DC United 1 – 2 New England Revolution: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Korb’s first match ends in disappointment
It was Chris Korb’s debut Major League Soccer (MLS) game and the player put in a good shift for Ben Olsen. However, the overall performance of the team was as poor as the result itself; http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/New-England-Revolution-c40026 by a 1-2 score line.
“It was exciting to get that first game out of the way,” Korb told the media. “I wish we would have won. It’s never fun when you lose and I’m pretty competitive, so it wasn’t the best first game.”
The player was clearly disappointed to have ended up on the losing side of the match. Korb has been with the team for almost two months now and has impressed the team coach in the preseason. However, Korb’s first appearance could only come in the second
match. With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jed-Zayner-c18231 picking up an injury in the pre-match practice session, Korb was given a starting role.
Where the team failed to produce the same levels of energy as they did against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Columbus-Crew-c38850, Olsen was left pleasantly surprised with Korb’s performance. “I thought he did well,” he said. “He had a moment or two where he showed some youth, but overall he’s
a competitive kid. His one-v-one defending is pretty sharp. He had a good day.”
The player admitted that he had his nervous moments prior to the match in the dressing room, “Not going to lie, I was a little nervous at the start,” he said. “But once the first whistle blows, it’s just another game, you settle in and, before you know it,
the 90 minutes is over.”
According to the player, the preseason presented him with a great opportunity to gel in with the squad and get acquainted with the environment. However, being on the field for the first time was a different sensation altogether.
Korb, for three years in a row, was a regular starter for Akron, an experience that helped him a lot in his first MLS game. The audience, in addition to the opposition, were in awe as the player took some flashy sprints with the ball attached to his feet.
Needless to say, the player showed his sizzling potential in his debut match.
In addition to Korb’s attacking play, the player turned out to be a man wall in front of the New England Revolution offence. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sainey-Nyassi-c32169, the Rev’s winger, was surprised to see the youngster at his full pace making haste at the opposition offence.
However, having said all the praise, the player has gone through his first match but his real test will be against reigning MLS Champions, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Colorado-Rapids-c38849, on Sunday.
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