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THE UNITED States of America signed off a succe sful 2009 with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Denmark on Wednesday night.The US qualified for next years World Cup, reached the final of 2009s FIFA Confederations Cup and finished 2009 as the top team in CONCACAF World Cup qualification. But they failed to conclude the year on a positive note, after seeing Jeff Cunninghams first half strike cancelled out by three quick- Paulson Adebo Jersey fire goals after the half-time break.Two-thousand and nine was still an excellent year, insisted US coach, Bob Bradley.The main job was to secure qualification for South Africa next June. Denmark picked up the pre sure early in the second half and the six minute stretch really teaches us some le sons in terms of our reactions and our ability when a team really comes after us. Thats something we can really look at closely and try to use down the road. youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=yTCuexhlDLg The US signed off a succe sful year with a 3-1 defeat to Denmark at NRGi Park.Bradley was again mi sing first-team regulars Tim Howard, Landon Donovan and Oguchi Onyewu for his teams second game in five days, and again elected J.T. Gray Jersey  to display his sides strength in depth. Veteran defender Frankie Hejduk started at right back, and Cunningham made his first start in four years.This was the USAs first ever visit to the Scandinavian country, and the unfamiliarity showed during the games opening exchanges  Shy Tuttle Jersey as the hosts began to dominate. Jesper Grnkjr, the former Chelsea man, showed Hejduk a clean pair of heels inside five minutes, but could only fire over Guzans cro sbar from eight yards out.Brad Guzan  able deputy for HowardIt was the Aston Villa goalkeepers opposite number, Thomas Srensen, who made the games first save on six minutes, however, when he was forced to dive to his left and smartly push away a shot from Benny Feilhaber.It was an error from ex-Villain and current Stoke City goalkeeper Srensen, however, which gifted the US their opening goal of the game. Under no pre sure, Srensen tried to pa s the ball to his left-back  but only succeeded in finding Cunningham, winner of the MLS Golden Boot award. The striker made the most of the gift, unleashing a left footed shot that left the goalkeeper stranded.Cunninghams strike was his first for the national team, and made him the 21st different player to score in 2009  a record for the US mens national team. Dylan Mabin Jersey  The visitors joy didnt last much longer past half-time, however, with Denmark pulling level just two minutes after the restart.Denmark coach Morten Olsen sent on Johan Absalonsen, William Kvist Jrgensen and Sren Rieks at the break, and it was Absalonsen who pulled his country level. He brought down a high cro s excellently, held off the challenge of Jonathan Spector and fired past Guzan into the back of the net.Absalonsens fellow substitutes, Rieks and Martin Bernburg  who came on after 35 minutes  also capitalised on slack marking to P.J. Williams Jersey  score, completing a deadly nine-minute spell which destroyed Americas hopes of victory.USA: Guzan, Hejduk, Spector (Conrad), Bocanegra (Goodson), Bornstein, Holden (Rogers), Clark, Bradley (Castillo), Feilhaber, Altidore (McCarty), Cunningham (Johnson).
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