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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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Mexican soccer federation (FMF) national council has ended weeks of speculation by deciding to keep former U.S. national team coach Bora Milutinovic as national team coach through World Cup ’98 qualifying. It rejected a contingency plan to keep Milutinovic through U.S. Cup ’97 before deciding on a replacement. He plans on taking a team […]

The following members of the U.S. national team are the three finalists for the 1996 Honda Player of the Year Award: Goalie Kasey Keller (Leicester City, England); Striker Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny & Genoa, Italy); and Striker Eric Wynalda (San Jose Clash). This is the second final-three nomination for Wynalda, the 1992 winner, and […]

St. John’s has defeated Creighton 2-1 in the first of two NCAA men’s semifinal matches in Richmond, Va. The Red Storm controlled the play for most of the second half, with Jesse Van Saun’s 64th minute strike proving to be the gamewinner. A last-ditch effort by Creighton produced a couple of good chances, but the […]

Wojtek Krakowiak scored in the 27th minute to give St. John’s a 1-0 lead over Creighton in the first NCAA men’s semifinal in Richmond, Va. The Red Storm scored when English midfielder Ben Hickey’s shot from the edge of the penalty area was deflected by Creighton defender Marc Madeley into the path of the unmarked […]

Dec. 13 in Richmond, Va. St. John’s 2 Creighton 1. Goals: W. Krakowiak (Hickey) 26:50, Van Saun (Acquista, Buscemi) 63:58; Paule (Torres) 31:51. St. John’s — Braga, Daly, Wile, Miglioranzi, P. Krakowiak, Champagnie, Joseph, Hickey, Van Saun, Buscemi, W. Krakowiak. Subs: Acquista, Kulego, Cusano. Creighton — Epperson, Wright, Madeley, Renfurm, Mulrooney, Paule, Bernal, Deist, Martin, […]

Ross Paule equalized for Creighton in the 33rd minute. Bluejay forward Johnny Torres made a long run from midfield to the edge of the penalty area, where he laid the ball off to his teammate. Paule then lifted the ball over the keeper from about ten yards out for the tying score.

St. John’s and Creighton are tied 1-1 after 45 minutes of play in Richmond, Va. Despite persistent drizzle after a large rainstorm this morning, the match has been well-played. St. John’s had the better of play in the early going, with Wojtek Krakowiak causing problems for Creighton’s defense. However, as the half progressed, Johnny Torres […]

Jesse Van Saun scored in the 63rd minute to give St. John’s a 2-1 lead over Creighton in their semifinal match. Creighton defender Geoff Huber lost the ball in his own half to Ricardo Joseph of St. John’s. Joseph quickly passed the ball into the penalty area to Jimmy Buscemi, who faked out a defender […]

Dec. 13 in Richmond, Va. Florida International 4 UNC Charlotte 0. Goals: Kozic (Pino, Marshall) 40:42, Marshall (Cain) 56:14, Moleka (Vargas) 63:37, Del Corral 83:12. Florida International — Fontana, Birusingh, Cain, Steele, Fajardo, Pino, Vargas, Carroll, Kozic, Marshall, Moleka. Subs: Arriaza, Del Corral, Leefah, Andersen, Munero, Henriquez. UNC Charlotte — Busch, Daughtry, Routhier, Kunevicius, Parry, […]

Tyrone Marshall scored in the 56th minute to put Florida International up 2-0 over UNC Charlotte. After an FIU corner kick, a UNC Charlotte defender attempted to head the ball out, but it went towards Marshall, whose brilliant bicycle kick from 14 yards out beat Charlotte keeper Busch to the left corner.

Jorge Del Corral scored in the 82nd minute to put FIU ahead 4-0. He beat Busch one-on-one from about ten yards out with a right-footed shot to the right corner.

Alen Kozic scored in the 41st minute to give FIU a 1-0 lead over UNC Charlotte. The game has just reached halftime. It has been a scrappy, rushed game thus far, with both teams creating good chances in the first few minutes. The goal came late in the half, when FIU’s Mario Pino sent a […]

Ignace Moleka scored in the 65th minute to extend FIU’s lead to 3-0. The goal was the results of a beautiful combination of passes between Moleka, Alen Kozic, and Danny Vargas. The latter finally latched onto a pass from Kozic and took the ball into the penalty area. Vargas then beat Charlotte defender Jim Kunevicius […]

U.S. Soccer has announced that Mexico, Denmark, and Peru will join the USA in vying for U.S. Cup ’97. Here is the schedule for the tournament Date Match Venue Kickoff Jan. 17 USA vs. Peru Jack Murphy Stadium 7:00 p.m. (PT) Jan. 17 Mexico vs. Denmark Jack Murphy Stadium 9:15 p.m. (PT) Jan. 19 Peru […]

Group A Dec. 10 in Abu Dhabi UAE 2 Indonesia 0. Goals: H. Ahmed 14, Al Talyani 65. Att.: 10,000. South Korea 0 Kuwait 2. Goals: Al-Houwaidi 60, Abdulaziz 87. Att.: 3,000. Final Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P *UAE 3 2 1 0 6 3 7 *Kuwait 3 1 1 1 […]

D.C. United’s Argentine defender Mario Gori has signed a lengthy contract extension with Major League Soccer, team GM Kevin Payne announced Dec. 11. The 23-year-old Gori was an integral part of D.C.’s championship run, starting all six post-season games and limiting Washington’s opponents to just seven goals. “We are very excited that Mario will be […]

Creighton No. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown 00 Jon Epperson GK Jr. Denver, Colo. 0 Nick Abbott GK Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif. 1 Tom Zawislan GK Fr. Brampton, Ontario 2 David Wright D/MF Fr. Louisville, Ky. 4 Brad McTighe F Sr. Overland Park, Ks. 6 Marc Madeley D Jr. Austin, Texas 7 Zion Renfurm F Jr. […]

Antony De Avila, the diminutive Colombian international striker who made a successful late-season MLS debut in 1996, will be back with the MetroStars after signing a new two-year contract, team GM Charlie Stillitano announced. De Avila, known as “Pitufo” or “the Smurf”, was obtained by the club on Aug. 14, and proceeded to score six […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College GK Eric Hufnagle Senior Green Mountain D Lennard Cooke Junior Green Mountain D Kristan Jones Senior Rio Grande MF Jamie Beaudoin Senior Maine-Farmington MF Gary DuPlessis Junior Tiffin MF Alan Madden Junior Green Mountain F Thomas Andreasen Sophomore Rockhurst F Laughn Berthiaume Junior Maine-Farmington F Julio Blanco Sophomore Malone […]