Oct. 26, 2014 – Revolution 1:0 Toronto FC (Att.: 32,766)
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Revolution (17W-13L-4D, 55 points) close season with unbeaten streaks of five games (4W-0L-1D) overall and eight games (7W-0L-1D) at home. Goal: Nguyen.
Oct. 26, 1938 – Harvard 1:0 Springfield College, New England Intercollegiate Soccer League match, soccer pitch beside Business School (Ohiri Field)
Howard “Howie” Mendel “flashy outside left forward and their leading goal scorer [converted] a flag shot which fooled Lee and landed in the net in the [13th minute].” The Gymnasts, coached by John Brock, seemed set to win a second successive New England Intercollegiate League title. Game played in four 22 ½-minute periods. Mendel was listed third in scoring with four goals, behind Wesleyan’s Hammerstrom (8 goals) and Dartmouth’s Bailey (5).
Oct. 26, 1928 – Harvard 1:2 Dartmouth at Soldiers Field
“With Nelson Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., a sophomore at Dartmouth, playing his first year of soccer, cast in a stellar role, the Dartmouth varsity soccer team … defeated Harvard on Soldiers Field, 2 to 1, in a closely fought match.” Schmetz opened the scoring, a Starke own goal equalized. Schmetz broke the deadlock “in the final period, making a snappy dash down the field.” Rockefeller listed at right back. Game played in four 22-minute periods. Harvard’s Vogel credited with a goal in the box score. Leonard S. Schmitz is listed as Dartmouth’s leading scorer with two goals in seven games during the 1928 season.
Oct. 26, 1927 – General Electric 2:1 Woburn Tanners, State Cup series, Lynn General Electric Field
“… playing under flood lights …”
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