1st quarter

Scoreless at 1:43 remaining 1st quarter

MEX -- Medina (Quiroz) 13:23 1-0 restart
USNAST--Sutton (Susi) 14:03 1-1

2nd quarter

USA - Santana 2:59 2-1 USA shot off the post from outside the yellow line
Salvati and Velez get tangled up and exchange words US with some sloppy turnovers, but defending well
USA - Santana (Susi) 8:56 3-1
MEX - Medina (Teran) 10:34 USA 3-2
MEX - Medina 11:17 3-3 Medina hat trick
MEX - Rivas (Medina) 12:42 4-3 MEX
USA - Sutton (Salvati) 14:57 4-4 long ball off the cross bar that Sutton poked in

3rd quarter MEX - Medina (Teran) 2:39 (PP)
USA - Susi 3:09
MEX - Velez Penalty probably saved a goal taking down Santana :58 remaining on US power play, free kick USA top of the arc
MEX - misconduct on Rene Ortiz who screamed at the ref and then slammed the door twice after a hard check from Santana was called only a foul

4th quarter Archibald and Teran with coincidental blue cards for an altercation at 6:08
timeout USA
MEX - Medina (Velez) 7:54 6-5 Mexico, Medina’s 5th goal
USA penalty at 13:26 too many men

FINAL

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Mexico 8 Canada 5 F
La Cabana’s Edgar Rivas 2 goals, Eduardo Velez with 1 and former Cougar Vicente Figueroa with 1 goal.

Peru 7 USNAST 6 F
US goals: Sutton (Scicluna), Santana, Santana, Henderson, Santana, Sutton. Game-winning goal came on automatic shootout for 6 fouls in a half.

July 1 Semifinals: 1:30 Canada vs. Peru 3:30 Mexico vs. USNAST 5:30 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

6/29/09 - The revamped United States National Arena Soccer Team will be back in action June 30-July 1 at Quays of the Old Port Montreal, Canada. New Head Coach Craig Rhodis will oversee a roster featuring 10 players making their first international appearance. The Coupe Canada Soccer Rapide 2009 will feature four national teams, one more than last year's Circuit Mondial that saw Mexico defeat Canada in the championship. This year the US, Mexico, and Canada will be joined by Peru, expanding the lineup and extending the tournament to a second day.

Last year's event saw the US team lose 10-9 to Canada and 6-4 to Mexico. The Circuit Mondial 2008 marked the first event for the USNAST. The nascent national team program is only six games old with the US holding a 2-4 record in two international competitions.

The only US players with international experience are Dominic Scicluna, who just played with Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba in a charity game in Rwanda, and Sam Fiore. However, this year's roster is more seasoned as 11 of the 12 players have just played in the Professional Arena Soccer League's first season, which will help young players like Craig Salvati, Garrett Buck, and Blake Ordell.

The additions of Rhodis, who will also play, Aaron Susi, and Antonio Sutton gives the US team three veterans each with over 10 years experience playing arena soccer.

Rhodis, the coach of the PASL-Pro's 1790 Cincinnati, took four 1790 players in addition to himself, and three Stockton Cougars players, meaning eight of the 12 players selected played in the PASL-Pro's championship game.

Salvati and Susi were named to the PASL-Pro All-League First Team and Rhodis was Coach of the Year. The US is 0-3 against Mexico, 0-1 against Canada, and 1-0 against Peru.

The US got its first ever international victory by beating Peru 7-6 on November 6 in Monterrey, Mexico.

On the heels of the Coupe Canada, the USNAST and Mexico will head to NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas to play for the Independence Cup on July 4.

Six players from the Montreal roster will travel to Texas where they will be joined by Garth Archibald (6 USNAST caps), Majell Aterado (PASL-Pro All-League Second Team) and five players from the host city Texas Outlaws.

USNAST Roster for Circuit Mondial 2009 June 30-July 1, 2009 Montreal, Canada Number Last Name First Name Position Team

Goal Salvati Craig Keeper 1790
24 Rhodis Craig Def/Mid 1790
13 Fiore Salvatorre Def 1790
12 Henderson Jeff Def 1790
23 Buck Garrett Def 1790
14 Susi Aaron For Cougars
11 Santana Nelson Mid Cougars
4 Sutton Antonio Def/Mid Cougars
19 Dias Vijay For/Mid Louisville
10 Scicluna Dominic For/Mid Waza
2 Mallord Ryan Def/Mid Waza
18 Ordell Blake For Waza

USNAST Roster for Independence Cup July 4, 2009 North Richland Hills, Texas Number Last Name First Name Position Team

2 Andrews John Def Outlaws
15 Zindel Kellan For Outlaws
9 Jama Anthony Mid Outlaws
GK Elmore Clark BU/Keep Outlaws
12 Harrigan Jamie Def/Mid Outlaws
3 Archibald Garth For/Mid Dynamite
14 Susi Aaron For Cougars
11 Santana Nelson Mid/Def Cougars
4 Sutton Antonio Def Cougars
GK Salvati Craig Keeper 1790
24 Rhodis Craig Def/Mid 1790
10 Scicluna Dominic For/Mid Waza
7 Aterado Majell Mid/Def Cougars
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