The Freddy Show

After the game I heard someone make the statement: "playing DC United at this point in the season is like running into a buzz saw." That would seem about right in describing the night.

I jokingly referred to this game for weeks as "The Freddy Show" mocking the fact that a lot of people would be coming to see the boy wonder and not so much their hometown RSL. I reassured everyone that Freddy was only 16 and that he was great for a kid his age, but that he was often outmatched when playing against men. Well, yeah. Thanks for making me look like an idiot Freddy.

The attendance was decent for a 40-degree school night (14,306), and the Freddy Show was in full affect. The young lad made a mockery of the RSL defense. If you haven't seen it here's a windows media file of Freddy's Goal.

What's hard is that the boys came out to play tonight, for most of the first half. Good passes were being made, there was lots of movement, Melvin Tarley was getting through the United back line...repeatedly.

The only glaring problems I saw were the defense loosing their marks - especially on the third goal when Achu spread it wide to Jamil Walker who one timed it inside to Christian Gomez. All done with 20-30 passes on the ground.

As for me, I'll admit, I was jazzed about talking to the Freddy, seeing as DC was the last team to come to town. The fun part of the interview was seeing his reaction when talking about the atmosphere at Rice-Eccles. Not only was he saying that it "felt like Europe," but you could hear the out right giddiness in his voice. Tack another one up for the great fans that come out to soccer games in Salt Lake and add to the atmosphere!