Monthly Archives: December 1996

Note: all times are mountain. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. at Columbus 6:00 p.m. April 5 Sat. Columbus 2:00 p.m. April 12 Sat. D.C. United 7:00 p.m. April 18 Fri. at Los Angeles 8:30 p.m. April 20 Sun. at Dallas 1:00 p.m. April 23 Wed. Dallas 7:00 p.m. April 26 Sat. at New […]

Note: all times are eastern. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. April 5 Sat. MetroStars 7:30 p.m. April 12 Sat. at Colorado 9:00 p.m. April 19 Sat. at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. April 26 Sat. San Jose 7:30 p.m. May 2 Fri. Los Angeles 7:30 p.m. May 4 Sun. at […]

Note: All times are eastern. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. MetroStars 7:30 p.m. April 6 Sun. New England 3:00 p.m. April 12 Sat. Kansas City 3:00 p.m. April 19 Sat. at New England 7:30 p.m. April 27 Sun. at Kansas City 3:00 p.m. May 3 Sat. at Colorado 9:00 p.m. May 10 Sat. […]

Note: all times are pacific. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 22 Sat. MetroStars 5:00 p.m. March 29 Sat. at Kansas City Noon April 5 Sat. at Dallas 5:30 p.m. April 12 Sat. Los Angeles 7:30 p.m. April 19 Sat. at Columbus 4:30 p.m. April 26 Sat. at D.C. United 4:30 p.m. May 3 Sat. Columbus […]

Note: All times are pacific Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. D.C. United 7:30 p.m. April 5 Sat. at Kansas City 5:30 p.m. April 12 Sat. at San Jose 7:30 p.m. April 18 Fri. Colorado 7:30 p.m. April 26 Sat. Dallas 7:30 p.m. May 2 Fri. at D.C. United 4:30 p.m. May 4 Sun. […]

Note: all times are eastern. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. at Dallas 3:00 p.m. April 6 Sun. at Tampa Bay 3:00 p.m. April 12 Sat. at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. April 19 Sat. Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. April 26 Sat. Colorado 7:30 p.m. May 3 Sat. Kansas City 7:30 p.m. May 9 Fri. Columbus […]

Note: All times are central. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. San Jose 2:00 p.m. April 5 Sat. Los Angeles 7:30 p.m. April 12 Sat. at Tampa Bay 2:00 p.m. April 18 Fri. Dallas 7:30 p.m. April 27 Sun. Tampa Bay 2:00 p.m. May 3 Sat. at New England 6:30 p.m. May 10 Sat. […]

Group 6 Dec. 18 in Ta’qali Malta 0 Spain 3. Goals: Guerrero 9, 26, 34. Att.: 6,000. Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Spain 5 4 1 0 15 3 13 Yugoslavia 5 4 0 1 18 4 12 Slovakia 4 3 0 1 12 5 9 Czech Rep. 3 1 1 […]

Note: SA is taking it’s annual two-week publishing break. Our next issue will be Jan. 20, 1997 Features U.S. Clinches Berth, But It’s No Cinch By Duncan Irving Qualifying Matches Answered A Few Questions By Ridge Mahoney St. John’s Brings Title To New York City By Mike Woitalla Talent Abounds At Colorful Final Four By […]

The following is the 18-man roster Steve Sampson has called up for the World Cup ’98 qualifying match against Guatemala Dec. 21 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel (Columbus Crew), Chris Snitko (Kansas City Wizards). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Frankie Hejduk […]

Dec. 18 in Abu Dhabi UAE 1 Kuwait 0. Goal: H. Ahmed 69. UAE — Fairouz, Hussain (Saleh, 14), Abdullah, Ismail, B. Saad, Al Talyani, Bkhait, Mubarak, Mohamed (K. Saad, 86), H. Ahmed, A. Ahmed. Kuwait — Al-Majidi, Abdullah (Al-Habshi, 59, Al-Saqer, 69), Abdulrahman, Al-Dakhi, Al-Khaledi, Al-Halabeej, Abdulaziz, Seehan, Al-Ahmed, Sakeen, Al-Houwaidi. Att.: 55,000. Dec. […]

(All times Eastern) Saturday, March 22 MetroStars at San Jose 8:00 Saturday, March 29 San Jose at Kansas City 3:00 New England at Dallas 3:00 MetroStars at Tampa Bay 7:30 Colorado at Columbus 8:00 D.C. United at Los Angeles 10:30 Saturday, April 5 Columbus at Colorado 4:00 MetroStars at D.C. United 7:30 Los Angeles at […]

Dec. 15 in San Salvador El Salvador 0 Canada 2. Goals: Watson 61, Burnbury 78. Att.: n/a. Dec. 15 in Panama City Panama 3 Cuba 1. Goals: Mendieta 17, Guevara 55, Jorge Dely Valdez 58; More 68. Att.: n/a. Final Group 2 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P *Canada 6 5 1 […]

Dec. 16 in Dubai Iran 6 South Korea 2. Goals: Bagheri 30, Azizi 51, Daei 66, 76, 83, (pen.) 88; KIm Do Hoon 11, Sin Tae Yong 34. Iran — Nakisa, Sadavi, Bagheri, Peiravang, Mansourian, Rezaestili, Daei, Azizi, Khakpour, Falahatzade, Minrdad. South Korea — Kim Byung Ji, Huh Ki Tae (Park Kwang Hyun, 70), Shin […]

Dec. 15 in La Paz Bolivia 0 Paraguay 0. Bolivia — Trucco, Ochoaizpur, Rimba, Sandy, Pena, I. Castillo, Tufino (Soria, 46), R. Castillo, Etcheverry, Ramallo (R. Suarez, 46), Moreno (J. B. Suarez, 60). Paraguay — Chilavert, Villamayor, Canisa, Ayala, Alcaraz, Acuna (Mesa, 85), Struway, Enciso, Benitez (Boudier, 64), Baez (Cohener, 75), Rojas. Att.: n/a. Dec. […]

Ben Hickey scored in the 70th minute to put St. John’s ahead 3-1. St. John’s won a corner kick, which was taken by Jesse Van Saun. His kick was met by Stefani Miglioranzi nine yards out, where the defender headed it on to Ben Hickey, who headed the ball into the net from six yards.

Dec. 15 in Richmond, Va. FIU 1 St. John’s 4. Goals: Moleka (Kozic) 63:10; Van Saun (Hickey, Buscemi) 26:54, W. Krakowiak (Buscemi, Miglioranzi) 28:12, Hickey (Van Saun, Miglioranzi) 67:03, Kulego 88:47. FIU — Fontana, Cain, Pino, Steele, Fajardo, Del Corral, Vargas, Kozic, Carroll, Marshall, Moleka. Subs: none. St. John’s — Braga, Daly, Wile, P. Krakowiak, […]

Ignace Moleka scored in the 65th minute to pull FIU within one goal in the NCAA title match. FIU’s Alen Kozic got the ball near the center circle, and rode two tackles on the way to the penalty area, where he dished off to Moleka. The Zaire native poked the ball through St. John’s goalkeeper […]

St. John’s continues to lead FIU 2-0 at halftime of the NCAA championship match in Richmond, Va. St. John’s dominated most of the play in the first half — FIU has not been able to string passes together, and the Red Storm defense has stifled Panther forward Ignace Moleka. FIU had one excellent scoring opportunity […]

Wojtek Krakowiak scored in the 31st minute to put the Red Storm ahead 2-0. A free kick by Stefani Miglioranzi released Jimmy Buscemi on the left wing. Buscemi proceeded all the way to the end line and towards the goal before sliding a pass on the ground to Krakowiak, who tapped the ball in from […]

Jesse Van Saun scored in the 28th minute to give St. John’s a 1-0 lead over FIU in the NCAA Championship game in Richmond, Va. FIU’s Jorge Del Corral made a bad clearance that went straight to Ben Hickey of St. John’s. The English midfielder struck a low shot from 25 yards out, which bounced […]

Dec. 15 in Abu Dhabi UAE 1 Iraq 0 (sudden death). Goal: Hussain 103. UAE — Fairouz, Hussain, Abdullah, Ismail, Saad, Al Talyani (Bkhait, 46), Mubarak, Mohamed (Saad, 91), H. Ahmed, Ah. Ahmed, Ad. Ahmed (Ghawas, 36). Iraq — E. Hassan, S. Hassan, Afat, Hanoon, Swadi, Salem (Shaniyn, 86), Sabbar, Drain (Karin, 79), Majeed, Naji, […]

Group 5 Dec. 15 in Tel Aviv Israel 1 Luxembourg 0. Goal: Ohana 40. Att.: 28,000. Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Russia 3 2 1 0 9 1 7 Israel 4 2 1 1 4 4 7 Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 Cyprus 3 1 0 2 3 […]

St. John’s has beaten FIU 4-1 for the 1996 NCAA men’s soccer championship. The Red Storm outplayed FIU, and survived the last 12 minutes of the match without defender Robert Wile, who was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a retaliation against FIU’s Tyrone Marshall. A match summary will be posted shortly.

Medufia Kulego scored in the 88th minute to put St. John’s ahead 4-1. Kulego received the ball in the right half of the box after a St. John’s throw-in. He took a shot that was parried by FIU keeper Sal Fontana, chipped a second shot that bounced off the crossbar, and then headed the ball […]