Soccer: U.S., Mexico end in 2-2 draw

The Mexican and U.S. men’s soccer teams played to a 2-2 tie Wednesday night in a battle of CONCACAF giants. The Mexicans came back twice with goals off of set pieces in each half from Jonny Magallon. Eighteen-year-old phenom Jozy Altidore scored in his first national team start for the “Stars and Stripes” while Oguchi Onyewu opened the scoring with a deftly-placed header.

Over thirty fouls were called on what had been expected to be a physical match between the two rivals. The game was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 70,000 plus in Houston, Texas’ Reliant Stadium and marked the tenth straight match where Mexico has not won on U.S. soil.

Sources- Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, UPI, The Sports Network, Soccer365.com

Image- Houston Chronicle (“Mexico midfielder Gerardo Torrado, right, tries to steal the ball from United States midfielder Ricardo Clark during the first half.”)