Author Archives: Soccer America

Dec. 16 in Dubai Iran 6 South Korea 2. Goals: Bagheri 30, Azizi 51, Daei 66, 76, 83, (pen.) 88; KIm Do Hoon 11, Sin Tae Yong 34. Iran — Nakisa, Sadavi, Bagheri, Peiravang, Mansourian, Rezaestili, Daei, Azizi, Khakpour, Falahatzade, Minrdad. South Korea — Kim Byung Ji, Huh Ki Tae (Park Kwang Hyun, 70), Shin […]

Dec. 15 in La Paz Bolivia 0 Paraguay 0. Bolivia — Trucco, Ochoaizpur, Rimba, Sandy, Pena, I. Castillo, Tufino (Soria, 46), R. Castillo, Etcheverry, Ramallo (R. Suarez, 46), Moreno (J. B. Suarez, 60). Paraguay — Chilavert, Villamayor, Canisa, Ayala, Alcaraz, Acuna (Mesa, 85), Struway, Enciso, Benitez (Boudier, 64), Baez (Cohener, 75), Rojas. Att.: n/a. Dec. […]

Ben Hickey scored in the 70th minute to put St. John’s ahead 3-1. St. John’s won a corner kick, which was taken by Jesse Van Saun. His kick was met by Stefani Miglioranzi nine yards out, where the defender headed it on to Ben Hickey, who headed the ball into the net from six yards.

Dec. 15 in Richmond, Va. FIU 1 St. John’s 4. Goals: Moleka (Kozic) 63:10; Van Saun (Hickey, Buscemi) 26:54, W. Krakowiak (Buscemi, Miglioranzi) 28:12, Hickey (Van Saun, Miglioranzi) 67:03, Kulego 88:47. FIU — Fontana, Cain, Pino, Steele, Fajardo, Del Corral, Vargas, Kozic, Carroll, Marshall, Moleka. Subs: none. St. John’s — Braga, Daly, Wile, P. Krakowiak, […]

Ignace Moleka scored in the 65th minute to pull FIU within one goal in the NCAA title match. FIU’s Alen Kozic got the ball near the center circle, and rode two tackles on the way to the penalty area, where he dished off to Moleka. The Zaire native poked the ball through St. John’s goalkeeper […]

St. John’s continues to lead FIU 2-0 at halftime of the NCAA championship match in Richmond, Va. St. John’s dominated most of the play in the first half — FIU has not been able to string passes together, and the Red Storm defense has stifled Panther forward Ignace Moleka. FIU had one excellent scoring opportunity […]

Wojtek Krakowiak scored in the 31st minute to put the Red Storm ahead 2-0. A free kick by Stefani Miglioranzi released Jimmy Buscemi on the left wing. Buscemi proceeded all the way to the end line and towards the goal before sliding a pass on the ground to Krakowiak, who tapped the ball in from […]

Jesse Van Saun scored in the 28th minute to give St. John’s a 1-0 lead over FIU in the NCAA Championship game in Richmond, Va. FIU’s Jorge Del Corral made a bad clearance that went straight to Ben Hickey of St. John’s. The English midfielder struck a low shot from 25 yards out, which bounced […]

Dec. 15 in Abu Dhabi UAE 1 Iraq 0 (sudden death). Goal: Hussain 103. UAE — Fairouz, Hussain, Abdullah, Ismail, Saad, Al Talyani (Bkhait, 46), Mubarak, Mohamed (Saad, 91), H. Ahmed, Ah. Ahmed, Ad. Ahmed (Ghawas, 36). Iraq — E. Hassan, S. Hassan, Afat, Hanoon, Swadi, Salem (Shaniyn, 86), Sabbar, Drain (Karin, 79), Majeed, Naji, […]

Group 5 Dec. 15 in Tel Aviv Israel 1 Luxembourg 0. Goal: Ohana 40. Att.: 28,000. Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Russia 3 2 1 0 9 1 7 Israel 4 2 1 1 4 4 7 Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 Cyprus 3 1 0 2 3 […]

St. John’s has beaten FIU 4-1 for the 1996 NCAA men’s soccer championship. The Red Storm outplayed FIU, and survived the last 12 minutes of the match without defender Robert Wile, who was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a retaliation against FIU’s Tyrone Marshall. A match summary will be posted shortly.

Medufia Kulego scored in the 88th minute to put St. John’s ahead 4-1. Kulego received the ball in the right half of the box after a St. John’s throw-in. He took a shot that was parried by FIU keeper Sal Fontana, chipped a second shot that bounced off the crossbar, and then headed the ball […]

Dec. 15 in La Paz Bolivia 0 Paraguay 0. Att.: n/a. Dec. 15 in San Cristobal Venezuela 0 Colombia 2. Goals: Bermudez 7, Valenciano 50. Att.: 25,000.

In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, Soccer America honors the 11 players and one coach from the past 25 years who’ve had the most positive impact on U.S. soccer. They are the Soccer America Silver XI — announced Dec. 14 at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va. Here are the winners: Goalie Tony Meola […]

The USA has defeated Costa Rica 2-1 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif. With the victory, the USA clinches a berth in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for World Cup ’98. The U.S. struggled in the final minutes, yielding a free kick and several corner kicks to the inspired Costa Ricans, but the […]

Costa Rica scored in the 76th minute to pull within one goal. the U.S. is presently ahead 2-1. Wilmer Lopez hit a fine left-footed cross from the right edge of the box to the far post, where Gomez headed the ball past the diving Brad Friedel for the score.

The USA continues to lead Costa Rica 1-0 at halftime of their World Cup qualifying match. Brian McBride scored in the 17th minute after Claudio Reyna’s pass freed Ernie Stewart on the right wing, and his cross was touched by two Costa Rican defenders into the path of McBride. The U.S. has had several other […]

Roy Lassiter scored in the 62nd minute to put the USA up 2-0 over Costa Rica. A throw in from the right sideline was headed forward by Ernie Stewart from about 15 yards out, and Alexi Lalas’ sliding shot was deflected by the keeper Barrantes. However, the deflected ball fell to Lassiter, who boomed it […]

Brian McBride scored in the 17th minute to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead over Costa Rica in their World Cup qualifying match at Stanford Stadium. Ernie Stewart took a fine pass on the right wing, and made a brief run before launching a low cross into the box. A Costa Rican defender headed the […]

Mike Fisher of Virginia and Cindy Daws of Notre Dame won the 1996 Herrman Trophy awards, which were presented in a ceremony at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va. Fisher wins his second consecutive Herrman award, becoming the fourth player to accomplish that feat. Former UVa star Claudio Reyna won in 1992 and 1993. […]

Here are the lineups for the USA vs. Costa Rica World Cup qualifying match at Stanford Stadium. USA — Friedel, Lalas, Agoos, Pope, Burns, Jones, Reyna, Harkes (captain), Stewart, McBride, Lassiter. Subs: Hejduk, Moore, Preki, Sorber, Keller, Kirovski, M. Vasquez. Costa Rica — Barrantes, Marin, Gonzales (captain), Delgado, Solis, Lopez, Ramirez, Jaffet Soto, Medford, R. […]

Dec. 14 in Palo Alto, Calif. USA 2 Costa Rica 1. Goals: McBride 17, Lassiter 60; R. Gomez 75. USA — Friedel, Lalas, Agoos, Pope, Burns, Jones, Reyna, Harkes, Stewart, McBride, Lassiter. Subs: Moore for Reyna in 82nd minute, Kirovski for Jones in 84th. Costa Rica — Barrantes, Marin, Gonzales, Delgado, Solis, Lopez, Ramirez, J. […]

By Mike Woitalla in San Jose, Costa Rica Friday, Nov. 29 — Costa Rica’s winning combination The first time I visited Costa Rica was in 1994, on vacation. The aim was to enjoy the beaches and practice Spanish. When I tried to converse, I talked about soccer and invoked Costa Rica at the 1990 World […]

Dec. 14 in Richmond, Va. U.S. U-20 team 2 College All- Stars 0. Goal: DiGiamarino (Wolff) 27:04. U.S. U-20 team — Napoleon, Sahaydak, Parra, Stoddard, Flores, Corrales, Rodriguez, DiGiamarino, Wolff, Sastoque. Subs: Quill, Chulis, Aldrich, Dunseth, Olsen, Kirk, Gibson. College All-Stars — Coufal, Leib, Jakins, Rasmussen, Provan, Klein, Kelly, Johnson, Suarez, Timbers, Hughes. Subs: Jolley, […]

The U.S. Youth Soccer Girls Olympic Development Program held its annual national trials in Pleasanton, Calif. over the Thanksgiving weekend. The U-16 (1980 birth year) and U-17 (1979 birth year) national team pools were selected by Coaches Tony DiCicco, Lauren Gregg, April Heinrichs, and Carlos Juarez. All members of the U-17 pool were also named […]