WORLD CUP '90 U.S. Can't Beat Odds, Loses, 5-1 World Cup: Czechoslovakia easily wins first-round match. Once again, Caligiuri scores the only American goal Home Edition

It would get worse. Five minutes into the second half, [Tony Meola] dived face-first into the right post while making a save. Still groggy, Meola was not able to get in front of [Ivan Hasek]'s header moments later after a corner kick that gave the Czechs a 3-0 lead. PHOTO: (A2) In Harm's W...

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Published inThe Los Angeles times
Main Author Harvey, Randy
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Times Communications LLC 11.06.1990
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FLORENCE, Italy
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Summary:It would get worse. Five minutes into the second half, [Tony Meola] dived face-first into the right post while making a save. Still groggy, Meola was not able to get in front of [Ivan Hasek]'s header moments later after a corner kick that gave the Czechs a 3-0 lead. PHOTO: (A2) In Harm's Way: The United States lost 5-1 to Czechoslovakia in World Cup play. Above, U.S. defender [Steve Trittschuh], right, collides with [Lubomir Moravcik].; PHOTO: COLOR, [Desmond Armstrong] of the United States (left) and Czechoslovakia's Ivo Knoflicek battle for the ball during their first-round game of the World Cup Sunday at Florence, Italy. / Agence-France Presse; PHOTO: Peter Vermes of the United States cries in pain (left) after suffering hip injury while losing ball to Czechoslovakia's [Jozef Chovanec] Sunday. At right, Steve Trittschuh collides with Lubomir Moravcik going for ball. / Associated Press
ISSN:0458-3035