Dec. 3, 1939 – Lusitania Recreation 4:1 Pawtucket, National Open Cup (U.S. Open Cup) second round game, Lusitania Stadium, Cambridge, Mass. (Att.: 2,500)
This was a matchup of Lusitania center forward Bert Patenaude and Pawtucket’s Tommy Florie, teammates on the U.S. team that reached the 1930 World Cup semifinals. Patenaude, a 20-year-old when he became the first to complete a hat trick in the World Cup, twice headed off the crossbar. Lusitania was eliminated by Brookhattan in the […]
Dec. 2, 1934 – Boston 7:2 Pawtucket Celtics, ASL game, Lincoln Park
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)
Dec. 1, 1990 – Southern Conn. State 0:0 (4:3 PKs) Seattle Pacific, NCAA D2 final in Melbourne, Fla.
Current Dartmouth coach Bo Oshoniyi saved on Robin Malmanger after Nick Booth’s conversion for Southern Connecticut State (22-0-1). Henrik Svartborn, John DeBrito and Larry Piturro also converted for the Owls, coached by Ray Reid. SCSU went on a 41-game unbeaten run from Oct. 28, 1989 to Oct. 19, 1991. Note: the teams played two 30-minute […]
Nov. 30, 1889 – Fall River Rovers 2:0 New Jersey State League XI, Interstate Championship (Att.: 1,500)
The Fall River Rovers had apparently established a reputation for attacking on the wings, according to the Boston Globe: “… the Rovers made one of their old-time bursts and forced the ball past the wings of their opponents, through the fullbacks to the mouth of the goal, where a grand scrimmage took place. In the […]
Nov. 29, 1923 – Yale 4:1 Haverford, first soccer game at Yale Bowl (Att.: 3,000)
Yale (4W-1L-4D) clinched second place in the Intercollegiate League in the Yale Bowl’s first soccer match. “Wallace kicked the first goal on a pretty pass from Lamberti and Ferry, followed this up on a goal from scrimmage in front of Haverford’s cage.”
Nov. 28, 1929 – Lusitania Recreation 0:1 Providence Clamdiggers, Blake Field, East Cambridge, Mass.
Lusitania Recreation, an amateur club competing in the Massachusetts State League, had offered to replace Boston in the Atlantic Coast Soccer League. Providence had been scheduled to visit Boston in an ACSL game, but the Wonder Workers disbanded in a dispute over the rights to Dave McEachran. “Manager Sam Fletcher of the Providence team brought […]