Shane Cooke and Chris Hegngi, of the D.C. United Youth Academy, earned their first caps for the U-18 U.S. Men's National Team in a 3-1 loss to Turkey on Wednesday, October 31st in the Limoges Tournament in France.
Turkey got off to a quick start, capitalizing on a seventh-minute breakaway to take a 1-0 lead. Cooke made his first appearance especially memorable by scoring the equalizer in the 78th minute. The momentum seemed to have swung in the American's favor with Turkey already down a man, but the Turks regained the lead just three minutes later from a free-kick right outside the box. Turkey scored from another set-piece in the 93rd minute to put the game out of reach.
Alumni Abroad
It didn't take former United midfielder Freddy Adu very long to earn the respect and admiration of his teammates and coaches at Benfica (Portugal). Adu came off the bench with ten minutes to play and scored the eventual winner in the 86th minute in a 2-1 Portuguese League victory against Maritimo on October 28 and then converted a penalty in the 45th minute in a League Cup match against Vitoria Setubal on October 31. Benfica faltered in the second half and lost the match 2-1.
In England, Bobby Convey should make his return to the Reading lineup after being out since the end of September with a leg injury. Convey has been playing with the reserves and has said he is eager to return to first team action.
Former United Captain Ryan Nelsen's Blackburn squad has enjoyed a great start to the League campaign. The Rovers are sixth in the English table and are five points behind second place Manchester United who they face on Sunday Nov. 11th. Nelsen has started five of Blackburn's eleven matches this season.
New United Ringtones
D.C. United ringtones are now available for download in mp3 format at BobbyBoswell.com. The ringtones include popular United chants like "Oooh! U-ni-ted" as well as fan favorite Garth Lagerwey's call of "Sweet creamery butter."
Copa DC VII Finals
The final games of this year's Copa DC VII 6v6 indoor soccer tournament will take place this Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Rockville SportsPlex. The annual tournament is sponsored by The Electrical Alliance, LECET, Jim Coleman Honda, and RCN.
The final eight teams include Les Bleus, Bolivia USA, Athletic Virginia, La Mara, Aegean Hawks, Boogie Nights, Die Wache, and FC Fredericksburg Generals. The quarterfinals begin at noon, with the semifinal matches following at 2 pm. The championship game will take place at 4 pm.
