The Revolution sent Chiquinho Conde and Sam George to the Tampa Bay Mutiny, the deal appearing to help motivate the team as it made a late run to earn its first playoff berth in the second season of MLS. Paul Keegan’s 88th-minute goal in a 2-1 win over the Dallas Burn clinched a post-season place for the Revolution on Sept. 25, 1997, the final day of the season. [Read more…] about Aug. 13, 1997 – Revolution reacquire Giuseppe Galderisi, plus Ivan McKinley, in trade with Tampa Bay
A 37th-minute goal by Al Trost, making his international debut, made the difference in the last of four matches between the U.S. and Poland (after Lodz, Chicago and San Francisco) in 1973. The U.S. had a 3W-9L-0D record (also defeating Bermuda and Canada) in ‘73. [Read more…] about Aug. 12, 1973 – U.S. 1:0 Poland at Willowbrook Park (Att.: 10,000), New Britain, Conn.
New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol tried to make it work, but MLS’ haphazard attempt to send a team to compete against Real Madrid resulted in disappointment.
As I wrote in The Boston Globe: “If the MLSers are routed, nobody should be shocked …” [Read more…] about Aug. 11, 2005 – Steve Nicol named MLS All-Star team coach for Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu at Real Madrid
Billy Gonsalves celebrated his 22nd birthday playing alongside James Brown (21), Arnie Oliver (23) and Bert Patenaude (20), a group of young players that could have formed the base of the U.S. national team for years to come, though only Gonsalves remained in the picture for the 1934 World Cup. [Read more…] about Aug. 10, 1930 – Sao Paulo FC 5:3 U.S., international friendly at Chácara da Floresta
Substitute Ivica “John” Liposinovic’s 88th-minute deflected shot equalized for the Beacons, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit, playing at a numerical disadvantage after the ejection of Billy Fraser. [Read more…] about Aug. 9, 1968 – Boston Beacons 2:2 New York Generals at Fenway Park
The 2001 team was probably the Revolution’s most inconsistent. The ‘01 Revolution varied from capable to incompetent, sometimes in the space of 90 minutes. Ted Chronopoulos scored twice as the Revolution had taken a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Burn on Aug. 4, 2001. [Read more…] about Aug. 8, 2001 – Revolution 1:5 San Jose (Att.: 11,822). Revolution’s highest-scoring home loss
Mia Hamm scored twice and Michelle Akers-Stahl provided a dominating performance off the bench before a record crowd for a U.S. Women’s National Team match. The U.S. won the Chiquita Cup tournament under the guidance of Tony DiCicco, in his first games since taking over from Anson Dorrance as head coach. The U.S. goalkeeper was former UMass star Briana Scurry, who made her international debut in a 5-0 win over Portugal on March 16, 1994. [Read more…] about Aug. 7, 1994 – U.S. 4:1 Norway, Chiquita Cup at Fitton Field, Worcester (Att.: 6,511)
Diego Fagundez (b. Feb. 14, 1995) had played in two U.S. Open Cup road matches before making his MLS debut for the New England Revolution. Fagundez replaced Zach Schilawski in the 66th minute, earned a penalty kick less than two minutes later (Shalrie Joseph converted a team-record 10th PK), then his 86th-minute goal concluded the scoring.
“We wanted to get a spark,” Revolution coach Steve Nicol said after the game. “We had thoughts of playing him at some stage. He’s been doing great in training and you can just see his enthusiasm, he’s got a footballer’s brain. He did a fantastic job, he gets the penalty, he gets the goal.”
Fagundez signed a contract Nov. 15, 2010, then made his first Revolution appearance as a substitute for Ousmane Dabo in a 3-2 win over D.C. United in a U.S. Open Cup match in Boyds, Md., on April 26, 2011. Fagundez made his first Revolution start alongside 22-year-old current Atlas Guadalajara striker Milton Caraglio (probably the youngest starting forward pairing in Revolution history) in a 2-1 loss to Seattle on Oct. 1, 2011.
The previous youngest scorer at Gillette was Canada’s Kara Lang (Romero/16 years, 11 months) in a 3-1 win over Japan in the 2003 Women’s World Cup.
TODAY IN NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY
Steve Ralston (41st minute) and Shalrie Joseph (102nd) scored as the Revolution avenged losses to the Dynamo in the 2006 and ’07 MLS Cup finals.
This was the opener of a doubleheader, Milan capturing its first victory in four Boston-area appearances (1W-3L-0D). Robinho (24th minute) and Antonio Nocerino (37th and 43rd) scored for Milan. Substitute Jose Escalante, 17, converted a 72nd-minute goal, a minute after entering the match, for Olimpia. Escalante joined the Houston Dynamo in 2016 and is now with the Rio Grande Valley Toros. [Read more…] about Aug. 4, 2012 – Milan 3:1 Olimpia at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 17,592)