Oct. 2, 1999 – Revolution 2:1 NY/NJ MetroStars, Steve Nicol’s first win as Revolution coach

Steve Nicol, hired as interim coach in place of Walter Zenga, refused the Revolution’s offer to become head coach and returned to the Boston Bulldogs as player-coach in November 1999. Nicol became Revolution head coach in 2002 and guided the team for 299 MLS games, winning the 2007 U.S. Open Cup and 2008 North American Superliga titles. Goals: Moore, Baicher; Lozzano. Note: Crowd included Zenga, who had been fired on September 30, 1999.

Oct. 2, 1920 – Fore River 2:0 Fall River Rovers, Southern New England Soccer League

Goals: Jack Kershaw, Davie Page.

Oct. 2, 1927 – Lusitania Recreation 0:2 Woburn Tanners, Boston & District League match at Blake Field (Att.: 5,000)

Match terminated “with 40 minutes of the second half to go … referee Wilson awarded the Lusitania Recreation team a goal scored by Rabello and then disallowed it … some of the players got after the official and it was alleged one of them struck him: but the timely arrival of the police stopped further hostiliites and the referee was escorted from the playing field with a roaring mob of 300 fans booing and hissing him to the clubhouse. … Mayor Quinn of Cambridge was among the fans in attendance. …” (The Boston Globe)

Lusitania Recreation “B” 5:1 Peabody Ideals, State Junior League at Blake Field

Lusitania Recreation “C” 2:2 Maccabees

Fall River Marksmen 4:3 Philadelphia

Goals: Brittan, McPherson, McEachran, Croft; Keenan 3.

Providence 0:0 Brooklyn

Hartford 3:1 J&P Coats at Manchester, Conn.

Oct. 2, 2002 – Revolution 2:0 Chicago Fire, MLS playoffs (Att.: 6,954)

Revolution win first-round playoff series, extend home victory streak to five games. Goals: Kamler, Twellman.

Oct. 2, 2004 – Revolution 2:0 Dallas (Att.: 10,141)

Goals: Twellman, Ralston.

Oct. 2, 2010 – U.S. 2:1 China, Kennesaw, Ga.

Jill Loyden international debut.

Revolution 1:2 Real Salt Lake (Att.: 18,130)

Goals: Nyassi; Borchers, Saborio.

Oct. 2, 2016 – Revolution 3:1 Sporting Kansas City (Att.: 25,280)

Goals: Kamara, Ellis (OG), Agudelo; Dwyer.

NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY