National

ALBRIGHT GOAL EARNS 10-MAN U.S. NATIONAL TEAM A SPIRITED 2-2
DRAW AGAINST JAMAICA

U.S. U-17s Hammer Jamaica, 4-0, in To Open Doubleheader

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, September 8, 1999) - Twenty-year-old midfielder Chris
Albright scored his first goal on his first touch of the ball, less than two minutes after entering the
game in his international debut to give the U.S. National Team a 2-2 draw against Jamaica this
evening in Kingston. The goal culminated a wild 90 minutes of soccer that saw the U.S. score an
early goal, give up the equalizer on a penalty kick, and have a man ejected after 79 minutes.

"We came in here and played a very tough opponent, so we're obviously happy with the effort of
our team today," said U.S. Head Coach Bruce Arena.

The game looked lost for the Americans in the 79th minute after Jamaican sub David Johnson
capitalized on a defensive error to score the go-ahead goal. To make matters worse, less than a
minute later Ante Razov was shown the red card for protesting a vicious Jamaican foul. With the
U.S. down to ten players, the Americans proved they can play under pressure, with Albright in
front of the goal to slam home a loose ball that was saved after Ben Olsen re-directed an Eddie
Lewis cross.

U.S. forward Jason Kreis scored his first international goal in eight appearances to open the
scoring after five minutes. Jamaican defender Ian Goodison's attempted clearance deflected off
Cayman Island referee Godfrey Bowen and to the foot of Kreis. The Dallas Burn star, spun
towards goal and launched a right-footed blast into the left corner from eight yards out.

Jamaica leveled the score in the 14th minute after the referee judged that Eddie Pope had fouled
Ricardo Fuller inside the penalty area. Midfielder Fabian Davis stepped forward and slammed his
penalty kick into the lower, left corner, past a diving Zach Thornton.

In addition to Albright, six other American players earned their first international appearance in
the game -- Steve Cherundolo, Henry Gutierrez, Kevin Hartman, Josh Wolff, Chad McCarty and
Billy Walsh.

The tie extends Jamaica's exceptional home unbeaten record to 41 games. Jamaica last lost at
the National Stadium on November 22, 1994; a 3-0 defeat came against the United States.

Jamaica has still never beaten the United States in eight tries, with four draws and five losses.
The U.S. National Team, currently 7-3-2 in 1999, does not have any further matches scheduled,
but may try to play another game before the end of the year.