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du Nord, September 27, 2005
-Quick and painful. That is how you would describe the USA U17 teams ouster from the World Championship quarterfinals yesterday. They had a few moments of sporadic quality, but all in all they were outplayed. Especially as the match wore on. The entire second half belonged to Holland (with the exception of a couple half-decent USA free kicks) and the final score of 2-0 didn't reflect that, as the Dutch missed several great chances to run it up. I am sorry to say that no one for Team USA shined in this one. Not that they are bad, just still a little more behind the worlds best then we think we are. But it gets better all the time, and some of the kids on this team have true potential. Netherlands will play Mexico in one Semifinal, while Turkey plays Brazil in the other, on Thursday. The Final is on Sunday. US Soccer has a whole page of post-game quotes from players and coaches.-Dawayne DeRosario's two goals against Chicago helped him get named MLS Player Of The Week.-Champions League mania - Matchday 2 (here'