Bro, what a match I caught last night! I was chilling at Fane's on the terrace, drinking a beer and watching the World Cup, when I saw what Balogun did. Total madness! Let me tell you exactly how it went.
The United States national team beat Bosnia 2-0 in the round of 16, qualified for the quarterfinals, and there Belgium awaits them. The match was played Thursday, July 2, on home turf. The Americans, with all those stars, played like our guys – with nerves and a red card.
They opened the scoring in the 45th minute through Balogun, with a placed shot from inside the box. But before that, in the 31st minute, he had one disallowed for offside. What a thing, bro! At halftime, Balogun also hit the bar – he could've had a hat-trick. But you see, fate is tricky.
In the second half, Balogun was sent off for a violent foul on Muharemovic, after VAR caught it. So the USA played with a man down for about 30 minutes. The Bosnians, with an extra man, couldn't score. Man, what kind of teams are these? At Steaua, when we played with 10, we still scored. But anyway, the Americans remained dangerous. Pulisic's goal was again disallowed for offside, but Malik Tillman scored in the 82nd minute from a free kick 20 meters out – a cannonball, bro! He set the final score, 2-0.
And now, the part that gets to me: Jovo Lukic, the Universitatea Cluj striker, was again an unused substitute for Bosnia. Man, I just don't get it! At Cluj, where rent is as much as a state salary, the guy has a World Cup goal, scored against Canada, and they still don't play him. I say I'll take him to FCSB, at least he'll play there. But seriously, what's the point of having a player on the bench? Mioara, my wife, says she would've used him too.
The USA won Group D with 6 points: beat Paraguay 4-1 and Australia 2-0, lost to Turkey 2-3. Bosnia qualified as one of the best third-placed teams: drew with Canada 1-1, lost to Switzerland 1-4, beat Qatar 3-1. And now, in the quarterfinals, the USA faces Belgium, who dramatically beat Senegal 3-2 after extra time. It's gonna be a match, bro! I'm betting with Gică Dinamovistul that the Americans go through. But what do you say?
