[ANTIGUA & BARBUDA-USA REPORT CARD] Eddie Johnson celebrated his return to the U.S. national team after a two-yearabsence by scoring both goals in a 2-1 defeat of Antigua & Barbuda that greatly boosted the Americans’ chances of advancing to the Hexagonal. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players.
Starters
GRADE/PLAYER (CLUB) GP/G
5 TIM HOWARD (Everton/ENG) 82/0.
The keeper had very little to do and even less chance to stop a ball tucked away from close range as two defendersstumbled. His one save came on a long-distance hit by Randolph Burton, and a couple of low near-misses would have tested him had they been on-frame.
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