Minutes after Michael Bradley got the first shot on goal for the United States, Guatemala got one of their own and it was a dangerous one. Carlos Ruiz drew a penalty for a marginal foul, but the flopping fish is the champion at diving to draw fouls and that is what he did. He then took the free kick from 25 yards and it was a rocket, right on goal. It never really bothered Tim Howard, who handled the shot with ease, but it was a hard shot and the best chance of the game.
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The foul was against Clarence Goodson, who will have to be careful. He already has a yellow card and picked up two subsequent fouls. Right now, he's tempting the referee to send him off and away in CONCACAF, that is as dumb a thing that a player can do.
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