Day 2 of the Combine - Who Impressed?

Well, the first day of games are over and we know a little bit more about each player now. The first game between Adidas Tunit and Adidas Predator PowerSwerve ended 2-0 with Pontius scoring the first goal and Marosevic grabbing the second. The first goal was a right footed blast from approximately 20 yards out into the upper left side 24 minutes into the game. Senior or not, this kid is a first round pick no questions asked. Marosevic scored the second goal, but there really wasn't much to it. The 1st half ended with the Tunit squad up 2-0.

Jata came in for Gostmanov to start the second half, but Pontius played the entire 90 minutes. Richard played well, rarely loosing the ball. He displayed good ball skills and was quick on his feet. Jata had a chance to take a free kick from 20 yards out, but Joshua Boateng took it instead because he drew the foul. Jata then served a cross into the box from the left side to Pontius, but he didn't get enough of a head on it to get it past the opposing keeper. The game ended 2-0 with the Tunit squad dominating on both the offensive and defensive side.

Tomorrow I expect Jata to start because in my opinion he was definitely one of the best 11 players on his team. He has the skills and the pace to keep up with the rest of the players, but he brings much more to the table than the average midfielder. I am looking forward to watching him play at the combine tomorrow.

Players on the Adidas Tunit squad that DID impress were:

Chris Pontius - F
AJ Delegarza - D
Richard Jata - M
Babajide Ogunbiyi - D

Players on the Adidas Tunit squad that DIDN'T impress were:

Matt Poole - M
Daniel Revivo - F
Andrei Gostmanov - M

The second game ended 1-0 with Adidas AdiPure knocking off Adidas Tiro. The lone goal was scored by Jordan Seabrook after Jokull Elisabetarson played a brilliant thru ball over the top of the defense. Both teams had their chances to score in what seemed to be a pretty evenly matched game. For the most part the defenses on each team faired well, making it hard for both teams to score.

Tomorrow's matchups are as follows:

Sunday, January 11
3:00 PM - Adidas Tunit vs. Adidas Tiro
5:00 PM - Predator PowerSwerve vs AdiPure