Monthly Archives: April 1999

MIAMI 2 DALLAS 1 (SO) April 15 Att.: 7,013. Goals Miami: Serna (Gutierrez) 74; Dallas: Washington (Haynes) 58. (Miami wins shootout, 3-0.) SA Report Card Miami: Cassar 6, Cullen 5, Heaps 5, Aldrich 3, Parra 5, Rocha 5 (Kozic 72nd, 5), Vargas 5 (Gutierrez, 72nd, 6), Bilyk 5, Marshall 4, Gaucho 5 (Boyce, 25th, 5), […]

Scoring Player (Team) GP G A P Razov (Chicago) 5 6 3 15 Kreis (Dallas) 5 5 1 11 Lassiter (D.C. United) 4 4 2 10 Harris (Colorado) 3 3 0 6 Shannon (Tampa Bay) 4 3 0 6 Hurtado (MetroStars) 4 3 0 6 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 4 0 6 6 Aunger (D.C. United) […]

The National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced that it will open the doors of its new museum complex in Oneonta, N.Y. on Saturday, June 12. According to Hall of Fame President Will Lunn, there will be a grand opening dedication held at 2 p.m. open to the general public and the press. A variety […]

U-18 BOYS Led by head coach Mitch Murray, the U.S. Boys’ U-18 national team held off a late comeback charge by Mexico to finish the Birmingham International Festival Cup with a 2-0-1 record and earn second place. The USA beat Jamaica in their opener, 1-0, fell to eventual champion Morocco 1-0 and concluded tournament play […]

PRESS OFFICER AARON HEIFETZ: Here in the Blue Room of the Supper Club in Times Square of New York City, we have the President of Women’s World Cup ’99, Marla Messing. We have from the U.S. women’s national team, defender Brandi Chastain, a member of our Olympic gold medalists and midfielder and sometimes forward. We […]

Results April 18 Dallas 2 Tampa Bay 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 9 5 Columbus 4 3 1 5 4 4 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 New England 4 1 3 3 4 3 Miami 5 2 3 2 6 12 Tampa Bay […]

Quarterfinals April 18 in Lagos Uruguay 2 (Anchen 44, Canobbio pen. 86) Brazil 1 (Baiano 27). Half: 1-1. Att.: 10,000. April 18 in Enugu Mali 3 (Bagayoko 1, 72, Diarra 44) Nigeria 1 (Garba 17). Half: 2-1. Att.: 22,000. April 18 in Ibadan Japan 2 (Motoyama 4, Ono 24) Mexico 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: 15,000. […]

Results D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 (SO) New England 0 Columbus 1 (SO) Colorado 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Chicago 1 Los Angeles 0 Standings Eastern GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 9 5 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 Columbus 4 3 1 5 4 4 […]

Results D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 (SO) New England 0 Columbus 1 (SO) Colorado 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Chicago 1 Los Angeles 0 Standings Eastern GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 9 5 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 Columbus 4 3 1 5 4 4 […]

In the first of a series of cuts that will eventually pare the U.S. women’s national team down to a 20-player roster for the 1999 Women’s World Cup, U.S. coach Tony DiCicco has released North Carolina’s Laurie Schwoy and Notre Dame’s Jen Grubb from the national team’s residency camp. DiCicco has also brought in former […]

Growing up as a child in New York, I was first and foremost a baseball fan, more specifically a Mets fan. I began reading the sports pages when I was about 8, and I can still visualize the layout of the baseball scores in The New York Times: The scores ran in threes, an m-space […]

The Colorado Rapids’ MLS game against Kansas City April 17 will double as a qualifying match for the U.S. Open Cup. The winner of the Mile High Stadium game will advance to the third round of the U.S. Open Cup, which is set to begin in mid-July, though the loser still has a wild-card chance. […]

Round of 16 April 15 in Bauchi Japan 1 (Endo 48) Portugal 1 (M. Claudio 80). Half: 0-0. Att.: 8,000. (Japan wins 5-4 on penalties.) April 15 in Port Harcourt Spain 3 (Pablo 15, 32, Xavi 19) United States 2 (Twellman 49, 90). Half: 3-0. Att.: 15,600. April 15 in Ibadan Mexico 4 (Osorno 52, […]

Coach Sigi Schmid lauded his players’ effort after the United States’ run in the 1999 U-20 World Cup in Nigeria came to an end with a 3-2 second-round loss to Spain. “I’m very proud of the determination we showed today to get back into the match,” said Schmid. “I thought we played a bit tentative […]

The United States’ run in the 1999 U-20 World Cup in Nigeria came to an end with a 3-2 second-round loss to Spain. After falling behind, 3-0, in the first half, the U.S. struck early in the second half, with Taylor Twellman heading home a cross from John Thorrington in the 49th minute. Shaun Tsakiris […]

The United States’ run in the 1999 U-20 World Cup in Nigeria came to an end with a second-round loss to Spain. April 15 in Port-Harcourt Spain 3 United States 2 Goals: Pablo 16, 32, Xavi 20; Twellman 49, 90. Halftime: 3-0. Att.: 9,000

Results April 15 Miami 2 Dallas 1 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 3 3 0 7 8 4 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 Columbus 3 2 1 4 4 4 New England 3 1 2 3 4 3 Miami 5 2 3 2 6 12 Tampa Bay […]

Round of 16 April 14 in Kano Nigeria 1 (Ikedia 70) Ireland 1 (Sadlier 35). Half: 0-1. Att.: 20,000. (Nigeria wins 5-3 on penalties.) April 14 in Kaduna Ghana 2 (Afriyie 18, Ofori-Quaye 82) Costa Rica 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 1,000. April 14 in Calabar Brazil 4 (Ronaldo 21, 45, Baiano 48, Edu 68) Croatia […]

The U.S. U-17 national team, which faces El Salvador May 9 and May 22 in a playoff for CONCACAF’s final spot in the 1999 U-17 World Cup, played two college teams last weekend in its latest preparation matches. April 9 in Orlando, Fla. USA U-17s 3, Stetson 2. Goals: Beasley 43, 45, Donovan 83; Watkins […]

Results April 9 in Santa Ana, Calif. Orange County 2 San Diego 1. Goals: Foster 51, Leal 96; Dumitru (Farias) 18. Orange County — Littman, Saunders, McDonnell, Lak, Wilson (Foster, 17), Vasquez, Hesse, Guthrie, Patterson, Polowski (Leal, 53), Soto (Engesser, 67). San Diego — Rueda, Brown, N’Doumbe, Munro, Legg, Alegre (Adair, 75), Farias, Hetherington, Chaisongkram, […]

FEATURES Tab Ramos: ‘They Said They Needed My Leadership’ Interview By Duncan Irving Tampa Bay: Optimism Abounds Despite 0-3 Record By Bill Ward Fire Goes Down In Wet And Sloppy Opener By Mike Garofola Revs See Progress In Pointless Homecoming By Frank Dell’Apa Nigeria ’99: U.S. Survives First Round, Spain Up Next By Scott French […]

D3 Pro League April 10 Houston 1 Texas 0 (SO) *Los Angeles 2 Stanislaus Cty. 3 *Chico 1 California 0 (SO) April 11 Los Angeles 3 San Fern. Valley (PDL) 4 *U.S. Open Cup qualifying. PDL April 11 Los Angeles (D3) 3 San Fern. Valley 4 NPSL Playoffs American Conference First Round Harrisburg vs. Montreal […]

Goalkeeper Matt Jordan (2) Dallas Defenders Uche Okafor (1) Kansas City Brandon Pollard (1) Dallas Maurico Wright (2) San Jose Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (3) D.C. United Mo Johnston (1) Kansas City Mauricio Ramos (1) Tampa Bay Johnny Torres (1) New England Forwards Stern John (2) Columbus Wolde Harris (1) Colorado Roy Lassiter (1) D.C. United […]

Ron Newman, who was the first coach signed by a Major League Soccer team, stepped down from his coaching duties today, April 14,, effective immediately. Newman, who along with Dallas Burn Coach Dave Dir were the last two original coaches from the inception of MLS, leaves as the winningest head coach in American professional soccer […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Razov (Chicago) 4 6 3 15 Lassiter (D.C. United) 3 4 2 10 Kreis (Dallas) 3 3 1 7 Hurtado (MetroStars) 4 3 0 6 Moore (New England) 3 2 1 5 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 3 0 5 5 Nowak (Chicago) 4 2 1 5 Bravo (Colorado) 2 […]