November 17, 2009 A HALL OF A TRIP Bulls' Hall, Generation adidas to S. Africa
Jeremy Hall and the Generation adidas MLS team will travel to South Africa later this month. Linda Cuttone/Sports Vue Images
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 will travel there for a postseason trip 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 for the trip is as follows:
Nov. 27 – Depart United States
Nov. 30 – Friendly vs. Orlando Pirates Reserves/Visit Nelson Mandela’s House
Dec. 3 – Friendly vs. ppponent 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).
