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The Americans will split squads throughout the month of May, as Tony plays for USA Blue as they tuneup for the Olympics in August. The Americans were named USOC's Team of the Month following their perfect record at the America's Cup and the win over Croatia.

DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
AZEVEDO
GOALS
NOTES
AMERICA'S CUP TUNEUP (USOC Team of the Month)
5/20/08
vs. Premier League All-Stars
W 22-8
3
Playing against the Premier League All-Stars, the Americans led 5-3 thanks to two goals a piece from Azevedo and Jesse Smith and then led 11-4 at the half.
5/21/08
vs. Canada
W 7-5
2
Americans jumped out to a 3-0 lead and 4-1 lead in the opening sttanze and led 6-3 at the half, as Azevedo twice scored on 5M penalty shots.
5/22/08
USA Red
W 11-9
3
USA Blue beat their split squad USA Red 4-2 in the shootout as Avedo, Smith, Varellas and Tyrell all converted shootout goals for USA Blue. Azevedo and Bailey scored in the first to give USA Blue an early 3-0 lead.
5/23/08
vs. Premier League All-Stars
W 6-3
0
After an early 1-0 deficit USA Blue responded and led 4-2 at the half en route to the win.
5/24/08
Canada
W 7-1
2
Azevedo scored two goals as the Americans went undefeated at the America's Cup, trimming their roster to 18 after the tournament.
CROATIA SERIES
5/29/08
Croatia
L 2-6
0
Before 2000 fans at Corona del Mar High, the Americans fell 6-2 to Croatia, as the Croatians took a 3-0 lead after the first period and never looked back
5/31/08
Croatia
W 8-5
3
The Americans upset the reigning World Champions paced by three goals by Azevedo. USA tied the game on the goal of the night as Azevedo whipped home a lefty backhander that left the crowd buzzing to tie the score at 4-4. That was followed by Azevedo drawing a five meter which Ryan Bailey cashed in on and USA was back in front 5-4. The U.S. had trailed 3-1.
AUSTRALIA SERIES
6/7/08
Australia
W 6-4
3
After the Aussies drew within 4-3 in the third perido, the Americans built a 5-3 lead on a Jesse Smith goal and Tony tallied one to make it 6-3. The game played at Campolindo High in Morage saw Azevedo make it 1-0 and 2-0 early.
6/8/08
Australia
L 9-11
3
Playing before a packed house in Goleta, the Americans surrendered a three-goal lead to the Aussies. The U.S. led 4-1 after the firsst period, but held to just a 5-4 halftime lead, before the Aussies scored four unanswered to lead 8-6. The U.S. tied it at 9-9 with 5:41 remaining only to watch Australia score one more time with 23 seconds left to put the contest away.
6/10/08
Australia
L 5-9
0
In the last of three exhibition games with Australia, the Americans tied the game at the half but let it slip away as they prepare for the Fina World League Super Finals in Italy.
FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS (silver medal)
6/19/08
Spain
W 11-4
3
The Americans produced their most convincing so far during their tuneup for Bejing, opening up with a 7-2 advantage and never looking back against Spain in the opener of the Fina World Finals.
6/20/08
Montenegro
W 7-6
2
Azevedo scored with two seconds remaining and Team USA scored their biggest win of the Fina World League Finals, defeating Montenegro 7-6. Team USA fought back from a 3-2 deficit at the half and led briefly 4-3 in the third.
6/21/08
Australia
W 11-10
2
Team USA moved onto the championship game, the team's first ever, winning a shootout 5-4 over Australia. Team USA opened up a 5-2 lead at the half, before the Aussies tied it at 5-5 and it ended 7-7 at the end of the fourth. Each team connected on their first three attempts, before Brian Alexander scored and the Aussies did not in the fourth attempt.
6/22/08
Serbia
L 3-7
2
The Americans finished with a Silver Medal at the Fina World Championships, their best finish ever, as they were denied a chance at gold. After keeping close for most of the game, 4-3, Serbia scored the U.S. 3-0 in the fourth period to make it