Monthly Archives: February 1998

Feb. 21 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 1 (Burkina Faso wins 8-7 on penalties). Goals: Ouedraogo (pen.) 45; Gabsi 89. Burkina Faso — Diarra, F.Sanou, Liade, Talle, Barro (Diabate, 54), Nana, B.Traore, Kambou (O.Sanou, 64, Coulibaly, 82), Zongo, S.Traore, Ouedraogo. Tunisia — Boumnijel, Badra, Trabelsi, Hicheri, Bouazizi, Ghodhbane, Sahbani (Beya, 46), Chihi, Gabsi, Ben […]

Feb. 21 in Miami USA 0 Netherlands 2. Goals: R. De Boer 2, Seedorf 46. USA — Keller, Burns, Agoos, Lalas, Harkes, Reyna, Kirovski (Wynalda, 63), Stewart, Moore, Radosavljevic (Lassiter, 63), Wegerle (Jones, 46). Holland — Van Der Sar, Reiziger, Stam (Bogarde, 46), F. De Boer, Numan, Jonk, Winter (Overmars, 46), Cocu, Seedorf, R. De […]

The Netherlands holds a 1-0 lead over the U.S. at halftime of their friendly match at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. The Dutch have had the better of play, controlling possession and displaying their passing and ball-control skills. The one goal came early in the half. A bad back-pass from Roy Wegerle allowed Ronald De […]

Feb. 20 in Bobo Dioulasso DR Congo 1 Cameroon 0. Goal: Tondelua 30. DR Congo — Mayala, Kimoto, Kisombe, Makenga, Bakasu, Simba, Bazamba (Mbayo, 88), Kanokene (Kasongo, 66), Mamale, Selenge, Todelua (Mutamba, 71). Cameroon — Ongandzi, Etchi, Wome, Mimboe, Song, Billong (Ipoua, 84), Mettomo, Tchoutang, Simo (Olembe, 82), Tchami (Mboma, 54), Job. Referee: Abdul Rahman […]

MLS has allocated Czech defender Lubos Kubik to the Chicago Fire. Kubik, 34, has scored 12 goals in 56 appearances for the Czech Republic (and the former Czechoslovakia). He appeared in four Czech matches at the 1990 World Cup, including a 5-1 win over the USA. He also appeared in three games at Euro ’96, […]

Jake Ulvila Herndon, Va. D.C. United traded Raul Diaz Arce in order to meet the salary cap. Why did this happen? I thought that the single entity employment system and the assignment of top players (especially foreign and allocated players) would prevent such problems from arising. Also, will these actions have any bearing on the […]

The Chicago Fire has acquired former U.S. international Frank Klopas in a trade with the Columbus Crew for midfielder Jason Farrell. Klopas, who attended Chicago’s Mather High and was a member of the 1984 NASL champion Chicago Sting, spent the first two MLS seasons with the Kansas City Wizards, before being traded in the off-season […]

Colorado notched its second consecutive spring training victory with a 2-1 win over Mexican First Division club Universidad de Guadalajara (Tecos). Marco Dos Santos and Marquis White scored for the Rapids, who were without Chris Henderson (with the U.S. national team), Marcelo Balboa (in Denver with his wife and new son Nicholas) and Steve Trittschuh […]

San Jose State will host the 1999 and 2000 NCAA women’s final fours, bringing the event to the West Coast for the third time since its inauguration in 1982. The 1998 final four returns to Greensboro, N.C., where in 1997 it set a record by selling 18,493 tickets for the semifinals and final. San Jose […]

The U.S. men’s U-20 national team recently concluded a 9-day training camp in Orlando, Fla. that ran concurrently with MLS spring training. The U-20s, under coach Sigi Schmid, compiled a 3-5 record in matches against six MLS clubs. The U-20s are preparing for U-20 World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF zone this fall in Trinidad […]

Features Coliseum Rocks As Mexico Three-Peats By Duncan Irving When The United States Silenced The Samba By Ridge Mahoney Kasey Keller: The King Of The Coliseum By Ridge Mahoney World Cup Teams Dominate Gold Cup By Duncan Irving Dublin Nixes Crew¦s Stadium Plan By Craig Merz Cobi Jones Hits 100 Caps By Ridge Mahoney Q&A: […]

The Colorado Rapids knocked off Mexican minor-league club Tapatio 3-2 in the first of five games the MLS club will play in Mexico over the next ten days. Tayt Ianni scored the winning goal on a rebound off a header by Wolde Harris. Ross Paule and Steve Rammel also tallied for the Rapids, who were […]

Group A Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 *Burkina F. 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Guinea 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Algeria 3 0 0 3 2 5 0 *-advances for quarterfinals. Group B Final Standings TEAM GP W […]

The U.S. women’s national team will continue its challenging 1998 schedule by competing in the fifth Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal from March 15-21. Eight of the world’s top teams will be split into two four-team groups, with the two group winners vying for the championship. The U.S. has been drawn into Group A with […]

Quarterfinals Feb. 20 — Cameroon vs. DR Congo in Bobo Dioulasso Feb. 21 — Tunisia vs. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast vs. Egypt in Ouagadougou. Feb. 22 — Morocco vs. South Africa in Ouagadougou. Semifinals Feb. 25 — Cameroon-DR Congo winner vs. Morocco-South Africa winner in Ouagadougou; Tunisia-Burkina Faso winner vs. Ivory Coast-Egypt winner in Bobo […]

The following is the U.S. roster for its friendly match against the Netherlands, Feb. 21 in Miami: Goalkeepers — Kasey Keller (Leicester, England), Juergen Sommer (Columbus Crew). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Gregg Berhalter (Sparta, Netherlands), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Thomas Dooley (Columbus Crew), Alexi Lalas (MetroStars), Eddie Pope […]

Group A Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 *Burkina F. 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Guinea 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Algeria 3 0 0 3 2 5 0 *-advances to quarterfinals. Group B Feb. 16 in Ouagadougou Tunisia […]

Group A Feb. 15 in Ouagadougou Cameroon 2 (Job 47, Tchami 65) Algeria 1 (Dziri 40). Half: 0-1. Att.: n/a. Burkina Faso 1 (Kambou 85) Guinea 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 *Burkina F. 3 2 0 1 […]

Seventh-Place Match Feb. 14 in Orlando, Fla. MetroStars 2 Chicago 2 (MetroStars win shootout 3-1). Goals: Kelly 36, Zavagnin (pen.) 67; Kubik (pen.) 38, Kubik (pen.) 43. MetroStars — Meola, Harty, Petke, Semioli, da Silva (Parra, 76), Sorber (Arnold, 46), Grdic (Zavagnin, 46), Kelly, Dougherty, Munoz, Olivera. Chicago — Thornton (Zajda, 46), Bates, Kubik, Brown […]

Mexico has defeated the USA 1-0 to retain its CONCACAF Gold Cup title. The U.S. pressed hard for an equalizer throughout the second half, as the Mexicans were mostly content to defend and counter. Substitute Preki Radosavljevic had the best chance at tying the score, when Cobi Jones’ 53rd-minute cross bounced off of a sliding […]

Here are the starting lineups for the USA vs. Mexico championship match of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA — Keller, Burns, Pope, Lalas, Agoos, Harkes, Jones, Hejduk, Moore, Wynalda, Wegerle. Mexico — Perez, Suarez, Villa, Pardo, Davino, Ramirez, Lozano, Carmona, Medina, Blanco, Hernandez.

Third-Place Match Feb. 15 in Orlando, Fla. Los Angeles 2 Colorado 0. Goals: Welton (Machon) 33, Welton (pen.) 72. Los Angeles — Hartman (Reis, 46), Calichman (Hernandez, 46), Fraser, Franchino (Hendrickson, 78), Caligiuri, Machon (Botello, 58), Cienfuegos (Jara, 46), Pena (Vanney, 62), Mathis (Vrez, 83), Vasquez (Hurtado, 74), Welton (Karapetyan, 72), Colorado — Hahnemann, Nunely […]

Feb. 15 in Los Angeles USA 0 Mexico 1. Goal: Hernandez 43. USA — Keller, Burns, Pope, Lalas (McBride, 82), Agoos, Harkes, Jones, Hejduk (Reyna, 76), Moore, Wynalda, Wegerle (Radosavljevic, 46). Mexico — Perez, Suarez, Villa, Pardo, Davino, Ramirez (Alfaro, 86), Lozano (Luna, 56), Carmona, Medina (Lara, 68), Blanco, Hernandez. Yellow cards: n/a. Referee: Ramesh […]

Mexico leads the USA 1-0 at halftime of the Gold Cup championship match in Los Angeles. Before a sellout, pro-Mexico crowd, Necaxa’s Luis Hernandez scored the lone goal on a blistering header in the 43rd minute. The play developed after Javier Lozano stole the ball from Alexi Lalas in midfield and passed it to Salvador […]

Eleventh-Place Match Feb. 13 in Orlando, Fla. Tampa Bay 2 New England 0. Goals: Ralston (Shannon) 33, Shannon (Prampin) 55. Tampa Bay — Ravelli, Yallop, Frye (McCarty, 67), Houser, Duhaney, Kinnear, Wilson (Jones, 46, Bustamante, 73), Ralston, Gilmar (Keller, 60), Prampin, Shannon (Spiller, 79). New England — Salzwedel, Klein (Michallik, 46), Mohammed, Dunseth, Jachym, Van […]