June 22, 1997 – Revolution 2:2 (2:1 shootout) Dallas Burn, Foxboro Stadium. Hour-plus lightning delay (Att.: 15,819)

Foxboro Stadium was evacuated and kickoff delayed 72 minutes, then Dallas opened the scoring as Jason Kreis assisted Damian Alvarez (19^’), and scored in the 27^th minute. Alejandro Farias cut the deficit with a 29^th-minute header and Alexi Lalas equalized with a 65^th-minute header off an Imad Baba pass.

(Revolution lore: Lalas had urged management to select Kreis in the initial MLS Draft in 1996, but Kreis went to the Burn).

Walter Zenga made three saves in the post-match shootout. Baba and current BU assistant coach Francis Okaroh converted for the Revolution and future Revolution assistant Tom Soehn scored for the Burn.

June 22, 1947 – Ponta Delgada 9:0 Brooklyn Hispanos, National Open Cup (U.S. Open Cup) semifinal first leg at Tiverton, R.I. (Att.: 3,000)

“A few minutes after the game started, Billy Gonsalves, just a mere shadow of his former self, gave away a penalty kick and Eddie Sousa crashed it into the net for a starter.” (The Boston Globe)

June 22 & 23, 1947 – Gil Heron competes as a member of the Michigan Cricket Club at Franklin Field in Boston

Heron, “leading goal-scorer of the North American Soccer League champs of last season, Detroit Wolverines … was a victim of a great catch by Capt. V. Isaacs, Boston College student,” who was on the Bay State team. According to the Globe’s George M. Collins, there were four Herons involved in the competition. The Michiganders “leading hitter was another Heron, Chicago.” Gil Heron had 84 runs versus the Mass. State Cricket League team on June 23, 1947. Gil Heron, father of Gil-Scott Heron, went on to play for Celtic FC.

June 22, 1999 – Revolution acquire Mario Gori from Miami in exchange for Edwin Gorter

June 22, 2014 – Cruzeiro 5:1 Miami FC,  Bowditch Field (4,500/capacity), Framingham

Goals: Julio Baptista, Manoel, Marlone 3; Diego Hurtado.

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