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Bouna time for an award
Former Colorado ‘keeper Bouna Coundoul picked up MLS Player of the Week honors for this week, the league announced on Monday.
The 28-year-old Senegalese ‘keeper is the first goalkeeper to win the honor this year. But Coundoul has earned it. Despite facing the second most shots of any keeper in MLS in 2010, Coundoul boasts a 79.4 percent save percentage – good for second best in the league – and a fourth best 1.04 goals-allowed average.
The man they call “Bouna Time” might have had his best performance of the season against the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday in front of more than 24,000 fans at Red Bull Arena, making 12 saves en route to a 1-0 victory.
His most memorable, however, may have been when Josh Wolff was played in behind a badly beaten Chris Albright, forcing Coundoul to come out to the edge of his area to make the save. The rebound bounced out to the feet of Teal Bunbury who was lying in wait just outside the box. Coundoul stood up Bunbury before diving to wrest control of the ball from the striker.
It was Coundoul’s second straight shutout, his 10th of the year, after having a similarly impressive performance against the LA Galaxy in the “Showdown in Tinseltown.” The two matches, both wins for the Red Bulls, vaulted New York ahead of the Columbus Crew for the top spot in the Eastern Conference with three games remaining in the regular season.
CSN Vote: Rarely do I play the homer card, but I did this week. My vote went for Omar Cummings. His two goals on Wednesday were clinical and critical. His absence on Saturday was irreplaceable. He was a deserving choice.
homer.
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