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    U.S. barely escapes with a draw against El Salvador

    By Jeff Carlisle, ESPNsoccernet

    Saturday, March 28, 2009

    Harry Houdini has nothing on the U.S. men's national team. Staring at a two-goal deficit with less than 15 minutes to play, the U.S showed plenty of resolve in salvaging a 2-2 tie courtesy of late goals by substitute Jozy Altidore and Frankie Hejduk. And while there are some compelling reasons to hail the Americans' Great Escape, getting one point in El Salvador isn't anything to crow about, and it's plenty troubling that the U.S. needed such a miracle to begin with. To say the Yanks were g ...

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