Posted at 3:24 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Ching gets assist as U.S. breezes by El Salvador, 4-0
Associated Press
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — DaMarcus Beasley had his first two-goal game in nearly two years and Hawaii's Brian Ching got an assist as the United States breezed into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-0 victory over El Salvador today.Landon Donovan and Taylor Twellman also scored for the defending champion Americans, who play their quarterfinal on Saturday at Foxborough.
With 31 goals, Donovan moved past Brian McBride into sole possession of second place on the American career scoring list, three behind Eric Wynalda.
Beasley scored in the 34th and 89th minutes, with Donovan converting a penalty kick in first-half injury time and Twellman getting his goal in the 73rd off an assist from Ching, a former Kamehameha Schools athlete.
It was the third straight shutout in the Gold Cup for the Americans, who finished atop Group B with a 3-0 record. The United States beat Guatemala 1-0 and Trinidad and Tobago 2-0.
