Dec. 2, 1934 – Boston 7:2 Pawtucket Celtics, ASL game, Lincoln Park
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The Pawtucket Celtics “were top heavy favorites to take the game,” but Boston dominated. “Murphy” Nilsen scored twice and set up “at least three of the other goals …” (The Boston Globe)
Goals: Nygren, Green, Brinkworth, Guyda, Nilsen 2 (1 PK), H. Burness; Simmons (PK), Labriole.
Clan MacGregor 1:0 Quincy Point (Mass.) Boys’ Club, State Cup replay, Fore River Field (Att.: 4,000)
Lusitania Recreation 4:2 Bird & Son, Commercial Field, East Cambridge
Lusitania retains Boston & District League lead.
Revere Corinthians 0:2 Bunker Hill Celtics, second round replay, Northern Massachusetts & New Hampshire State Cup
Lynn (Mass.) Riversides 3:1 Fraser All Stars, replay, North Mass. & New Hampshire State Cup, Mel Williams Field
Sons of St. George 0:0 American Steel & Wire, replay, Worcester, Mass.
Lynn White Eagles 1:2 [aet] Cambridge Cubs, Bay State Intermediate division, GE Field
“Cubs … practically clinched the championship.”
Dec. 2, 1911 – Brooklyn FC 7:0 Fall River Rovers, American Cup, Marquette Oval
“One of the biggest surprises of the soccer football season … This is the worst defeat the Fall Rivers have ever suffered in an American cup contest.”
Fall River Oaks 5:1 J&P Coats
Methuen 2, Manchester United 1 at Lawrence, Mass.
Lynn Fosse 1:2 Boston Americans
Lowell YMCA 1:1 Lawrence AA
Howard & Bullough 0:3 Fore River at Pawtucket, R.I.
Dec. 2, 1972 – Cornell 2:0 Harvard, NCAA Eastern Regional final, Schoellkoph Field (Att.: 3,500)
Harvard (10-1-1) first loss of season. Bruce Arena in goal for Cornell (13-3-0).
Dec. 2, 1984 – U.S. 2:2 Ecuador, Orange Bowl (Att.: 4,000)
Brian Bliss international debut
Dec. 2, 2007 – Franklin Pierce 1:0 Lincoln Memorial, NCAA D2 final, Orange Beach, Ala.
Dec. 2, 2009 – Revolution defender Jay Heaps announces retirement
Dec. 2, 2013 – Revolution defender Kevin Alston named MLS Comeback Player of the Year
Dec. 2, 2014 – Revolution’s Lee Nguyen named to MLS Best XI
The Revolution broke with policy, claiming Lee Nguyen off waivers on March 2, 2012 and paying him $55,000 in his first season. In 2014, Nguyen totaled 20 goals in all competitions, the No. 2 total (behind Taylor Twellman’s 25 in 2002) in Revolution history. Nguyen totaled 51 goals in MLS regular-season games, second to Twellman (101) on the all-time Revolution list. After being named a finalist for MLS Most Valuable Player in 2014, Nguyen became involved in a contract dispute, which contributed to a slow start to the 2015 season. In 2017, Nguyen captained the Revolution and totaled 11 goals and 15 assists, then requested a trade. Six other Revolution players have been named to the MLS Best XI: Twellman, Clint Dempsey, Jose Gonçalves, Shalrie Joseph, Michael Parkhurst and Steve Ralston.
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