US Club id2 National Selection team (1996-97s) wins first game in Netherlands 2-0

US Club Soccer's id² National Selection (1996-97s) defeated Quick Den Haag's C1 team (1995s), 2-0, Sunday morning and also witnessed AFC Ajax's 3-0 win over FC Twente in the famed Amsterdam ArenA to round out Day 2 of the 2010 id² National Selection International Tour.

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Goals by Wes Wade (City / New Jersey Rangers) and Ade Taiwo (Raleigh, N.C. / Triangle FC) propelled the squad to its victory this morning.

The team trained together only one time before taking the field on Sunday, but after a back-and-forth first half, the visiting id² National Selection applied increasing pressure and outshot Quick Den Haag by a 10-3 margin in the second half.

Wade started off the scoring in the 57th minute when he put a through ball from Declan McCabe (Weston, Mass. / MPS) past the goalkeeper.

A 67th-minute insurance tally was added with the help of Corey Baird (Escondido, Calif. / San Diego Surf), who accelerated past his defender around the corner and cut the ball back to an onrushing Taiwo, who made no mistake from 10 yards out.

Goalkeeper Carter Richardson (Dublin, Ohio / Team Ohio) earned the win in goal and made several quality saves, including one on a dangerous free kick just outside the 18-yard box towards the end of the first half.

After the game, the team had lunch with their opponents and interacted at the Quick Den Haag clubhouse before taking in AFC Ajax’s 3-0 victory over FC Twente in a battle of two of the best teams in the Eredivisie at Amsterdam ArenA, the same venue which will host the U.S. Men's National Team on March 3 in an international friendly against the Netherlands.