1.  Diego Tur is a highly rated young defender while Morton Falch does an excellent holding job in the middle of the park.

2.  A four-game winning streak ended, and so did an innocence on the part of the young defenders.

3.  Christoph Metzelder, the young defender, was more blunt.

4.  Eddie Pope, the young defender who was charged with marking Wanchope, was dizzy for much of the game and had to come out.

5.  He also started Sara Whalen, a young defender.

6.  Kylie Bivens and Dayna Smith are two young defenders who are making most of getting a chance to play in WUSA.

7.  Matvichuk has taken on a Ludwig-esque role with young defenders such as Brad Lukowich and Richard Jackman.

8.  Mora has thrown a few tirades trying to school his young defenders about the ways of the NFL.

9.  Three minutes into the game, Italy lost its strong young defender, Alessandro Nesta, to a twisted right knee when he was fouled by Heimo Pfeifenberger.

10.  Rayo, without an away win all season, will lack its injured young central defender Diego Mainz and midfielder Pablo Sanz.