Freddy A-does Ugo
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:06 pmIn today's L.A. Galaxy/D.C. United game, the teams played a full 90 scoreless minutes. Then, in injury time, Freddy Adu collected a long lead pass and turned upfield. When he looked upfield, he stood face-to-face with former SMU defender Ugo Ihemelu .... who has had a sensational rookie year and already is one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer.
However, this wasn't Ihemelu's day. Adu went through a series of fakes and jukes and absolutely undressed Ihemelu, who stumbled, reached out to basically tackle Adu and fell to the ground. Adu then cranked a left-footed shot that defelected off a another L.A. defender and into the upper left corner of the net. Brilliant goal. Ihemelu will have better days, and many of them. He has a very long career in front of him.
However, this wasn't Ihemelu's day. Adu went through a series of fakes and jukes and absolutely undressed Ihemelu, who stumbled, reached out to basically tackle Adu and fell to the ground. Adu then cranked a left-footed shot that defelected off a another L.A. defender and into the upper left corner of the net. Brilliant goal. Ihemelu will have better days, and many of them. He has a very long career in front of him.