Aug. 29, 2005 – National Soccer Hall of Fame inducts Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo coached the New England Revolution to their first .500 season and first MLS playoff victory (2000), plus a berth in the 2001 U.S. Open Cup final. Others with New England ties selected were Tommy “Whitey” Fleming, John Harkes, Alex McNab, Werner “Scotty” Nilsen and Hank Steinbrecher, plus Marcelo Balboa, Johnny Nelson, Tab Ramos, Fabri […]
Aug. 28, 2002 – Revolution 3:1 Colorado Rapids. First Revolution win at (renamed) Gillette Stadium (Att.: 13,210)
New England Revolution’s second successive win on way to six-match (5-0-1) unbeaten streak to close the 2002 MLS regular season. Taylor Twellman, 22, converted his 16th and 17th goals of the season, tied with the LA Galaxy’s Carlos Ruiz, 22, for the league scoring lead. Twellman and Ruiz were bidding to become the youngest MLS […]
Aug. 27, 1980 – Tea Men 0:1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, final NASL game at Schaefer Stadium (Att.: 17,121)
The New England Tea Men lost their NASL playoff opener, playing for the third time in an eight-day period (before a total of 61,577 spectators). Goal: McLeod. Note: Tea Men outshot the Rowdies, 27-12, and had a 16-1 corner kick advantage.
Aug. 27, 1980 – Tea Men 0:1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, final NASL game at Schaefer Stadium (Att.: 17,121)
The New England Tea Men lost their NASL playoff opener, playing for the third time in an eight-day period (before a total of 61,577 spectators). Goal: McLeod. Note: Tea Men outshot the Rowdies, 27-12, and had a 16-1 corner kick advantage.
Aug. 26, 2000 – Revolution 2:1 Columbus Crew, Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 17,867)
New England Revolution’s Wolde Harris seven-game scoring streak (ties Raul Diaz Arce’s MLS record). Goals: Baba (PK), Harris; McBride (PK).
Aug. 25, 2001 – WUSA Founders Cup final, Bay Area CyberRays 3:3 (3:2 PKs) Atlanta Beat, Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 21,078)
Sun Wen and substitute Bryn Blalack missed penalty kicks and Julie Murray sent the deciding shot past Briana Scurry as the CyberRays took a 3-2 PK victory.