ST. LOUIS, USA — My people, the Gold Cup semifinals no be small matter, oh!
As Guatemalan national anthem dey play before the match, e be like say we dey for away game for Guatemala City. Na so many Guatemalans land for Energizer Park to cheer their team wey dey try rise again after 29 years to reach this kind level.
But e no take long before American fans start to pull their own weight. Just four minutes waka comot when Diego Luna jump on top rebound wey come from Luca de la Torre shot. Na so dem lead 1-0, crowd swell with joy. Eleven minutes after, Luna no wan hear story as e add another goal to make am 2-0. The boy dey hot! (Like say e chop pepper soup).
But wahala come when Guatemala na in the 80th minute wey Olger Escobar score one goal wey shake everywhere. Suddenly, everybody dey mad for that final ten minutes as U.S. players dey run for their life like say dem don see ghost.
Now, U.S. no fit sleep well after that game. Dem go land for Houston‘s NRG Stadium to face Mexico for final this Sunday night. Mexico don already show pepper by beating Honduras 1-0 the same night. This go be 8th time wey dem go meet for Gold Cup final, and both of dem dey prepare for World Cup wey dey near.
As e be say, unsere star Diego Luna show say e be the person wey everybody sabi now. E don score twice for opening 15 minutes! If dem fit manage better game, dem for don finish the match well early. But instead, dem dey allow Guatemala breathe wey dem suppose choke dem with more goals.
Guatemala dey try with some chances like Rubio Rubin wey get goal call back for offside, so you fit feel say dem no wan give up. But Luna dey mad, instead of go for hat trick some minutes later, Agyemang wan show his own but na wah, him miss pass!
Still, e no finish there. U.S. players start dey feel the weight as dem dey take too much chance. In the end, dem hold on for dear life, and as e be say, e fit bin easier if dem don dey press finish for second half. But now, dem don better learn lesson for the final, because you no fit joke with Mexico.
Pochettino wey dey coach U.S. now, e no find am easy without some of him regular stars, but the way young boys dey perform, we fit dey hopeful. If dem continue this way wey Luna lead dem, who know, we fit put another trophy for hand.
Finally, make we keep our fingers crossed, cause win or lose, dem we go still support our boys as dem enter that pitch. The final dey this Sunday, July 6, 7 PM ET. Make you no miss am, we go dey jive!
