USA 1, Guatemala 0. USA dominated the first half, and failed to convert several changes. Happily, the pretty Beasley-Twellman-Dempsey goal was all we needed. That notwithstanding, our defense needs work. Backline organization is poor, and Gooch needs some real coaching on maintaining concentration.

I'm generally not the guy who complains about reffing, but today's ref was a disaster. He let the Guatemalans get away with murder. Play after play in the second half involved obvious fouls on the US players, with nary a second look from the official. Garbage.

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