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July 29, 1984 – Chile 0:0 Norway, Group A match, Olympic Games at Harvard Stadium (Att.: 25,000)

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Vice president George Bush proclaimed the start of local events in the 1984 Olympics, a day after the games kicked off in Los Angeles. Johnny Kelley delivered an Olympic torch and former Olympians Tina Noyes, Hilary Smart and John Thomas participated in an official lighting.

July 29, 2001 – Boston Breakers 2:1 Washington Freedom, WUSA game at Nickerson Field (Att.: 11,681)

Kristine Lilly set up two Dagney Mellgren goals (25, 44) as the Breakers (6W-9L-3D, 21 points) pulled within 2 points of a playoff berth before a capacity crowd. The match had been sold out for a month, partly because of the arrival of the Freedom’s Mia Hamm, whose future husband, Nomar Garciaparra, would hit a home run in a 4-3 Red Sox win over the Chicago White Sox in a game played simultaneously at Fenway Park.

Maritimo 2:1 Cape Verde, Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 7,892)

            Kansas City Wizards 2:0 Revolution, Arrowhead Stadium (Att.: 6,071)

Goals: Santel, Glasgow.

July 29, 2008 – Revolution 1:0 Atlante, SuperLiga semifinals, Gillette Stadium (Att.: 8,302)

Carlos Batres handed out 12 cautions and four red cards.

Goal: Joseph 30. Cautions: Igwe 27, Nyassi 52, Maldonado 53, Espinoza 56, Navarro 71, Zamora 84, 90’+1 (ejection); Albright 85, Vilar 85, 90’+5 (ejection); Cristman 90, Munoz Mustafa 90’+5. Red Cards: Gabriel Rey 85, Heaps 90’+5’.

July 29, 2017 – Revolution 3:0 Philadelphia Union, Gillette Stadium (Att.: 18,584)

Goals: Kamara 2, Agudelo.
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