Monthly Archives: April 1996

For the third straight year, the East Coast will be the site of a four-team international women’s tournament. The U.S. Women’s Cup ’96 will feature three Olympic finalists: the United States, China and Japan. Canada, which reached last year’s Women’s World Cup Championship finals but didn’t qualify for Atlanta ’96, is the fourth entrant. Matches […]

April 2 in Munich Bayern Munich (Germany) 2 (Witeczek 52, Scholl 57) Barcelona (Spain) 2 (O. Garcia 15, Hagi 77). Half: 0-1. Att.: 63,000. Bayern Munich — Kahn, Matthaeus, Kreuzer (Sforza, 46), Helmer, Scholl, Babbel, Nerlinger, Herzog (Witeczek, 46), Ziege, Papin, Klinsmann. Barcelona — Busquets, Ferrer, Popescu, Celades, O. Garcia (Cruyff, 53), Guardiola, Amor, Hagi […]

Of the four American goalies starting in the English League, only Mike Ammann is playing on a team with a winning record. Ammann, who has split time much of the year in goal with Mike Salmon, recorded the shutout in Charlton’s 1-0 win at Norwich March 30 to solidify its hold on fourth place in […]

Yellow Cards Regular Season Fifth yellow: one-game suspension. Eighth yellow: one-game suspension. Eleventh yellow: one-game suspension. Playoffs *Third yellow: one-game suspension. * The slate is wiped clean for the playoffs, unless a player accumulates the number of yellow cards that trigger a suspension in the final game of the regular season, in which case he […]

March 31 in New Orleans New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (USISL) 1, U.S. Olympic team 1. Goals: Bresk 26; Hejduk (McKeon) 56. New Orleans — Shore, Trotman, Hendrikson, Jordan, Brown, Chalmers, Crouch (Drake, 7), Rebuck (McMullen, 13; McConnel, 62), Schneidt, Bresk, Wellington. U.S. Olympic team — Snitko, Pope, McKeon, Peay, Fisher, Hejduk, Silvera, Baba, Pollard (Vargas, […]

Playoff Teams Baltimore Spirit PlayerMLS TeamGPGAP *John GarveyLos Angeles3232969 Buffalo Blizzard PlayerMLS TeamGPGAP *Marcelo CarreraColumbus414243125 *Pat Harrington (GK)Kansas City33066 Cleveland Crunch PlayerMLS TeamGPGAP *Henry GutierrezSan Jose32323395 *Oscar DraguicevichSan Jose40241759 Harrisburg Heat none Kansas City Attack PlayerMLS TeamGPGAP *Kevin KoettersKansas City394838132 *Goran HunjakTampa Bay394738124 *Brian HaynesDallas37291876 Milwaukee Wave PlayerMLS TeamGPGAP *Matt KnowlesMetroStars354736123 *Geogg AungerNew England2210626 *Ed […]

First Round, Second Leg March 31 in Oranjestad Aruba 1 Dominican Rep. 3. Goals: Davilaar (pen. 37); Jiminez (pen. 8), Rodriguez (75), Perez (82). Att.: 8,000. (Dominican Republic wins 6-2 on aggregate and plays Netherlands Antilles in the second round.) March 31 in St. John’s Antigua 1 Dominica 3. Goals: Edwards (59); Greenway (22), Morancie […]