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So maybe things didn't quite work out the way I thought they would. England's B-team is still pretty good, and nobody expected Kieran Richardson (left, in white) to score two goals on his debut. But the US played pretty well other than one defensive breakdown and a horrid inability to finish their chances (yes, Landon Donovan, I'm talking to you). We never looked scared or timid, and we controlled the game well enough that the English fans didn't hit full voice until about the 65th minute of the game... 10 minutes before Clint Dempsey scored for the US and shut them up again. But the game was entertaining, and I think the 47,000+ fans walked away satisfied. I was pretty happy to get out of there without punching the Mexican fan sitting in front of us who was talking smack about the US through the whole game. 2-nil, bitch.