1.   A half hour into the match, Donovan offered a crossing pass that ricocheted off a Portuguese defender and glanced into the net.

2.   After a perfect crossing pass from Lilly, Hamm launched a running right-footed shot that Gao deflected with a diving stab.

3.   Ernie Stewart delivered a crossing pass from the right flank, which two Costa Rican players failed to clear.

4.   He tried a crossing pass, but the ball hit the hand of defender Ronald Fuentes.

5.   Kariya accepted the crossing pass from Friesen and had plenty of room to easily beat Thibault.

6.   Lozzano beat defender Joao Luiz, who fell on the play, took a crossing pass from Dominic Kinnear and then beat Meola over the left shoulder.

7.   Luis Oscar Lazo knifed through the retreating Americans, launched a shot, retrieved the rebound and sent a crossing pass to Raul Diaz Arce at the far post.

8.   Oliver Bierhoff sent a crossing pass from the right flank to Klinsmann who freed himself when Thomas Dooley jumped too early.

9.   Santel lofted a crossing pass into the penalty area and Washington scored on a diving header.

10.   The Americans will try to compensate with speed, positioning, a reliable counterattack, resolve to stop the crossing passes and to win loose balls.