[NYT]Korea Cheers While Yanks Stay Alive

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Somewhere in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y., there must be a place for Angel Sanchez. The Argentine referee will always have a special place in American soccer lore for a series of yellow and red cards he issued two hours north of where the United States team was getting totally skunked by Poland, 3-1. It is not clear if there is a Soccer Hall of Fame in South Korea, but if there is, the officials just might want to find a place for Angel Sanchez there, too. He made both nations very happy Friday night. Talented but lackadaisical Portugal could not overcome the two red cards. None of this was the concern of Angel Sanchez. He called ’em as he saw ’em-and the United States was the beneficiary, as unintended as it was.

In the process of being generally brutalized, the United States managed to advance to the second round of the World Cup. The United States got through because in Inchon, just outside Seoul, South Korea took advantage of that two-man advantage and beat Portugal, 1-0, to advance to the second round. The United States admitted to ”a feeling of relief,” said Cobi Jones, who was on the field when the coaches shouted to him that South Korea had scored. This stunning bit of news meant Jones and his teammates might not be heading home in disgust over their lackluster performance.

Poland came into this game with two losses, but fresh legs. It started five players who had not yet appeared in this World Cup, presumably not for the humanitarian goal of letting them earn their varsity letters but because they are big, strong professionals who earn their living in Europe.

June 15, 2002. By George Vecsey(Taejon)

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