April 30, 1988 – Boston Bolts 1:1 Orlando Lions, Bolts’ inaugural home match (Att.: 4,028)

Boston Bolts take first “victory,” the result against the Orlando Lions decided by post-match penalty kicks during a rainstorm at Nickerson Field. Randolph High School coach Ross Irwin converted deciding PK past Alan Rough, after Dave Pike equalized. Chris Otorubio opened the scoring with a 28^th-minute free kick past former Yale goalkeeper Jeff Duback. The Bolts equalized on Kurt Manal’s finish off a Marvin Etienne (ex-Southern Conn. St.) assist. Duback told the Boston Globe’s Marvin Pave: “In all my years of playing the game, I can’t recall seeing fans staying around like that to congratulate a team.”

April 30, 1939 – Chicago Manhattan Beer 0:1 St. Mary’s Celtic (Brooklyn), National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final

Billy Gonsalves goes 90’ for Chicago in both legs, scoring the Brewers’ only goal on a penalty kick in a 4-1 loss at Starlight Park (Bronx) on May 7, 1939. Gonsalves upped his career U.S. Cup total to 11 goals, tying Werner “Scotty” Nilsen, then added a 12^th goal in 1943 and two more in 1944. Gonsalves’ record of 14 U.S. Open Cup goals has lasted 73 years.

Goal: Nanoski.

St. Mary’s Celtic 4:1 Manhattan Beer, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final return leg

Goals: Gonsalves (PK); Nanoski 2, Kuntner (PK), McEwan.

St. Michael’s 3:2 [7:6] Holy Cross, Times Cup semifinal third replay at Bigberry Stadium, New Bedford, Mass. (Att.: 1,920)

April 30, 2010 – Revolution place goalkeeper Matt Reis on disabled list

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