Oct. 30, 1927 – Fall River FC Marksmen 1:0 Brooklyn, ASL game, Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 6,741)
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The Fall River Marksmen (5W-5L-2D, 12 points) remained in sixth place in the American Soccer League after defeating Brooklyn. “… Brittan made the lone tally when he headed into a beautiful center from McPherson. It was one of the most sensational goals here this season, coming in the last five minutes of one of the hardest-fought games ever played at the Tiverton Stadium.” (The Boston Globe)
Providence 0:0 New Bedford Whalers (Att.: 5,000)
New Bedford (10W-1L-3D, 23 points) first place in ASL. Providence (5-4-4, 14 points) fifth place.
Scotland XI 2:1 Ireland XI, Fore River Field, Quincy, Mass.
Oct. 30, 1910 – “Soccer is of Great Use” – William T. Miller (Boston Globe)
Oct. 30, 1913 – Harvard 0:1 Prospect Union on Soldiers Field
Oct. 30, 1915 – Fore River 2:0 Pan Americans, Southern New England Soccer League series
Oct. 30, 1926 – Bethlehem Steel 1:1 Boston SC
Stark scores disputed goal, Fleming free kick equalizes.
Oct. 30, 1966 – Boston Tigers 4:4 New York Inter at Chelsea Stadium
Goals: Jorge Piotti 2, Nestor Caceres, Bernardo Vargas; Flavio Lopez 3, Felix Andrade. Piotti equalizer with 9 minutes remaining.
Oct. 30, 2008 – Japan 3:2 U.S., FIFA U17 WWC, Hamilton, New Zealand (Att.: 4,816)
Kristie and Samantha Mewis become first sisters to represent U.S. in FIFA WC
Revolution 0:0 Chicago Fire, MLS playoffs, Gillette Stadium (Att.: 5,221)
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