Monthly Archives: May 2001

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 9 7 1 1 22 15 5 MetroStars 10 6 3 1 19 17 13 D.C. United 7 3 4 0 9 15 13 New England 10 3 7 0 9 9 18 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

GROUP A May 23 in San Pedro Sula Honduras 1 (Nunez 45) Panama 2 (Jorge Dely Valdes 35, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes 66). May 23 in Puerto Cortes El Salvador 3 (Rodriguez 1, 36, Gonzalez Vilchez 2) Nicaragua 0. May 25 in Tegucigalpa El Salvador 2 (Corrales 59, Canjura 88) Panama 1 (Jorge Dely Valdez […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Atlanta 6 3 0 3 12 5 1 Philadelphia 6 3 1 2 11 10 8 Washington 6 3 1 2 11 9 8 New York 6 2 1 3 9 7 5 Boston 6 2 2 2 8 10 9 San Diego 6 1 3 […]

The U.S. under-20 national team was eliminated from the Toulon Festival in France when it tied the Netherlands, 0-0, and Colombia tied Italy, 3-3, on the final day of play in Group A. After tying the Dutch, Wolfgang Suhnholz’s team needed an Italian victory over two-time defending champion Colombia to qualify for the semifinals. United […]

Goals by forwards Clint Mathis and Alex Comas gave the MetroStars a 2-0 victory over recently crowned 2001 European and German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich in a Saturday night exhibition at Giants Stadium. Bayern Munich fielded a starting lineup who averaged nearly 19 appearances in their victorious Bundesliga campaign. Mathis netted the first goal in […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played May 23, 24 & 26. GOALKEEPER Joe Cannon (1) San Jose DEFENDERS Jeff Agoos (1) San Jose Stephen Herdsman (1) Colorado Ezra Hendrickson (3) Los Angeles Ivan McKinley (2) Miami MIDFIELDERS Ian Bishop (2) Miami Simon Elliott (1) Los Angeles Chris Henderson […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played May 23, May 24 and May 26. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) May 23 Dallas 0 San Jose 2. Goals: Cerritos (Barrett, Mulrooney) 15, DeRosario (Barrett) 92+. Dallas (3-5-2) — Matt Jordan (5); Richard Farrer (5), Eric Dade (4), Ryan Suarez (6); Miles […]

May 26 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Carolina 4 San Diego 3. Goals: Burtini (Yankowski) 28, Florance (Burt) 68, Fotopoulos (Hansen) 70, Fotopoulos (Riise) 85; Boxx (MacMillan) 31, MacMillan (Koleski) 45, MacMillan (Boxx) 80. Carolina — Nordby, Baxter, Burt, Overbeck, Roberts, Hansen, Riise, Sheppard, Yankowski, Burtini (Fotopoulos, 63), Florance (Hendershot, 87). San Diego — Pagliarulo, Bengtsson […]

Ante Razov scored a late goal for Racing Ferrol, but it was not enough for his team, which lost, 3-2, and now sits three points above relegation from the Spanish Second Division with three games remaining. Kasey Keller, meanwhile, faced another offensive onslaught in the first divison. France David Regis, Metz (D1) season complete. Netherlands […]

Honduras, which has struggled in World Cup qualifying, continued its poor form when it could only tie El Salvador, 1-1, and found itself eliminated from the UNCAF Cup, which it is hosting, before the Central American championship even reached the final stage. The Catrachos had buried Nicaragua, 10-2, after falling to Panama, 2-1, in the […]

Trinidad & Tobago, which meets the United States June 20 in World Cup qualifiying, won the Copa Caribe with a 3-0 win over Haiti May 25 before 8,000 fans in Port of Spain. Dale Saunders, former University of Connecticut star Brent Rahim and Arnold Dwarika scored for the Soca Warriors, who won their eighth Caribbean […]

Two days after they beat Italy, 2-1, at the Toulon Festival, the U.S. U-20s were brought back to earth by Colombia, which convincingly beat the Americans, 3-1, Saturday. Colombia, the defending Toulon Festival champion, held an early 2-0 lead until Alecko EskandarianÆs 45th minute goal. It recaptureda a two-goal margin in 60th minute. The Americans […]

Danielle Fotopoulos started the day on the bench but came on in the second half to score two goals, including the game winner, against San Diego in Carolina’s first win of the season. The 4-3 win in Chapel Hill, N.C., leaves the Courage in last place with four points from a 1-4-1 record but ties […]

MiamiÆs Diego Serna, a recent target of criticism from Fusion coach Ray Hudson, scored twice in a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay in the Florida derby. The MutinyÆs Carlos Valderrama missed a penalty kick in the game. Chicago equaled the league-record 15-game home unbeaten streak with a 1-1 tie against San Jose. The Fire was […]

Group A June 23 in San Pedro Sula Honduras 1 (Nunez 45) Panama 2 (Jorge Dely Valdes 35, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes 66). June 23 in Puerto Cortes El Salvador 3 (Rodriguez 1, 36, Gonzalez Vilchez 2) Nicaragua 0. June 25 in Tegucigalpa El Salvador 2 (Corrales 59, Canjura 88) Panama 1 (Jorge Dely Valdez […]

Group A Jamaica 1 (Williams 60) Martinique 0. Trinidad & Tobago 5 (S.John 25, 49, Dwarika 41, Carrington 72, Rahim 74) Barbados 0. Martinique 3 (Rano 22, 56, Clement 64) Barbados 1 (Riley pen. 29). Trinidad & Tobago 2 (Eve 62, Rahim 70) Jamaica 1 (Harris 27). Jamaica 2 (Harris pen. 13, Taylor 26) Barbados […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 8 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R&L), F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R, ankle contusion-R); QUESTIONABLE: M Marco Etcheverry (achilles tendinitis-R); PROBABLE: D Carey Talley (post concussion), F Chris Albright (MCL sprain-R), M Bobby Convey […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 8 6 1 1 19 11 5 MetroStars 10 6 3 1 19 17 13 D.C. United 7 3 4 0 9 15 13 New England 9 3 6 0 9 9 16 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA New York 5 2 0 3 9 6 3 Atlanta 5 2 0 3 9 4 1 Philadelphia 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 Boston 5 2 1 2 8 8 6 Washington 5 2 1 2 8 7 7 San Diego 5 1 2 […]

Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov had a hat trick to lead German club Bayer Leverkusen to a 4-3 win over D.C. United. Quotable D.C. United coach Thomas Rongen: “I think one of our positives was the play from our midfielders up to our forwards. We were very sharp upfront with Chris Albright and Santino Quaranta. Overall a […]

Honduras, which lost to the United States in World Cup qualifying, lost again in San Pedro Sula, falling, 2-1, to Panama on the opening night of the UNCAF Cup, the two-week Central American championship. Former Colorado Rapids striker Jorge Dely Valdes and brother Julio Cesar scored to beat the Catrachos. Honduras coach Ramon Maradiaga, who […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for games on May 26: Chicago 2 San Jose 2 Tampa Bay 0 Miami 2 Columbus 1 Colorado 0 Los Angeles 2 New England 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, May 26 (4:00 p.m.) – San Jose Earthquakes at Chicago Fire (Telemundo) Season series: First […]

U.S. under-20 national team head coach Wolfgang Suhnholz and U.S. forwards Conor Casey and Alecko Eskanderian, who combined for the gamewinning goal, talk to the press after they beat Italy, 2-1, in their first game at the Toulon Festival. WOLFGANG SUHNHOLZ ôIt is great to open the tournament with a win, especially against a great […]

The U.S. under-20 national team came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Italy, 2-1, in the 29th Festival International Espoirs in Toulon, France. Oguchi Onyewu and Alecko Eskandarian netted in the 61st and 64th minutes to erase a goal by ItalyÆs Capone three minutes into the second half. The victory extended the U-20s’ international […]

Jamaica international Onandi Lowe scored in his debut for Kansas City, striking in stoppage time to give the Wizards a 1-0 win over the MetroStars. May 24 in Kansas City Kansas City 1 MetroStars 0. Goal: Lowe (Klein, Gomez) 92+. Kansas City — Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Chris Klein, Mark Santel […]