Monthly Archives: April 1996

The attendances for the first full week of MLS action compare very favorably to those of other major leagues around the world this season. CountryLeagueAvg. GermanyBundesliga I35,300 USAMLS33,983 ItalySerie A33,778 SpainDivision I28,773 EnglandPremier League27,991 ScotlandPremier Division15,831 JapanJ-League14,360 FranceDivision I13,311 NetherlandsDivision I11,796 BelgiumDivision I8,050 SwitzerlandDivision I7,983

MLS teams had to get their rosters down to 18 players April 15. They are also allowed to carry two developmental players who can train with the team. Players training with the U.S. Olympic team or on injured reserve don’t count against the limit. Key: * = developmental player. ** = injured reserve. # = […]

April 15 in Monterrey, Mexico U.S. 4 Jamaica 1. Goals: Flores (pen.) 53, Olsen (Digiamarino) 57, Victorine (Chulis) 83, Victorine (Fitchett) 87; Gillians 51. US — Kirk, Chulis, Abukusumo, Sahaydak, Corrales (O’Brien, 55), Flores, Olsen, Brown, Rodriguez, DiGiamarino (Victorine, 75), Wolff (Fitchett, 86). Jamaica — Gordon, Barnes, Smith, M. Kerr, Gardner, Jermaine, Bunsie, A. Kerr […]

Select League April 12 El Paso 2, Sacramento 1 (OT) April 13 South Carolina 2, Carolina 1 Reno 1, New Mexico 0 New Orleans 1, Minnesota 2 April 14 California 2, El Paso 1 New Mexico 3, Sacramento 1 USISL Pro League April 12 Charleston 3, *Albany 2 (SO) April 13 D/FW Toros 2, Tulsa […]

April 16 in Bordeaux Bordeaux (France) 1 (Tholot 46) Slavia Prague (Czech Rep.) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 32,000. Bordeaux — Huard, Toyes, Lizarazu, Friis-Hansen, Dogon, Lucas, Zidane, Croci (Grenet, 73), Tholot (Dutuel, 82), Witschge, Dugarry (Bancarel, 88). Slavia — Stejskal, Lerch, Suchoparek, Bejbl, Kozel, Hunal (Hysky, 72), Smicer, Penicka, Poborsky, Kristofik (Stajner, 72), Vavra. (Bordeaux […]

First Round, Second Leg Results April 14 in Leon Leon 3 (Ordiales 23, Pena 47, Alvarez pen. 88) Tigres 1 (Lozano 56). (Tigres wins 5-4 on aggregate and advances to the quarterfinals.) Leon — Martinez, Mercado, Balboa, Navarro, Sosa, Ordiales, Marquinho, Pena, Dezotti, Torres, Alvarez. Tigres — Siboldi, Gomez, Gonzales, Ayala, Murguia, Ruiz, Ramos, Arellano, […]

The following is the U.S. women’s national team roster for its exhibition match against the Netherlands April 20 in Fullerton, Calif. Pos.NameHt.Wt.BirthdateHometown GMary Harvey5-81406/4/65Los Altos, Calif. GTracy Noonan5-71306/18/73No. Andover, Mass. GBriana Scurry5-81409/7/71Dayton, Minn. DLorrie Fair5-21108/5/78Los Altos, Calif. DCarla Overbeck5-71255/9/68Dallas DThori Staples5-81404/17/74Joppatowne, Md. DStaci Wilson5-21157/8/76Herndon, Va. MBrandi Chastain5-71307/21/68San Jose, Calif. MJoy Fawcett5-41282/8/68Huntington Beach, Calif. MJulie Foudy5-61301/23/71Mission […]

April 14 in Dallas Dallas 1 San Jose 0. (Regulation: 0-0; Dallas wins 2-1 in shootout.) Dallas — Dodd, Sonora, Puskarich, Ashton (Kerr, 76), Farrer, Elliott, Alvarez, Kreis, Lozzano, Eck, Rodriguez (Glenn, 81). San Jose — Liner, Dayak, Doyle, Emenalo, Martin, Bravo, Iroha, Rodas (Holocher, 57), Mella, Wynalda, Baicher (Butler, 81). Shootout Summary SJ: Wynalda […]

Group 1 April 14 in Guadalajara Mexico 4, Netherlands Antilles 0. Goals: Rodgriguez (20, 86), Lillingston (33), Gutierrez (65). Att.: 5,000.

April 13 in Tampa Tampa Bay 3, New England 2. Goals: Lassiter (Pittman) 25, McKinley (Vazquez) 53, Pittman (Valerrama) 65; Ukrop (Lalas, Welton) 20, Ukrop (Woodring) 71. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Diffley, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vazquez, Ralston, Valderrama, McKinley, Wise (Backman, 89), Lassiter. New England — St. Andre, Ibsen, Lalas, Weiszmann (Hainey, 90), DeBrito, Burns, […]

U.S. national team keeper Brad Friedel recorded the shutout in Galatasaray’s 1-0 win over Fenerbahce in the first leg of the Turkish Cup April 11 in Istanbul. Welshman Dean Saunders scored the game’s only goal on a 5th-minute penalty. Fenerbahce will host the second leg April 24. The winner earns a berth in the 1996-97 […]

April 11 in Mexico City Club America 2 (Omam Biyik 30, Luis Garcia 86) UNAM 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. Club America — Chavez, Hernandez, Gutierrez, Salgado, Yacuta, Villa, Rossi (del Olmo, 69), Bwalya, L. Garcia, Zaguinho (Lozano, 80), Omam-Biyik (Blanco, 65). UNAM — Bernal, Lopez, Suarez, Oteo, Carreon, Sorber, Perez (Luna, 66), Olalde, R. […]

Note: Several members of the SA Editorial Staff have responded to these questions. PK = Managing Editor Paul Kennedy; MW = Senior Editor Mike Woitalla; DI = Senior Editor Duncan Irving; DW = Youth Soccer Letter Editor Dan Woog; PB = Online Editor Pete Bailey. U.S. Olympic Team and Atlanta ’96 Alex Tunstall Arlington, Va. […]

April 10 in Monterrey Tigres 4 (Lozano 27, 52, 65, Almaguer 85) Leon 1 (Alvarez 50). Half: 0-1. Lozano scored the third goal after the ball had deflected off U.S. national team defender Marcelo Balboa… Leon will host the second leg of the series this weekend… Mike Sorber’s Pumas team takes on Club America this […]

April 10 in San Jose, Calif. Mexico U-23s 2 (Abundis 17, Sol 77) Canada U-23s 1 (Wood 82). Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a.

The Defending A-League champion Seattle Sounders defeated Vissel Kobe of the Japanese Second Division 2-1 in Kobe April 10. Chance Fry scored both Seattle goals (the first off a Nate Daligcon cross), as the Sounders rallied from a 1-0 second-half deficit. Takahara Jinno’s 18-yard blast in the 60th minute had given Kobe a 1-0 lead, […]

Scotsman Bobby Clark, the former Dartmouth head coach who quit in 1994 to take over the New Zealand national team program, has been named Stanford’s director of soccer and men’s head coach, replacing Colin Lindores. The women’s head coaching position is currently vacant following the departure of Ian Sawyers after three years. Lindores had been […]

May 10 in Kobe Vissel Kobe 1, Seattle Sounders 2. Goals: Jinno 61; Fry (Daligcon) 68, Fry 82. Vissel Kobe — Ishizue, Yoshimura, Matsuda, Mori, Wada, Jonsson, Bickel, Jinno, Naito, Ziad, Nagashima (Tsukano 76). Seattle — Hahnemann, Crook (Scotti, 84), James, James Dunn, Morrill, Megson, Barrts, McCormick, Bialek (Dalgcon, 50), Jason Dunn, Fry.

The following is the U.S. 18 man roster for the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament April 14-25 in Monterrey, Mexico. NamePos.Ht.Wt.HometownSchool/Club Andy KirkG5-11168MilwaukeeMarquette H.S. Nick RimandoG5-8165Montclair, Calif.Montclair H.S. Ubusuku AbukusumoD6-2185Albuquerque, N.M.N.C. State Matthew ChulisD5-8140Central Islip, N.Y.Virginia Ramiro CorralesD6-0165Salinas, Calif.San Jose Clash Tim SahaydakD6-1168Bethlehem, Pa.North Carolina Joseph DigiamarinoM5-9150Corona, Calif.Cal-State Fullerton Jorge FloresM5-9155Los AngelesDallas Burn John O’BrienM5-8145Playa Del Rey, […]

The 1995 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying Tournament will be held April 14-25 in Monterrey, Mexico. Either two or four of the 12 teams will advance to the 1997 World Youth Championship in Malaysia, pending the outcome of an upcoming FIFA vote on whether to expand the championship from 16 to 24 nations. The CONCACAF entrants have […]

The players Olympic coach Bruce Arena is using have had their greatest moments in the stadiums of Charlottesville, Davidson and Richmond. The competition is bringing 20-year-olds who are comfortable in Nou Camp, Maracana, San Siro and Parc des Princes. That’s why Arena must choose goalkeeper Kasey Keller as one of the three wild-card players he […]

Although it was a sparse Region III recruiting year, Clemson managed to plug holes in midfield. In a year light on defenders and attackers and heavy on midfielders, versatility may be the top trait for players coming out of Region III. Although there may not be any players like Tony Soto or Josh Wolff — […]

The Carolinas produced some of the best players in the South this year. With all the success North Carolina, Duke, N.C. State and Clemson have had throughout the years, you might think the Carolinas, North and South, have always produced a wealth of young talent. But then looking at the 1995 rosters of those four […]

The first two official Select League games were played April 6 with the Tampa Bay Cyclones pounding the NY/NJ Stallions 5-1 and the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers beating the New Mexico Chiles 5-2. The Cyclones, who won their 14th straight home game, were led by 18-year-old Colombian Luis Murillo, who had two goals. Holger Scheidt, […]

Former Indiana University player John VanBuskirk became the seventh U.S. product to play in the German First Division when he came on as a substitute for Uerdingen in the 64th minute of its 3-1 loss to Fortuna Duesseldorf March 25. VanBuskirk, who has an amateur contract with Uerdingen, played his last season at Indiana in […]