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U.S. pulls out all the stops late against Uruguay

By Doug McIntyre

Thursday, July 12, 2007

You might think that the Americans got lucky Wednesday night in the second round of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, when they outlasted Uruguay 2-1 in overtime in Toronto. After all, late own goals that tie knockout matches don't happen very often. But the truth is, with its epic, never-say-die performance, the U.S. earned the victory Mike Bradley secured for them when he knocked Nathan Sturgis' scuffed shot into the roof of the net 17 minutes into extra time. "Great teams find ways to win," said c ...

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