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...even more glaring: The American midfielder, who had been splendid in the first two games, committed one of the worst kinds of mistakes - being caught in possession in his own third of the field. Reyna was stripped of the ball by Haminu Dramani, whose shot gave U.S. goalie Kasey Keller no chance, leaving a 1-0 deficit that the Americans could tie once but never erase. They crashed out of the World Cup, 2-1, on a disputed penalty call in injury time of the first half despite scoring their first goal in the run of play...
...before the match, both Reyna and Arena had talked about not giving up the first goal. Yet 22 minutes into the match the Americans were down 1-0 after Dramani strode in on keeper Kasey Keller, finishing crisply into the right corner. To add injury to insult, Reyna was stretchered from the field with a knee injury that later forced him out of the game...
...considered one of the best in the world, awarded Ghana a penalty kick, harshly ruling that American defender Oguchi Onyewu had fouled Rozok Pimpong in the penalty box as the U.S. man tried to play a mis-hit clearance. Ghana captain Steven Appiah made the most of it, beating Keller to his right on the ensuing spot kick. "I think we'd all agree it wasn't a good call to have that in the 47th minute, after our team worked so hard to get back in the game," Arena said. "To be positioned to have to chase the game...
...Still, Italy began to press hard, with Lippi inserting striker Allesandro Del Piero and Arena countering with the no-nonsense defender Jimmy Conrad, who would bully Italians for the rest of the night. But it was American keep Kasey Keller who would soon earn his man of the match with a number of saves at full stretch, including one in the 73rd minute on a shot by Del Piero, as the American fans howled their approval. With 10 minutes left in the game, it was clear the U.S. would settle for the draw, and they defended grimly until...
...Czech goalie Peter Cech, the ball rebounding past a closing DaMarcus Beasley. The Americans began to chant again, annoying their Czech counterparts, who started to whistle. But Rosicky quickly quieted the Yanks with a 35-yard blast - think 450-foot home run - that screamed by U.S. keeper Kasey Keller in the 36th minute. The U.S. made several substitutions at halftime, including Eddie Johnson, who provided a lift in the attack, but Rosicky would close this game out in the 77th minute with a beautifully taken goal off a feed from Nedved, slicing up the U.S. defense and silencing American fans...