The United States of America, known for producing the best goalkeepers such as Brad Friedel, Casey Keller and Tim Howard, in fact, on Monday evening, when replacement Sean Johnson could not handle a long shot Alas Jaime Salvador in extra time.
The ball bounced off his hands on him and on the network, and the 3-3 draw in El Salvador, moved to the U.S. from Olympic qualification.
The Americans stunned the Olympics missed only the second time since 1976.
"This is probably the worst feeling I ever felt in my life until now as a professional athlete," said U.S. captain Freddy Adu. "It will be harder to get. But in the end these things happen every day. For me, I do not want to feel it again, and I will do my best to make never feel this way again."
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The Americans had to win to reach the semifinals on Saturday in Kansas City, Kansas, and were ahead 3-2 on goal, Joe Corona in the 68th minute. Officials said four minutes of extra time on the game, and coach Caleb Porter said the United States that they are "seconds" and closing out the victory with first place in Group A. Watch TV showed the ball for 4 minutes, 14 seconds into stoppage time.
That was something the United States midfielder Mix Diskerud said, no one wants to experience in life, that he could not believe it.
"The last 20 minutes after our third goal, all those minutes seemed hours of very, very long time. But I thought we were going to do. All thought we were going to do." Diskerud said.
"Blow."
Many Americans fell to the ground in exhaustion and disbelief, Alas scoring, and Porter had to rally to his feet and get a chance last breath, did not materialize. Porter says that he put his arm around Johnson after the game. 6-foot-4 did not speak with reporters.
"He feels like he let everybody down, allowing his teammates, and I told him that he did not," said Porter.
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El Salvador has reached the semifinals, putting away win his Olympic place for the first time since 1968.
Canada, who drew 1-1 with Cuba before, was second. Lester Blanco and Andres Flores also scored in El Salvador, Mauricio coach said Alfaro was less than two weeks to prepare for this tournament and did not list all together until the end.
"It was unbelievable," Alfaro said of the victory, speaking through an interpreter.
But Alfaro also said that he told his players to shoot more in the second half to try to put pressure on Johnson and Salvador coach said that he felt Johnson had made a mistake in the Alas! Kick.
"The shooting did not have much power," said Alfaro.
Terrence Boyd scored twice in the United States, and Johnson replaced goalkeeper Bill Hamid in the 39th minute.
After a 2-0 loss to Canada in the second of three games, the circular, the Americans needed to win in advance.
Just as El Salvador, El Salvador and experienced physical game with lots of yellow on each side.
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Boyd got his first start in a circular with Juan Agudelo is recovering after surgery in New York to fix torn cartilage in his left knee, and Boyd Americans increase they missed scoring, Canada on Saturday night. The Americans attacked from the start, Boyd scored 61 seconds into the match. Breck Shi led in the past three defenders and sent a cross to Boyd scored a volley with his left foot.
And Boyd scored twice as close. His head went over the crossbar in the 10th minute, and he had a chance to escape in the 11th only to see keeper Cuellar Yimy leave the room.
Hamid went to the ball and finish seemed to hurt his ankle midway in the first half.
El Salvador took advantage, scoring two goals within two minutes to take the initiative and momentum. Blanco scored on a header on a corner shot at the hands of Hamid in the 35th minute, beating Flores and Hamid in the 37th minute with what was a weak shot, unfortunately, turned into a cross. Porter fired Hamid in the 39th minute, setting a Johnson 4.6 for its first appearance in the tournament.
Boyd is connected with his second goal on a pass from Adu in the 65th minute. Crown, whose mother is from El Salvador, scored on a header just inside the left post on a pass from Adu.
Johnson smothered blow Ysidro Gutierrez, but was unable to stop the ball when it counted at the end.
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