US Olympic team wins big in scrimmage vs. Atlanta

Published: Monday, 19. March, 2012 in category M.L.S.

The US' road to the 2012 Olympics marches on, as the Under-23 men's national team cruised to a 3-0 victory over the NASL Atlanta Silverbacks in a Sunday night scrimmage in Nashville, Tenn. The match was closed to the public.

FC Dallas winger Brek Shea notched a brace in the first half – the first an 18-yard blast across the box – while LA Galaxy midfielder Michael Stephens added a third in the second frame.

All 18 players on the squad got playing time as US U-23 head coach Caleb Porter made seven changes at halftime.

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