Monthly Archives: December 1997

The Chicago Fire inked its first international star when it signed veteran Polish midfielder Peter Nowak from German club 1860 Munich in a transfer deal valued at one million marks ($560,000). Nowak, 33, has had more than 100 appearances in the Bundesliga for 1860 Munich, Kaiserslautern and Dynamo Dresden. He also played in Turkey and […]

Dec. 15 in Riyadh UAE 1 South Africa 0. Goal: Mubarak 1. UAE — Mosabbah, Mubarak, Rashid, A.Ahmed, Obaid, Bakhit, Ali (Juma, 67), H.Ahmed, Al Talyani (Khamis, 67), Gholam (Munther, n/a), Salim. South Africa — Arendse, Motaung, Jackson (Naythi, 46), Fish, Tovey, Moeti (Ndlanya, 83), Ngobe, Moshoeu, Mkhalele, Augustine (Williams, 59), Masinga. Att.: 5,000. Uruguay […]

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Championship Dec. 14 in Guangdong China 2 (Liu Ailing 48, 59) North Korea 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. Third-Place Match Dec. 14 in Guangdong Japan 2 (Sawa 27, 38) Chinese Taipei 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: n/a. China, North Korea and Japan qualify for 1999 Women’s World Cup.

John Nance Rochester, MI Why didn’t Notre Dame use their man-marker Kate Sobrero on UConn’s Sara Whalen in their women’s semifinal game? She was UConn’s only threat. It certainly looked as if all-American defenders Grubb and Sobrero and especially keeper Beene (maybe never tested) were overrated. Dean Caparaz: Thanks for the question. I don’t know […]

Dec. 14 in Richmond, Va. UCLA 2 Virginia 0. Goals: George (Bruno, Keller) 79:37, George (Tennyson) 81:57 UCLA — Reis, Shak, Bocanegra, Conrad, Theslof, Keller, Paneno, Poltl, Lee, George, Tennyson. Subs: Bruno, Travis, Tsakiris, Gonzales. Virginia — Yetso, Chulis, Green, Vermillion, Trout, Franklin, Shapowal, Moore, Albright, Olsen, West. Subs: Prince, Leonard. Yellow cards: UCLA — […]

Dec. 14 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0 Mexico 5. Goals: Palencia 19, 62, Blanco 70, 78, Luna 76. Saudi Arabia — Al-Deayea, Al-Jahani, Al-Khilaiwi, Sulimani, Al-Sahafi, Al-Harbi, Al-Mowallid, Al-Dossary, Owairan (Al-Temawi, 66), Al-Jaber, Mehalel. Mexico — Sanchez, Suarez, Davino, Pardo, Carmona, Villa, Lara (Lopez, 57), Luna, Chavez (Hernandez, 46), Blanco, Palencia. Att.: 10,000. Australia 0 […]

UCLA and Virginia are scoreless at halftime of the NCAA championship match in Richmond, Va. Virginia has created the better scoring chances, especially as the half progressed, but UCLA keeper Matt Reis and the Bruin defense have done a superb job to keep the Cavaliers off the board. In the 14th minute, Virginia’s Brian West […]

Despite a late rally, the U.S. women’s national team fell to Brazil 1-0 in Sao Paulo on Dec. 13. It was the Brazilians’ first victory over the USA in eight games dating back to 1986. The Brazilians put on a superb display of one-touch passing and dribbling, and out shot the U.S. 10-3 in the […]

All-Tournament Team Chris Klein (Indiana) Aleksey Korol (Indiana) Tim Leonard (Saint Louis) Kevin Quigley (Saint Louis) Ben Olsen (Virginia) Scott Vermillion (Virginia) Brian West (Virginia) Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA) Josh Keller (UCLA) Tom Poltl (UCLA) McKinley Tennyson (UCLA) Offensive MVP: Seth George (UCLA). Defensive MVP: Matt Reis (UCLA).

Seth George scored two goals in a three-minute stretch late in the second half to give UCLA a 2-0 victory over Virginia in the 1997 NCAA Championship final in Richmond, Va. Virginia controlled the early part of the second half, winning several free kicks just outside the UCLA penalty area, but the Cavaliers were unable […]

Group B Dec. 13 in Riyadh Uruguay 2 UAE 0. Goals: Olivera 47, Pacheco 90. Uruguay — Flores, Lopez, Montero, Mendez, De Los Santos, Adinolfi, Garcia, Vespa (Hernandez, 90), Zalayeta, Olivera (Pacheco, 75), Recoba (Silva, 54). UAE — Faraj, Mubarak, Rashed, Bakhit, Ahmed, Salem (Altalyani, 73), Aljunaibi (Abdulla, 90), Ali (Saad, 73), Ahmed, Gholam, Obaid. […]

Johnny Torres of Creighton and Cindy Parlow of North Carolina have been named the winners of the 1997 Men’s and Women’s Hermann Awards. The announcement was made Dec. 13 in a ceremony at the Soccer America FANZONE in Richmond, Va. Here are complete lists of Hermann award winners: Men’s Hermann Award Winners 1967 — Dov […]

The following are the rosters for the 1998 Umbro Select All-Star Classic, to be held Jan. 30-31 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Rosters Men’s A-League/USISL Select Goalkeepers — Kevin Rueda (California, A-League), Carmine Isacco (Milwaukee, A-League). Defenders — Danny Care (Carolina, A-League), Brian Crane (Atlanta, A-League), Craig Demmin (Jackson, Premier), Don Gramenz (Minnesota, […]

Indiana and UCLA are scoreless at halftime of their NCAA semifinal match in Richmond, Va. The play has been fairly even thus far, if a bit scrappy. Indiana created a few more scoring chances, but the bulk of their shots went straight to UCLA keeper Matt Reis. The Hoosiers nearly scored during a pair of […]

Ben Olsen scored in the 19th minute to give Virginia a 1-0 lead over Saint Louis in their NCAA semifinal match. Saint Louis keeper Casey Klipfel mishit a free kick, and the ball went straight to Virginia forward Brian West. As Olsen cut across into the box, West sent a perfect pass to him and […]

Dec. 12 in Richmond, Va. FIRST GAME UCLA 1 Indiana 0 (3OT). Goal: Tennyson (Lee) 131:27. UCLA — Reis, Bocanegra, Conrad, Shak, Keller, Lee, Poltl, Paneno, Theslof, Tennyson, George. Subs: Travis, Bruno, Tsakiris, Gonzales. Indiana — Hannig, Parrish, Garcia, DiGuardi, Cerroni, Klein, Alavanja, Porter, Lavrinenko, Korol, Kovalenko. Subs: Fundenberger, Fadeski. Yellow cards: UCLA — Tennyson […]

Virginia continues to lead Saint Louis 2-0 at halftime of their NCAA semifinal match in Richmond, Va. Ben Olsen and Brian West have each tallied for the Cavaliers, who controlled possession for most of the half. Virginia has had several other excellent scoring opportunities. Olsen was denied in the 9th minute by a fine save […]

McKinley Tennyson scored in sudden-death overtime to lift UCLA to a 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten Indiana in their NCAA semifinal match in Richmond, Va. The goal came off of a UCLA corner kick and a scramble in front of the Indiana goal. The ball was flicked by UCLA’s Josh Keller and Ryan Lee took […]

Indiana and UCLA remain locked in a scoreless tie after 90 minutes of play. The two teams will now play two 15-minute overtime periods. Play was again even in the second half, although neither team had a truly sterling opportunity. Seth George and Tom Poltl received yellow cards for the Bruins.

First Team Pos. Name Year School GK Dan Welch Senior Macalester D Greg Classen Senior Williams D Lance Key Sophomore Trinity D Bradley Myers Sophomore Otterbein MF Dan Collins Senior Greensboro MF Jaime Ramirez Senior Trinity (Texas) MF Gregory Stevcic Senior Gettysburg F Eric Brown Sophomore Wheaton (Ill.) F Jason Cairns Senior Coll. of New […]

Indiana and UCLA are still scoreless after two overtime periods and 120 total minutes of play. The two teams now head to sudden-death overtime (a maximum of two more 15-minute periods). UCLA’s McKinley Tennyson had a good scoring chance in the 100th minute off of a throw-in, but his blast from a narrow angle was […]

Dec. 12 in Guangdong China 10 Chinese Taipei 0 North Korea 1 Japan 0 (North Korea and China qualify for the 1999 World Cup.) Championship Dec. 14 in Guangdong China vs. North Korea Consolation Match Dec. 14 in Guangdong Japan vs. Chinese Taipei (winner advances to USA ’99.)

Group A Dec. 12 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0 Brazil 3. Goals: Cesar Sampaio 65, Romario 74, 81. Saudi Arabia — Al-Deayea, Al-Jahani, Al-Khilaiwi, Zubromawi, Al-Harbi, Sulimani, Owairan (Al-Temawi, 43), Al-Mowalad, Al-Dossary, Al-Jaber, Mehalel (Al-Shahrani, 62). Brazil — Dida, Cafu (Ze Maria, 75), Aldair, Junior Baiano, Ze Roberto, Flavio Conceicao, Leonardo (Juninho, 71), Cesar Sampaio, […]

First Team Pos. Name Year School GK Greg Meyer Senior Colorado-Colorado Springs D Matt Harmer Senior Pfeiffer D Mark Moore Senior New Hampshire Coll. D Mike Petke Senior Southern Connecticut D Darren Warham Junior Lynn MF Jon Akin Junior St. Leo MF Ross Comeaux Senior Alabama-Huntsville MF Matt Little Junior Southern Illinois MF Anders Paulsson […]