July 12, 2003 – U.S. 2:0 El Salvador, first Gold Cup games at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 33,652)

The U.S. compiled a 6W-0L-2D record in Gold Cup games at Gillette Stadium. Eddie Lewis (28^’) and Brian McBride (77′)  scored against El Salvador. The Revolution’s Steve Ralston provided three crosses for McBride to finish in a 57-minute span covering two games (the U.S. took a 2-0 win over Martinique on July 14, 2003).

This date also included a Revolution v New York/New Jersey MetroStars match, which turned out to be Tim Howard’s final game with the Metros before joining Manchester United.

Attendance declined after Gillette’s Gold Cup opener: the next three dates’ combined total (July 14, 16, 19) was 31,768.

July 12, 2003 – Canada 1:0 Costa Rica/ U.S. 2:0 El Salvador /Revolution 3:3 MetroStars at Gillette Stadium

Goal: Stalteri.

Goals: Lewis, McBride.

Goals: Twellman, J-M Moore, Noonan; Wolyniec, Kante (OG), Clark.

July 12, 1931 – Clan Murray 2:3 Fore River, State Charity Cup at Springfield, Mass.

Fore River also won State Challenge Cup, Mass. State League, Boston Intercity Cup.

July 12, 1967 – Jack Mansell named Boston Beacons coach

July 12, 1978 – New York Cosmos 1:3 New England Tea Men at the Meadowlands (Att.: 62,497)

July 12, 1997 – Revolution 2:0 Kansas City Wizards (Att: 21,817)

July 12, 2005 – U.S. 0:0 Costa Rica, GC at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 15,211)

U.S. clinches first place in Group B. Revolution’s Clint Dempsey, Pat Noonan, Steve Ralston in starting lineup.

Canada 2:1 Cuba

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