Victory!!!

Those of you who follow this blog know that we don't always ever see our teams succeed after seeing Hertha BSC collapse down the stretch in insipid form. Then there's the US men's team led by Jurgen Klinsmann, who leads us to fourth-place Gold Cup finishes and defeat in Guatemala.

That's why we are happy to report that our United States under-17 team just thrashed India 4-0 in front of a hostile road crowd at the AIFF Youth Cup. William Sands had a first-half brace, Chandler Vaughan scored just before half-time and Kevin Negrete added another goal in a dominant display.

Sure the U.S. beat a visiting India team that was about as toothless as a Bengal tiger who had enjoyed a steady diet of  besan ladoos. India looked disorganised and lost on the pitch in a dismal showing in front of the home fans.

Still, the performance was enough to put a smile on your blogger's face as the IMOTGP blog finally tasted victory. And it tasted like a steaming hot dish of aloo gobi.

Congrats to our United States!  Let's hope the celebrations are peaceful in our country and there is no rioting or looting.