Mike Butler completed a second-half comeback for the A-League/United Soccer Leagues All-Stars when he scored the game-winning goal from a goalmouth flurry to seal a 2-1 victory over the Elite 16 Collegiate All-Stars in the final game of the 1999 Umbro Select College All-Star Classic. Mike Burke, of the A-League’s Charleston Battery, was named the game’s Most Valuable Player, creating numerous chances for his team throughout the game. Burke, from Plantation, Fla., was the 1998 A-League Rookie of the Year. “For not scoring a goal, I wasn’t expecting to get it [the MVP award],” said Burke, who started most of the activity on the right side of his team’s attack. “I don’t know why. I guess I pleased the crowd a few times. But it wasn’t just me, it was everyone else on the team.” “Mike was a tricky forward who gave us a lot of problems,” said Elite 16 Coach Dave Dir of the Dallas Burn. “I think he had a great game and clearly can play at another level. This event is a big help to us all before the draft, especially when you get to coach the players. You get to know their personalities a little bit.” A lackluster first half, in which both teams seemed to be feeling the other out, was brought to life when Maurizio Rocha (Connecticut) blistered a 22-yard shot from the left side which caromed off the chest of A-League/USL goalkeeper Dusty Hudock (Seattle Sounders). The ball went to Fordham’s John Wolyniec who converted the rebound from close range. The A-League/USL Select came storming back in the second half by scoring two goals in the first 10 minutes. Jimmy Glenn, the all-star forward from the A-League champion Rochester Rhinos, scored the first goal on an 18-yard shot past goalkeeper Matt Nyman of Dartmouth. His shot on the run came off a set-up pass from Kevin Anderson of the Minnesota Thunder. Six minutes later, Butler, a Division III player with the Western Massachusetts Pioneers, scored off a corner kick taken by Kirk Wilson of the El Paso Patriots. The corner bounced around before deflecting to Clay Harty (Central Coast Roadrunners), who hit Butler with the pass that led to the goal. In Saturday’s opening game, University of Connecticut forward Bobby Rhine scored the game-winning goal and added an assist early in the second half to claim Most Valuable Player honors and led the NCAA Division I Men’s All-Stars to a 3-0 victory over the Division II-III-NAIA Men’s All-Stars. Duke Shamo, a forward from St. Francis College, scored a pair of goals after entering the game at halftime to provide the insurance for the Division I squad. Rhine opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the game after running onto a great through pass by SMU’s Paul Broome. The native of Fenton, Missouri controlled the ball inside the penalty area, then buried a shot into the upper-left corner of the goal, past goalkeeper Greg Sutton. “Paul Broome made a great run, beat a couple of guys, then he slipped it back. I had a lot of time, picked a spot and finished it,” said Rhine. The Division II-III-NAIA All-Stars nearly equalized late in the first half when Southern Connecticut defender Gilbert Jean-Baptiste cracked a low, line drive off the far post from 18 yards out. The rebound caromed to an opposing defender and was cleared from danger. That chance would prove to be the team’s best of the night, as the Division I defense tightened up in the second half after Shamo’s strike in the 53rd minute. The native of Accra, Ghana scored his second of the game with less than six minutes to play to ice the victory. “What a platform for college players to end their college careers,” Rhine said following the victory. “We get a bunch of great and talented players together and just come out and play soccer.” This is the fourth year of the Umbro Select, an event which is designed to showcase the top collegiate talent to professional scouts. It is held in conjunction with the Major League Soccer and A-League player drafts.