Oct. 29, 2005 – Revolution 3:1 (3:2) NY/NJ MetroStars, MLS playoffs (Att.: 9,581)

The Revolution moved within a game of advancing to the MLS Cup for the second time. Goals: Cancela, Noonan, K. Smith; Djorkaeff. Note: NY/NJ last game as MetroStars.

Oct. 29, 1904 – Quincy 2:0 Boston Rovers, Merrimac Valley Association Football League match

Merrimac 0:3 Fore River at Lawrence, Mass.

Oct. 29, 1910 – Fall River Rovers 6:1 Harvard University (Att.: 700)

Oct. 29, 1927 – Boston Wonder Workers 1:2 New Bedford Whalers

First-place Whalers (10W-1L-2D, 22 points) hand second-place Boston (7W-1L-2D, 16 points) first loss of season. Goals: Battles (PK); Ballantyne 2.

Oct. 29, 1939 – Lusitania Recreation v Ludlow Lusitano, ASL New England Division game, Lusitania Stadium (East Cambridge) opening

“This new grounds of the Lucy Recs is one to be commended. The Stadium will just about make East Cambridge the center of all soccer in New England. It is situated near Lechmere Sq. and can be reached by car and bus.”

Cambridge Independents 2:0 Dopolavoro, Boston & District League game at Lusitania Stadium, East Cambridge, Mass.

Goals: Reis, Lombardi

Pawtucket SC 3:3 Bird & Son (East Walpole), American Soccer League East Division game at Clara Andrews Stadium, East Providence, R.I.

Goals: Florie, Gonsalves, McQueen; Wood, Kravates, Souza

Scandinavians 1:2 Boston Celtics, ASL East Division game at Worcester

Goals: Nystrom; McGuire, Guyda

Oct. 29, 1973 – Husson College 29:0 Unity

Estacio (Stacy) DeCastro scores 13 goals. DeCastro totals 62 goals in 1973 season and record 168 goals for career for the Eagles. Husson reached the NAIA New England final (2-0 loss to Eastern Connecticut State) in 1973 and compiled a 53W-8L-1D record in DeCastro’s four seasons.

http://hussoneagles.com/hof/bios/Estacio_DeCastro?view=bio

Oct. 29, 2011 – Chaka Daley, Jay Heaps, Jamie Hutchins, Kevin Murphy, Victor Santos inducted in New England Soccer Hall of Fame

Chris Aduama photo

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