In what is a shocking turn-of-events, the USA U-20 team bounced back from a lopsided 0-3 loss to Germany, to destroy a highly regarded Cameroon U-20 team by the score of 4-1 in their 2nd game of U-20 Youth World Cup.

Our youngsters came out and played with nothing to lose and were able to impose their will in the midfield. If you follow the the US Men’s National team at both youth and adult stages, you will see that the US Teams generally play their best soccer and get the best results when they are regarded as the underdog and when they play with a sense of pride and intensity. Yesterdays game was no different as the young guys in Red, White, and Blue came out an intensity that the Cameroonian youths were unable to match. Congrats to our youngsters for defying the odds and keeping their world cup dreams alive.

Read the full match report HERE at ussoccer.com

The third/final game of the round robin stage against S. Korea on Friday will decide whether the US team will qualify for the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. The Game will be televised at 12:45 p.m. EST on  ESPN2 and ESPN360.com

Several good games were played in Week #3 of the Fall 2009 Season. Here’s how our teams fared:

FC Denver Premier won 5-3 against America. It feels great to get the W! The Premier team had too much skill and endurance and outlasted the undermanned America Team.  Lets hope our guys are coming together at the right to rattle off several more wins in a row. Record is 1-2 on the season. Goals by Tom Marks (3), Ben Jackson (1), and Chris Honeker (1).

FC Denver United lost 1-2 to Colorado Sporting Select. The United team wasn’t able to play with the cohesion needed to get a result on Sunday. The team is packed with Talented layers that haven’t quite found their form yet. It’s only a matter of time before the guys start clicking.  Record is now 1-1 on the season. Goal by Marco DelPiccolo.

FC Denver Select lost 0-1 against Sefton FC. Second Week in a row that the guys left everything on the field but couldn’t muster a result. Game was largely played in midfield in a fairly even match.  Our guys weren’t able to create many chances on the tough Sefton FC Defense. Record is 0-2-1.

FC Denver Premier Group MVP of the Week: Tom Marks, Premier Team. 2nd week in a row as MVP as he topped his 2 goal effort last week with a hat-trick this week. I’m sure he’ll tell you he should have gotten atleast one more, but a 3 goal performance is superb. Ben Jackson from the Premier team comes in with a strong 2nd place performance with a goal and an outstanding chip on the goalline that Tom finished. Keep up the great work guys.

FC Denver Green lost to TASC. Tough game for our guys in Green. They played very shorthanded and still gave it their all. Unfortunate game and result from this terrifically skilled team. They’ll work to bounce back next week in what should be an outstanding interclub game against our own FC Denver United team.

No result in yet from this weekend’s FC Denver Masters match.