A Busy Night of ICC Cup Action a Cure For the Summer Time Blues or a Midsummer Night's Dream?
If you are looking for some footie to watch then there are some ICC matches that may interest you. The matches involving the Prem teams begins at 8:05 PM with Citeh vs Liverpool on the Deuce, followed by Roma vs the Spuds , also on the Deuce and kicking off at 10:05 PM. The action concludes with United vs Milan on ESPN and kicking off at 11:05 PM. All the action is also available on ESPN 3 as well. Join me for all the action and the usual banter.
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It's 0-0 at the half between Citeh and Pool at Met Life Stadium. Karius made a good save early on. Both teams should have had a couple of penalties, but the MLS ref got I wrong as expected.
Second half underway from a rainy Met Life Stadium. Both sides should be used to that.
As with preseason friendlies , the substitutions.
Joe Hart just came on for Bravo and some indecisive keeping led to young Curtis Jones bring put through and his stabbed effort was cleared off the line by young Humphreys
Great run down the right by Luke Bolton and his pass to Sane resulted in a close range save by a teenage Irish keeper
Solanke has a goal disallowed for offside after a corner was headed down by Van Dijck
GOAL! Sane gives Pool the lead seconds later. Joe Hart took a short goal kick and half a dozen passes later, Bernie Silva put Sane through and he shot in the corner past the stranded keeper
Fans cheer as Mo Salah is on for Curtis Jones. Several other changes as well
GOAL! Salah scores with with a header past the stranded Hart seconds after coming on. He appeared offside, but the goal stands . Great cross by Raffa Camacho, who came on as a sub the same time as Salah
Now 1-1
OH! Salah has a shot come off the top of the bar with just Hart to beat after a headed clearance
Penalty! Solanke barged over deep in stoppage time.
Goal! Mane blasts it down the middle deep in stoppage time. 2-1 Pool
It's over as Pool win 2-1
Roma vs the Spuds underway from San Diego
GOAL! Roma take the lead two and a half minutes in. Great finish by Schick past Work as the Spuds were torn to shreds
GOAL! Llorente heads in a deflected cross to tie it up. Poor marking by Manolas.
OH! Eriksen has a shot come off the post after Roma gifted possession.
GOAL! Llorente with his second as the Spuds have come from behind to lead 2-1. Lamela took a corner short to Eriksen then got the ball back. His cross was volleyed by Lucas Mora and superbly saved by the keeper. Llorente easily put away the rebound
GOAL! 3-1 Spuds as Lucas Mora heads in a cross from Aurier.
GOAL! Lucas Mora with his second as he scores with a well placed shot in the corner.Now 4-1
Spuds lead 4-1 at the half
The move for the goal started from the back. Lucas Mora played a pass to Sissy and his pass was palmed away by the keeper. The Bal was passed back for Mora to finish
United vs Milan is underway from nearby Los Angeles
Early free kick for United.
Bonucci heads out the free kick from Mata for a corner
A shot from McTomain is saved, failing to give the keeper food poisoning
Second half underway between the Spuds and Roma
Cutrone has a shot land in the side netting with just Lee Grant to beat
Donarumma does well to turn around a free kick from AlwxAl
GOAl! Alexis gives United the lead with a great finish, beating the offside trap. McTomain headed down a long ball and a superb volleyed pass from Mata put through Alexis for a great finish.
BUGGER! Milan tie it up. Suso beat the offside trap off a long ball as Smalling and Bailey were caught out and Suso scored with just Lee Grant to beat
Oh! A curling corner from Alexis clips the top of the bar
Mata puts through Alexis on the counter. He finds Herrera and his efforts lead to a double save from the keeper.
The keeper did well to tip over a curling free kick from Mata
Water break at the Stub Hub Center
Play resumes at the Stub Hub Center
It's 1-1 at the half between United and Milan while the Spuds have defeated Roma 4-1
Second half underway from the Stub Hub Center with both sides making lots of substitutions
OH! Alexis volleys inches wide off a cross from Darmian as he was played down the right by Alexis
Corner headed out and Luke Shaw has a shot saved by Pepe Reina who just came on as a sub
OH! Fabio Borini has a shot come off the inside of the post off a lobbed pass
It finishes 1-1 ,so as per ICC rules this will go straight to penalties
1-0 United as Andres Perrerya sends Pepe Reina the wrong way.
Cholenabu ties it up even though United's fourth string keeper got a hand to it. 2-1 United as Herrera places it in the corner.
Borini misses as he takes a stutter step but a poor penalty is kick saved as it went down the middle.
Alexis places it in the upper 90 sending Reina the wrong way to make it 3-1 United.
Kesi places it in the upper 90 as Milan trail 3-2
Reina saves a well placed penalty from McTomain.
Perrerya saves a penalty from Suso that was straight down the middle.
Perrerya, the fourth string United keeper to take and Reina saves.
Now Reina to take. The new Milan keeper scores, sending Perrerya the wrong way to make it 3-3.
A poor penalty from Bailey is easily saved.
Roangoli to take. It's off the post despite Perrerya diving the wrong way.
Smalling scores with a great spot kick. Now 4-3 United
Calabria scores a great penalty. Now 4-4.
Wasabi scores a superb spot kick. Now 5-4 United.
Kalinac scores a well placed penalty, sending Perrerya the wrong way. Now 5-5.
FM scores a well placed penalty sending Reina the wrong way. Now 6-5 United.
Musachio up for Milan. Blasted in the upper 90 sending Perrerya the wrong way. Now 6-6.
A poor penalty from Ethan Hamilton is easily saved by Reina.
Jose Mauri to take. Perrerya saves. Will this end?
Darmian blasts it down the middle
Now 7-6 United.
Antonelli scores in the corner sending Perrerya the wrong way. Now 7-7.
It starts all over with Andres Perrerya. Sends Reina the wrong way. Now 8-7 United.
Cholenobu basts it in the upper 90. Now 8-8.
Jose and Gattusso laughing as they want to take penalties. Herrera takes and now 9-8 United as he sends Reina the wrong way
Kesi well over with a Panenka and United win 9-8 on penalties. Both keepers having a laugh
That's it for me. Off to bed. CHEERS!
Thanks for posting this thread for us, MUR. I'm sorry that I missed out on the action. Kate and I were in the midst of reorganizing the back bedroom last night. Cheers!
Good morning, Bob. Hope all is well with you and Kate. The next ICC action is on Saturday, with the action starting at 2 PM on another marathon day.
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