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Again Tab Ramos has brought home the hardware by way of yet another shutout against a stronger opponent than the day before with one more goal. A very tight game, similar to the one facing Honduras but facing a better team with worse blood in the Mexican team, the USA did well in holding the lead, bouyed big time by the stellar play of GK, Brady Scott who stood on his head and it was rewarded with the Golden Glove award.

Those to receive the 2018 Long-Term Service awards for youth, high school and college soccer from the United Soccer Coaches are now known, these are given each year to members who have shown a career of giving at their respective levels of the game while continuing a high level of service to the association.  Jan. 11 @ their annual convention, the awards are being bestowed upon these three.

These teams including one headed by Michael Collin out of Hicksville, California United Strikers have this league spanning the nation for this new league. The teams will go after the inagural NPSL Founders Cup from Aug.-Nov., 2019 that will then segway into the full on schedule for them in Spring-Fall 2020.  As these are to be truly professional teams each one wil be acquiring full time staff with pro players, coaches, and dedication to their markets. NPSL Chairman Joe Batone stated, "We are very excited to bring  a new brand of comunity-based soccer to the U.S. market.

From last year and a 3-0 loss to this year, a 2-0 win, mostly played with 10 men, but a lead, Haiti made quite the turn around facing Nicaragua. It was foul filled, with cards given later in the game and saw this tiny caribbean nation dominate a game start to finish. The boisterous crowd in Managua did little to deter the visitors or engergize the home team.  It was not replayed much but the Haitian player who was sent off seemed to strike his adversary in the throat and then he himself fell?  The stricken player stayed on.