[UNDER THE MICROSCOPE] His dramatic run, pass and shot in stoppage time Wednesday against Algeria are already etched into the minds of millions of Americans,yet he and his teammates suffered through an agonizing hour and a half before getting their reward. A game is sometimes described as being of two halves, and occasionally the same can be said aboutplayers. So it was for Landon Donovan against Algeria.

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