5-0 in the 34th minute.Winning goalkeeper Nick Vorberg initially thought he had his first futsal goal on a corner kick play in the 36th minute, but his one-time actually was redirected in front by Cabral. Vorberg played all 40 minutes in Friday’s exhibition.Myers closed the U.S. scoring in the 37th minute, before Winasor got its only tally. A second exhibition game is scheduled Saturday, before Tozer’s squad fine-tunes things before Tuesday’s CONACAF opener against Haiti at noon (2 p.m. EST). The U.S. is the defending CONCACAF gold medalist.
Participants:
U.S. National Futsal Team vs. WinasorCompetition: Exhibition
Location: Bremen Domo, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Date: May 30, 2008 Scoring Summary:
1st 2nd Final
USA 3 4 7
Winasor 0 1 1
USA - Denison Cabral, 9th minute
USA — Denison Cabral, 13th minute
USA — Ptah Myers, 20th minute
USA — Matthew Stewart, 29th minute
USA — Sandre Naumsoki, 34th minute
USA — Denison Cabral, 36th minute
USA — Ptah Myers, 37th minute
Winasor — 40th minute
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