Yes, it was just a friendly.
Yes, it isn't World Cup.
Yes, Tim Howard had to play out of his mind.
But it still was a win against Mexico at Azteca.
Merica
But when you go
0-23-1 1-23-1 against a team on their home turf, that first one matters so much. The fearsome Azteca Stadium, one of the biggest in the world, no longer is a site of failure and frustration. It is now a place the US knows it can win, even when some of its best aren't playing. One of the best signs of this 1-0 victory is that the US defense consisted of players the age of 27. A good sign considering our U-23 squad failed to make the Olympics while Mexico went on a tear and won the gold medal.
That young defense was bolstered by the play of Tim Howard, who I'm pretty sure at times was moving his body in two different directions to prevent anything from finding the back of the net.
What does it mean? I don't know, but it definitely means something when you beat a bitter rival on the road in a place where you have never won.
