Nick Sloan of the Kansas City Kansan reports today from the weekly press conference in which Coach Onalfo comments on the game-deciding PK in Seattle.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Some Quotes for your Unenjoyment
From Jose Romero of the Seattle Times:
Fredy spoke to reporters after the match last night. He was asked if he was frustrated about not putting in earlier chances.
"Of course," Montero said in Spanish. "I'm always looking to score in every game. Well, today I couldn't score but I did draw the penalty to send us the semifinals."
Question: How did the play in which you drew the penalty develop?
FM: "I got a pass from Stephen King. My intention was to bring the keeper out. He left the goal, I think you know the standards a South American player has, and in the last minute that was the best choice to get a goal. And thank God we got the good fortune to get the goal."
And Hartman's quote after the game:
"I think the most frustrating thing for me is it always puts the goalkeeper in such a precarious position. I really think it’s really demanding of the referee to make sure he is really watching it closely and not influenced by the fans. Unfortunately in that case that I had spread and I was almost getting up when he had kicked it off the signed boards. It would be one if he dove once, but he dove three times in the final five minutes. It is one of those things that as professional player it is part of the game. You have to put your trust in what is being done by the officials. Unfortunately we got a short end the stick.”
"Of course," Montero said in Spanish. "I'm always looking to score in every game. Well, today I couldn't score but I did draw the penalty to send us the semifinals."
Question: How did the play in which you drew the penalty develop?
FM: "I got a pass from Stephen King. My intention was to bring the keeper out. He left the goal, I think you know the standards a South American player has, and in the last minute that was the best choice to get a goal. And thank God we got the good fortune to get the goal."
And Hartman's quote after the game:
"I think the most frustrating thing for me is it always puts the goalkeeper in such a precarious position. I really think it’s really demanding of the referee to make sure he is really watching it closely and not influenced by the fans. Unfortunately in that case that I had spread and I was almost getting up when he had kicked it off the signed boards. It would be one if he dove once, but he dove three times in the final five minutes. It is one of those things that as professional player it is part of the game. You have to put your trust in what is being done by the officials. Unfortunately we got a short end the stick.”
Some Highlights for Your Enjoyment
Enjoy the highlights below of the USA's 2-0 win over Honduras last night in the Gold Cup. Espinoza played the opening 70 minutes for Honduras, with both goals coming after he'd departed. USA goals for Santino Quaranta (D.C. United) and Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo). Assists by Charlie Davies (Hammarby) and a beautiful one from Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96).
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Honduras v USA (Espinoza v Conrad/Arnaud)
Espinoza, whose nickname is apparently Bruce Lee among Honduran media, is featured today by Diez.hn ahead of tonight's match against the USA and, potentially, two Wizards teammates. Espinoza talks in Spanish about Arnaud and Conrad and about the U.S. in general. The story goes on to detail how Carlos Pavon and Amado Guevara gave Espinoza the nickname "Bruce Lee." Check out the interesting story if you're a Spanish speaker or familiar with a good online translator.
Getting excited about tonight's match? Can't wait to see Espinoza and Arnaud square off on the same side of the field (should Espinoza play left mid and Arnaud play right mid at some point)? Watch the game at Fox and Hound after the Jimmy Conrad Show or at either local 810 Zone location.
Getting excited about tonight's match? Can't wait to see Espinoza and Arnaud square off on the same side of the field (should Espinoza play left mid and Arnaud play right mid at some point)? Watch the game at Fox and Hound after the Jimmy Conrad Show or at either local 810 Zone location.
Come out to Tonight's Jimmy Conrad Show
Remember this horrifically awesome picture? It's back, and so are Sam and Dave. They will again be filling in for on-National-Team-duty Jimmy Conrad tonight on the aptly named Jimmy Conrad Show. The production will take place live from Fox and Hound in Overland Park from 7-8 p.m. CT. With the US taking on Honduras at 8 p.m. CT, it's a perfect opportunity to come out to the show and stick around to see an exciting National Team game right after.
Tonight Sam and Dave will discuss Wizards soccer, including our loss last night in the Open Cup and our upcoming MLS games Saturday, U.S. National Team soccer and anything you folks wish to speak about from world footie, such as Oguchi Onyewu moving to AC Milan or Robin Van Persie re-signing for Arsenal. They'll take calls at 913-3-810-810 or take questions from members of the audience.
I have also received word that the duo will take a call from some fans who are at the USA-Honduras tonight at RFK Stadium in D.C. The game kicks off at 8, live on Fox Soccer Channel.
Tonight Sam and Dave will discuss Wizards soccer, including our loss last night in the Open Cup and our upcoming MLS games Saturday, U.S. National Team soccer and anything you folks wish to speak about from world footie, such as Oguchi Onyewu moving to AC Milan or Robin Van Persie re-signing for Arsenal. They'll take calls at 913-3-810-810 or take questions from members of the audience.
I have also received word that the duo will take a call from some fans who are at the USA-Honduras tonight at RFK Stadium in D.C. The game kicks off at 8, live on Fox Soccer Channel.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Wizards Fall to Sounders 1-0
With a late-game PK (Hartman says he didn't touch Montero), Kansas City is eliminated from the 2009 Open Cup. We'll return to action quickly, heading to Gillette Stadium where we are 6-1-4 all-time against the Revs in the MLS regular season. If you didn't listen to the game, you can see the full Twitter recap at www.twitter.com/hillcrest_road. Check out the notables (they're brief) from tonight:
· Kansas City fell in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals for the 2nd consecutive season to Seattle.
· Kansas City completed a stretch of six games in 17 days Tuesday.
· The stretch included road games in Boston, Minneapolis, Minn., and Seattle.
· Last year, the USL Sounders defeated Kansas City in PKs after a 0-0 tie through regulation and extra time.
· Rauwshan McKenzie and Jonathan Leathers both started last year in the Open Cup match at Seattle and started Tuesday.
· Tyson Wahl started last year for the Wizards in the match and started Tuesday for Seattle.
· The Wizards are now 9-10-3 all-time in Open Cup play (1-2 in PK shootouts).
· Kansas City nearly went to overtime for a 4th straight Open Cup match before the 89th minute penalty kick.
· After having two penalty kicks called last Tuesday against Minnesota, the Wizards were whistled for three penalty kicks in two Open Cup matches.
· Kansas City returns to MLS play this Saturday, July 11 in a tripleheader at Gillette Stadium that features two National Team matches after the wizards play the New England Revolution.
· The U.S. National Team will face Haiti in their final group-stage match of Gold Cup at 6 p.m. CT, with Honduras facing Grenada at 8 p.m. CT.
· Should Davy Arnaud or Jimmy Conrad play for the U.S. and Roger Espinoza play for Honduras, at least one Wizards player will take part in all three games of the tripleheader.
· Kansas City fell in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals for the 2nd consecutive season to Seattle.
· Kansas City completed a stretch of six games in 17 days Tuesday.
· The stretch included road games in Boston, Minneapolis, Minn., and Seattle.
· Last year, the USL Sounders defeated Kansas City in PKs after a 0-0 tie through regulation and extra time.
· Rauwshan McKenzie and Jonathan Leathers both started last year in the Open Cup match at Seattle and started Tuesday.
· Tyson Wahl started last year for the Wizards in the match and started Tuesday for Seattle.
· The Wizards are now 9-10-3 all-time in Open Cup play (1-2 in PK shootouts).
· Kansas City nearly went to overtime for a 4th straight Open Cup match before the 89th minute penalty kick.
· After having two penalty kicks called last Tuesday against Minnesota, the Wizards were whistled for three penalty kicks in two Open Cup matches.
· Kansas City returns to MLS play this Saturday, July 11 in a tripleheader at Gillette Stadium that features two National Team matches after the wizards play the New England Revolution.
· The U.S. National Team will face Haiti in their final group-stage match of Gold Cup at 6 p.m. CT, with Honduras facing Grenada at 8 p.m. CT.
· Should Davy Arnaud or Jimmy Conrad play for the U.S. and Roger Espinoza play for Honduras, at least one Wizards player will take part in all three games of the tripleheader.
Open Cup Match at 9 p.m.
We continue the run toward the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tonight with a quarterfinal match against Sounders FC at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wa. The game kicks off at 9 p.m. CT. While there is no TV/video feed from the game, you can listen to an audiocast here. Also, we will provide semi-regular updates via our team Twitter account. If you're not already a follower, visit www.twitter.com/hillcrest_road and click "follow". You can add your mobile phone to your Twitter account, thus sending our updates straight to you via text message no matter where you are. These updates are perfect if you won't be around the computer tonight, but we'll understand if you don't always enable mobile devices. Most first teamers are on the trip, and you'll likely see a lineup similar to the one in our last MLS game Saturday.
Some Stuff You've Probably Seen
That picture is of Gooch saying no to all of his other suitors.Apologies for the dead Monday here at HR, Hillcrest himself has been a little bit under the weather. We should be back to normal today, so that one-post Monday is just a thing of distant memory. First, we'll link to several interesting international football tidbits, many of which you may have already seen. If you haven't, I'm glad that we're teaching you something!
1st- Oguchi Onyewu signed for AC Milan. That's some big-time news for USA's BIG center back.
2nd- Former Kansas City striker Yura Movsisyan is going to Randers FC in Denmark after the conclusion of this season. Randers is the same club Will John went to following his time in Wizards blue.
3rd- 60,000 people showed up to welcome Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid. That is pretty impressive.
4th- USA (with Conrad and Arnaud) play Honduras (with Espinoza) tomorrow night at RFK Stadium at 8 p.m. CT, live on Fox Soccer Channel. 810 Zone is hosting watch parties as usual, but if you're planning on attending the Jimmy Conrad Show (Sam & Dave Show for the time being) at Fox and Hound in OP, stick around after the show to watch the USA take on Honduras.
5th- We play Seattle tonight in the U.S. Open Cup. More on that later, as it certainly is higher than 5th on the Kansas City list of soccer stories today.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Text to Win LA Galaxy Field Side Tix
Our good friends at M&I Bank have put together this sweet opportunity to win 4 Field Side Reserved seats to July 25th's LA Galaxy game. Text SOCCER and your email address to 32075 for a chance at Field Side seats to the Galaxy game, scheduled to be Mr. David Beckham's 2nd appearance in MLS this year. Notifications will be sent out by email on July 20**, so make sure to provide a valid email address. We are limited to one entry per person. If you enter more than once, you'll be disqualified from the contest. Whether you already have tickets to the game or not, this is a great way to sit extra close to the action on what promises to be an exciting night of soccer.
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