Andy Straden scored on a 15th-minute penalty kick as the U.S. defeated Estonia for its first victory in the Olympics. The U.S. was then eliminated with a 3-0 loss to eventual champion Uruguay, the clash providing a connection between the countries, leading to the Uruguayans making a 1927 tour that included a stop in Boston. [Read more…] about May 25, 1924 – First U.S. win in Olympic soccer
Ted Chronopoulos was part of a deal with the NY/NJ MetroStars, who sent Daniel Hernandez, Brian Kamler and Diego Serna to the Revolution in exchange for Chronopoulos, Mamadou Diallo and Andy Williams.
Chronopoulos performed for Panionios in Greece before joining the Revolution for their inaugural season, totaling 16 goals in 144 appearances (13th on team’s all-time list) in six-plus seasons. [Read more…] about May 24, 2002 – Last of the Revolution originals traded
This was the second year of the Lewis Cup competition, the equivalent of the League Cup for ASL teams. The Whalers won the home leg, 5-1, at Battery Park in New Bedford May 22, 1926. According to the Boston Globe, Jimmy Montgomerie “lost a penalty,” meaning he either missed a penalty kick or surrendered one – the Giants’ right back Charlie Kelly did convert a PK. The Whalers had two own goals, Neil Turner scored twice, and Andy Stevens (who totaled 44 goals in 39 league matches) converted just before the final whistle. [Read more…] about May 23, 1926 – New York Giants 3:0 (4:5 aggregate) New Bedford Whalers, Lewis Cup final at the Oval
South African Robert Priday (2) and Jack Halmer scored for Liverpool. Joey Chapiga redirected a Quinn free kick past Cyril Sidlow and Ed Souza cut the deficit with a late goal for the New England All-Stars at Bigberry Stadium in Fall River, Mass.
Liverpool went 10-0-0 (70-10 goal differential) on the tour.
The Reds have a 4W-2L-0D all-time record in New England. They returned for a 6-0 win over the Fall River All Stars May 26, 1948; a 4-0 win over the New England All-Stars in Fall River May 20, 1953; and an 8-1 win over the Boston Metros May 8, 1964. Nearly half a century later, Liverpool played twice at Fenway Park, the home of their current ownership, losing both times to AS Roma.
New England All-Stars 2:3 Liverpool FC at Bigberry Stadium (Att.: 7,000)
TODAY IN NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY
Ponta Delgada SC won the U.S. Amateur Cup for the fourth time in five years. Ponta Delgada became the first team to win three successive U.S. Amateur Cup titles (1946-48), then lost to eventual champion Elizabeth (N.J.) SC in the 1949 tournament. Ponta Delgada was the first to capture the U.S. Amateur/Open Cup double in 1947, and this time came close, reaching the 1950 U.S. Open Cup final. [Read more…] about May 21, 1950 – Ponta Delgada wins U.S. Amateur Cup
Peter Vermes scored 15 seconds into the second half in a U.S. preparation match before the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Tony Meola saved a late Aleksandar Dordevic free kick as Partizan played without three Yugoslavia national teamers, including starting defender Predrag Spasic. [Read more…] about May 20, 1990 – U.S. 1:0 Partizan Belgrade at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. (Att.: 30,644)
The U.S. faltered in its 2002 World Cup sendoff game in a stadium that had opened eight days earlier, with scaled-down seating. Roy Makaay (45th minute) and Andy van der Meyde (76th) scored and Ronald Waterreus made stops on Eddie Pope, Landon Donovan, John O’Brien, Cobi Jones and Claudio Reyna. Before this match, the U.S. had a 7W-0L-3D record in Foxborough, all the games played at Foxboro Stadium. [Read more…] about May 19, 2002 – U.S. 0:2 Netherlands, CMGI (Gillette) initial international (Att.: 36,778)
According to an Associated Press story, George M. Collins “declares” the USFA would “have to accept all other professional bodies on equal footing,” during the 12th annual meeting of the group in New York. Collins, a Boston Globe columnist, representing the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Association, was referring to recognition for the two professional leagues – the American Soccer League and the St. Louis Soccer League. [Read more…] about May 18, 1925 – American Soccer League accepted as full member of United States FA
The New England All-Stars essentially consisted of the Ponta Delgada SC team, including Ed Souza and John Souza, who would go on to play for the U.S. in the World Cup a few weeks later. In this game, Manchester United went ahead on a 14th-minute Tom Bogan goal. Ed Souza missed a 79th-minute penalty kick with a chance to equalize. In the final minutes, Johnnie Downie scored off a pass from inside left Charlie Mitten, considered the match’s top performer. Mitten went on to sign with Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia, earning a ban from British football and the nickname “The Bogota Bandit.” The only Manchester United player who competed in this game to go on to the ’50 World Cup was Henry Cockburn, who was not in the England lineup against the U.S. [Read more…] about May 17, 1950 – Manchester United’s first New England appearance
This event kicked off the U.S. Open Cup, then called the National Challenge Cup, which has become the most enduring of U.S. team sporting competitions, in terms of continuity and longevity. The tournament has been held annually through epidemics, labor disputes, wars. The U.S. Open Cup is the world’s second longest continuously-operating football association cup competition, according to Josh Hakala of www.thecup.us.com . [Read more…] about May 16, 1914 – First U.S. Open Cup Final in Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 7,000)