Photos courtesy of ussoccer.comIt has been more than twenty four hours that US 17'92s National team played against young Turks(92s) , and still there isn't one line a news on www.ttf.org(Turkish Football Federation site).....How do you like that....
After they lost their two matches , they figured they gave up on these youngsters playing in Florida.. Let's face it in their first match they lost to Brazil 7-2 and than lost to Russia 4-3 ....in their last game on Sunday,Young Turks beat US reserved team 2-0...a win is a win.....and this match was broadcast in North America by Fox soccer channel on tape , in prime time at 8:00 pm,ET.
American newspaper even talked and wrote about our young Turks but, not our own Federation and our own soccer media..Shame on you guys!....
Here are the articles that publish in US......
YOUNG TURKS RULE
U.S. U-17 team falls to Turkey, 2-0
http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/article.php?article_id=12494
Bradenton, Fla. -- Nothing lasts forever and that includes winning streaks.
After his team recorded a pair of 2-0 wins in his first two games as U.S. Under-17 national coach, Wilmer Cabrera watched his side go down to Turkey by the same exact score at IMG Academy Sunday.
Cabrera, who coached at B.W. Gottschee (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League) and was a staff coach with Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association ODP, has a 2-1 record after three games. The Americans defeated Russia Thursday and Brazil Saturday.
Two first-half goals from Ali Cukadar was the difference for the young Turks.
Turkey put the U.S. under pressure right from the start. Cukadar eluded his defender and got on the end of an Omer Karanci cross, snapping his header to the far post and beating goalkeeper Samir Badr in the 11th minute.
Two minutes before halftime, Kamil Tevfik played a long ball upfield for Berkin Aslan, who took a perfect first touch with the outside of his foot toward goal. Aslan saw Cukadar alongside him in the box and played a square ball into his path, and Cukadar put it in the net from two yards out.
“I think we had trouble finding a rhythm today,” second-half substitute Carlos Martinez said. “They took advantage of the scoring opportunities they created, and we didn’t put ours away. That’s how soccer goes sometimes, but we’ll be able to learn from this game and take the lessons back to practice.”
************************************************************
U-17 soccer team falls in finale
http://www.bradenton.com/sports/story/262059.html
U-17 soccer team falls in finale
BRIAN BLANCO
U.S. Under 17's #8 Edson Lemus tangles with Turkey's #6 Baris Yardimci during Sunday's game at IMG Academies in Bradenton. BRIAN BLANCO/bblanco@bradenton.com
By RYAN T. BOYD
rboyd@bradenton.com
BRADENTON --The bench was an unfamiliar place for Carlos Martinez. He never occupies it with his club team in Las Vegas, and in the past month as a member of the U.S. Under-17 national soccer team, Martinez never rode the pine.
He played prominent roles in the Americans' wins over Russia and Brazil in the 2007 Developmental Academy Nike Friendlies this weekend on the campus of IMG Academies.
But for Martinez, Sunday was different in more than one way.
When the U.S. faced Turkey in the final game of the four-day tournament, Martinez, a forward, was on the bench, along with eight other first-teamers.
From there they saw the Americans give up a goal for the first time in international play, losing 2-0 to Turkey in front of an overflow crowd in the third international match of the youngsters' careers.
"They punished us, because they finished their chances, and we didn't," said Martinez, 15. "I didn't come in until the second half. It's kind of hard to pick up the tempo of the game and finish our chances. It was pretty hard."
Coming off consecutive 2-0 victories over Russia and Brazil, arguably the world's top soccer power, the U-17s found themselves in a hole early.
In the 11th minute, a shot by Turkey's Ali Cukadar floated past U.S. reserve goalie Samir Badr, giving the Middle Eastern country a one-goal lead. The Americans had trouble pushing the ball and registered five shots on goal to Turkey's nine.
In the 43rd minute, Cukadar scored again, and Turkey coasted the rest of the way.
U-17 coach Wilmer Cabrera refuted thoughts of a team letdown or fatigue. The Americans played three tough matches in four days and captured two huge wins over stiff competition.
Cabrera said he wanted to test his reserve players.
"We want to play tough in a game against family," Cabrera said. "We need to know everybody on the field. We've been practicing with them, but the first two games, we've played with stronger players, but you don't know how good the other ones are if you don't play them.
"We needed to know that, and we need to correct some things."
Martinez scored a goal in both of the Americans' wins, but for a large portion of Sunday's match, all he could do was watch.
Watch the U.S. get pushed around by Turkey. Watch the American reserves struggle in a starting role, and watch their opponents snap celebratory pictures after the match.
Martinez's view from the bench was disappointing. He prefers not to leave the field.
"This was a learning experience," Martinez said. "We beat Brazil, and we were like, 'we are the best now, lets relax a little bit,' and we can't do that. No matter who the opponent is, we can't let down. Concentration-wise, we weren't there
,+Gokhan+Tore+(11).jpg)
,+Gokhan+Tore+(11),+Victor+Kuzmichev+(6).jpg)
+doesn%27t+save+the+shot+by+Russia.jpg)
,+Aleksander+Bortnik+(15).jpg)
,+Baris+Yardimci+(6).jpg)
,+Berkin+Kamil+Arsan+(10).jpg)