Monthly Archives: August 1998

The U.S. U-23 national team made another impressive showing on Aug. 8, downing legendary English powerhouse Manchester United’s reserve team, 4-1, with both flair and power at The Cliff training ground in Manchester. The victory was the second in three games for the U.S. on their England tour, following a 1-0 win over the Bolton […]

In a match-up of the world’s top two women’s youth national teams, Norway defeated the United States, 2-1, to take the 1998 Nordic Cup championship. The Nordic Cup is the world’s top competition for Under-20 women and is played annually in Northern Europe. The USA was looking for its second straight championship, having defeated Norway […]

Results Aug. 9 San Jose 5 MetroStars 1 Aug. 8 Chicago 1 Los Angeles 2 Columbus 6 New England 1 Kansas City 3 Colorado 1 Aug. 7 Dallas 0 D.C. United 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 25 20 5 48 57 35 MetroStars 22 12 10 32 41 41 […]

With a combination of skill and muscle, the U.S. Men’s Under-20 national team dominated host Trinidad & Tobago 6-1 Aug. 9 in the team’s final match of CONCACAF U-20 qualifying. The win advances the United States to its seventh appearance in the FIFA World Youth Championship, which is scheduled to be contested April 3-24, 1999 […]

Results Aug. 8 Chicago 1 Los Angeles 2 Columbus 6 New England 1 Kansas City 3 Colorado 1 Aug. 7 Dallas 0 D.C. United 1 Aug. 6 Tampa Bay 3 Miami 1 Aug. 5 New England 3 San Jose 0 Colorado 1 Los Angeles 6 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United […]

Sparked by two-goal performances from Chris Albright (Philadelphia, Penn. / Univ. of Virginia) and Nick Garcia (Plano, Texas / Indiana Univ.), as well as the brilliant play of forward Jamar Beasley (Ft. Wayne, Ind. / New England Revolution), the U.S. Men’s U-20 National Team hammered Canada, 5-1, Aug. 7 in CONCACAF U-20 qualifying action. The […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy traded forward Harut Karapetyan to the San Jose Clash in exchange for forward Lawrence Lozzano, who will join the Galaxy for practice on Monday, Aug. 10. This year, Lozzano has played in a total of 12 games for the Clash, six of which he was a starter. In a total of […]

The United States Under-20 Women’s National Team, facing a must-win situation against Sweden in its final group game at the 1998 Nordic Cup, got a 75th minute goal from Cindy Parlow (North Carolina/Memphis, Tenn.) to defeat Sweden, 1-0, and earn a berth in the championship game against Norway on Sunday, Aug. 9. The Nordic Cup […]

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The U.S. Under-23 National Team made an impressive showing Aug. 5 in a 3-2 loss against Liverpool F.C.’s reserve team at the English club’s Melwood Training Ground in Liverpool. The loss was the first of the year for the team, dropping their 1998 record to 4-1-3. Liverpool’s reserves fielded a full-team, including half-a-dozen first-team players, […]

Despite playing with just 10 men for the final 55 minutes, the U.S. Men’s Under-20 National Team tied Costa Rica, 1-1, August 5 in the opening match of CONCACAF U-20 qualifying. The result leaves the U.S. and Costa Rica tied for second behind Canada (3-1 winners over Trinidad & Tobago) in Group A standings. Only […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rhode Island 17 11 6 37 30 33 New Hampshire 17 11 6 34 23 29 Western Mass. 16 9 7 42 31 27 Cape Cod 18 7 11 23 28 21 Vermont 15 3 12 14 36 7 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South […]

Southeast Division (at Cocoa, Fla.) July 31 Jackson 7 Miami T. 0 Cocoa 4 Bradenton 3 Aug. 1 Cocoa 2 Jackson 8 Great Lakes Division (at Saginaw, Mich.) July 31 Mid Michigan 3 Indiana I. 0 Detroit 3 Fox River 2 Aug. 1 Detroit 0 Mid Michigan 2 Central Division (at Des Moines, Iowa) July […]

Chicago — (D) Richie Kotschau (left ankle sprain) is doubtful; (F) Jerzy Podbrozny (right hamstring strain) and (F) Ante Razov (right shoulder dislocation) are probable; (M/F) Manny Lagos (left knee patella tendon surgery), (M) Peter Nowak (left hamstring strain), and (D) Andrew Lewis (groin strain) are on injured reserve. Colorado — none. Columbus — (M) […]

Features MLS: Waiting For The Breakthrough By Paul Kennedy U.S. On Top Of The World By Paul Kennedy Arena Leads U.S. Coaching Candidates By Mike Woitalla Clubs Are At Forefront Of Gender Equity In USISL By Doug Cress Brazilian Mario Zagallo Gets The Boot De Boer Twins Must Stay At Ajax USYSA National Championship Columns […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 20 18 2 48 8 52 Montreal 20 15 5 32 25 33 Long Island 19 10 9 29 24 26 Staten Island 17 9 8 20 23 25 Worcester 20 9 11 28 34 23 Toronto 21 7 14 20 29 21 Connecticut […]

W-LEAGUE: Standings and Results (through Aug. 3) W-1 Final Standings North GP W L GF GA P **Boston 14 11 3 30 14 33 *Maryland 14 10 4 24 11 28 *Long Island 14 10 4 31 14 24 Delaware 14 5 9 23 27 13 NJ Wildcats 14 3 11 18 53 7 South […]

The United States Under-20 Women’s National Team tied host Holland, 1-1, at the Nordic Cup Aug. 3 and now faces a must-win match against Sweden on Friday in the world’s top competition for Under-20 women. The USA won the Nordic Cup last year, but needs a victory over Sweden on Friday, Aug. 7, to gain […]

Costa Rican club Alajuela has qualified as the eighth quarterfinalist for the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Alajuela defeated Comunicaciones of Guatemala 4-2 in the first leg of their home-and-away series on July 26 and earned a 1-1 draw in Guatemala City on July 29 to advance with a 5-3 aggregate victory. Alajuela will face Mexican […]

Goalkeeper Mark Dodd (1) Dallas Defenders Chad Deering (1) Dallas Jorge Rodriguez (4) Dallas Wade Webber (1) Miami Midfielders Jeff Baicher (2) San Jose Marco Etcheverry (9) D.C. United Chris Henderson (1) Colorado Eddie Lewis (1) San Jose Forwards Jeff Cunningham (1) Columbus Paulinho McLaren (1) Miami Giovanni Savarese (4) MetroStars Note: In parentheses is […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of Aug. 5-9. Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Aug. 5 San Jose at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England; KICU-San Jose (delayed) Aug. 5 Los Angeles at Colorado 9:00 p.m. Fox Sports West 2 Aug. 6 Miami at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Aug. […]

MIAMI 3 COLUMBUS 2 July 29 in Miami Miami 3 Columbus 2. Goals: Herrera (Paulinho McLaren) 8, Gutierrez (Paulinho McLaren, Serna) 34, Herrera (pen.) 61; Cunningham (Williams, Thompson) 64, Cunningham (McBride) 82. Miami — Winner (5), Webber (6), Kmosko (5), Vaudreuil (6), Mastroeni (5), Parra (6), Kelderman (5), Gutierrez (6), Herrera (7), Serna (6), Paulinho […]

Aug. 4 in Metairie, La. Columbus Crew (MLS) 1 MetroStars (MLS) 0. Goal: Iribarren (Williams) 5. Columbus — Sommer, Clark, Dooley, Iribarren (Farrell, 48), Smith, Williams, Yeagley, Warzycha (Abukusumo, 79), Elcock, John, McBride (Cunningham, 66). MetroStars — Meola, Petke, Palacios, Lalas, Duhaney, Sorber, Ramos (Joseph, 78), Kelly, Vega (Rooney, 66), Savarese (Walsh, 81), Hurtado. Yellow […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Lassiter (D.C. United) 23 15 6 36 Welton (Los Angeles) 21 13 9 35 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 20 11 11 33 Diaz Arce (New England) 22 14 5 33 Moreno (D.C. United) 23 11 10 32 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 22 8 14 30 Hurtado (MetroStars) 22 9 12 […]