Wednesday, April 22, 2020

One Cap Hero Series: Eddie Robinson

#OneCapHero Eddie Robinson πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Born in Orlando, FL, the defender played 11 pro seasons — all in the MLS at the San Jose Earthquakes and the Houston Dynamo.

Robinson made his lone cap on Jan 19, 2008, in a 2-0 win over πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ. He started the match and scored the winner in the 15' off a Pat Noonan corner.

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On this day in 1998, Reyna masterclass in road win

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‪πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #USMNT‬ 3-0 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή Austria
‪πŸ“ ‬Vienna
‪πŸ‘” ‬Sampson
‪πŸ“‹ ‬Friendly

Claudio Reyna put on a clinic, setting up two and scoring one, in this one-off match on the road.

54'
Frankie Hejduk opens the scoring with this finish after Reyna's slick dribble.

89'
With the game winding down, Reyna was the provider again.

His backheel beats the offside trap and Brian McBride is in on goal by himself.

90+3'
Reyna capped his great day with this dribble inside and a shot to the bottom corner.

This was USMNT's fifth win out of nine to start the year.

Scorers: Frankie Hedjuk 54, Brian McBride 89′, Claudio Reyna 90+3′

AUT: Michael Konsel (Franz Wohlfahrt 46′), Harald Cerny (Markus Schopp 57′), Peter Schottel, Martin Hiden, Anton Pfeffer (Walter Kogler 46′), Roman Mahlich, Ivica Vastic, Dietmar Kuhbauer, Anton Polster (Mario Haas 57′), Andreas Herzog (Hannes Reinmayr 57′), Gilbert Prilasnig (Martin Amerhauser 46′)

USA: Kasey Keller, Mike Burns, Thomas Dooley, Eddie Pope, Cobi Jones, Claudio Reyna (Roy Wegerle 90+’), Chad Deering, Brian Maisonneuve (Predrag Radosavljevic 70′), Frankie Hedjuk (John O’Brien 80′), Ernie Stewart (Jeff Agoos 87′), David Wagner (Brian McBride 46′)

Cards: Ivica Vastic [Y 34′]

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