USA qualifies for Olympics

Thanks to a dominating 3-0 victory over the Canada U-23 team in the seminfinals of the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the US has booked its ticket to Beijing. There really wasn't anything to complain about in this game (except perhaps the lack of Tiffany May). The defense was solid - Michael Orozco has been a revelation and should be a major cog in the Olympic team. The midfield, though mostly quiet, kept possession and kept the ball moving, if not always incisively. Jozy got hacked time and again as usual, but played well for the most part, almost scored, and drew fouls that led to two Freddy Adu free kick goals, the second of which was absolutely sublime. He's really living up to the hype - the guy was incredibly creative and effective last night. What a soccer player. The much-maligned (of late) Sasha Kljestan closed the scoring with a class finish off a nice pass from Stuart Holden on the left wing. Holden also has been a revelation. This team should definitely be a threat to do well in the Olympics.