November 30, 2009
A HALL OF A TRIP
Bulls' Hall, Generation adidas to S. Africa

Red Bulls defender-midfielder Jeremy Hall is going to South Africa. Not for the World Cup, but as one of 18 Generation adidas MLS players who left for a postseason trip there Nov. 27.

Hall and the team will play in three friendlies and participate in several other events, including the World Cup draw in Cape Town Dec. 4.

Hall, the Red Bulls’ 2009 young player of the year, was selecteded in the first round (11th overall) in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland.

He played in 24 of 30 games, recording one assist, and was third on the team in minutes (2,001).

The tentative schedule:

Nov. 27 – Depart United States

Nov. 30 – Friendly vs. Orlando Pirates Reserves/Visit Nelson Mandela’s House

Dec. 3 – Friendly vs. opponent TBD

Dec. 4 – Attend the World Cup draw

Dec. 5 – Opening of first FIFA Football for Hope Centre

Dec. 6 – Friendly vs. AJAX Cape Town reserves

Dec. 7 – Depart South Africa

The roster

Chance Myers (KC Wizards), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Anthony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), Ciaran O'Brien (Colorado Rapids), Patrick Nyarko (Chicago Fire), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas), Roger Espinoza (KC Wizards), Rob Valentino (Colorado Rapids), Bruno Guarda (FC Dallas), Eric Avila (FC Dallas), Kevin Alston (NE Revolution), Stefan Frei (Toronto FC), Jeremy Hall (New York Red Bulls), Peri Marosevic (FC Dallas), Rodney Wallace (D.C. United), Daniel Cruz (Houston Dynamo), Baggio Husidic (Chicago Fire), Chris Pontius (D.C. United).