Live on ABC-Television from Birmingham, AL ... The men's team gears up for the 2002 World Cup ... Go USA!! USA!!! USA!!!

1-0 USA!!!

Eddie Lewis from Clint Mathis in the 21st minute!!!

USA 1, Ecuador 0 @ Halftime.

Clint Mathis ejected from match with 2 yellow cards.

That ref was a freakin idiot. He was so biased its just sickening. The US players were getting assaulted out there and he just turned a blind eye to it. Ecuadorian GK kicks Brian McBride in the face and doesnt even get a foul. Mathis and Donovan get steamrolled all game and when Mathis sticks up for himself (cuz the ref obviously isn't) he gets thrown out. And itll be a cold day in hell before an American shoves a ref and doesn't even get reprimanded. Guess it just goes to show that a good team CAN overcome bad refs. OK, done venting.

El Hombre, I agree with you. The ref was just plain horrible!!!!!