Sept. 13, 1924 – Boston SC 2:1 Providence Clamdiggers, Boston inaugural regular-season ASL opener, Walpole St. Grounds
“President [G.A.G.] Wood is opening the purse strings to give Boston a winning team. The value of Tommy Muirhead, Alex McNab, McMillan, J. Ballantyne, W. Paterson and Willie Ballantyne, if placed in the open market and priced as transfer fees go on the other side today, would amount to close to $65,000. That is a […]
Sept. 12, 2007 – Brazil 3:1 Mexico (Att.: 67,584, Gillette Stadium’s largest soccer crowd)
Brazil supporters greatly outnumbered Mexican as Gillette was scaled to 67,500, plus a standing-room section used for Patriots games. By game day, 65,000 tickets had been sold, and a 4,000 walkup was expected for the 8:30 p.m. kickoff. But organizers underestimated interest, and traffic enforcement struggled to accommodate the Wednesday night event. Goals: Kleber 45th, […]
Sept. 11, 1999 – Miami Fusion 1:1 Revolution, Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Att. 8,038)
MLS “shootout’’ death knell in Walter Zenga’s final game as goalkeeper. Jeff Causey red-carded after clash with Welton in a post-match shootout, replacement Joe-Max Moore slipping a green shirt over his No. 9 jersey, then failing to stop three Fusion attempts. Goals: Welton (29’); Savarese (30’).
Sept. 10, 2013 – Brazil 3:1 Portugal, int’l. friendly, Gillette Stadium (Att.: 62,310)
Pre-game ceremonies involved former Benfica star Eusebio, who played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers and Boston Minutemen in the ‘70s, and Pelé. This was the third-largest soccer crowd in Mass. history – four of the top seven Gillette soccer crowds have involved Brazil or Portugal national teams. Goals: Thiago Silva (24’), Neymar (36’) and Jô […]
Sept. 9, 1973 – U.S. 1:0 Bermuda, Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Conn. (Att.: 4,200)
The Connecticut Wildcats’ Ben Brewster, a 59th-minute substitute for Charlie McCully, scored his only U.S. national team goal. The U.S. national team, which made its Connecticut debut with a 1-0 win over Poland in New Britain, Conn., Aug. 12, 1973, has compiled an 8W-3L-2D record in the Nutmeg State.
Sept. 8, 2015 – U.S. 1:4 Brazil, Gillette Stadium (Att.: 29,308)
Lowest crowd total for Brazil’s five appearances (3W-2L-0D) at Gillette Stadium. The U.S. lost for the second successive time in Foxborough, its record dropping to 10W-3L-2D at Gillette and 17W-3L-5D in Foxborough since 1991. Goals: D. Williams; Hulk, Neymar (2, 1 PK), Rafinha.