Nov. 19, 1965 – Yale 6:3 Harvard. John Kerry hat trick for Yale
John Kerry scored three goals, Jack Griswold two and captain Joe Upton one in Jack Marshall’s final game as Bulldog coach. Kerry scored his first goal in the 16th minute.
Nov. 18, 1923 – Fall River Marksmen 4:0 J&P Coats, National Challenge Cup replay at Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 14,375)
The Boston Globe’s George Collins reported a crowd of 16,000: “All records for attendances at soccer games in this country were smashed here today …” for a National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) match.
Nov. 17, 1963 – Boston SC 2:1 New York Hakoah, ASL match at Chelsea Memorial Stadium (Att.: 3,000)
This was the sixth successive win for Boston SC (7-0-1, 15 points), second in the ASL behind the Philadelphia Nationals (8-1-1, 17 points). Former Peru Olympic teamer Nestor Caceres (14’) and Manuel Lopez (47’) opened the scoring. New York’s Walt Horseling cut the deficit “in the last minute of play.”
Nov. 10, 1909 – Fall River Rovers 1:1 Pilgrims at Atlantic Grounds (Att.: 4,000)
The Fall River Rovers achieved surprising results in two games played near the conclusion of the Pilgrims’ tour. The Pilgrims’ Sim opened the scoring “30 minutes” into the second half. Elliott equalized, heading in a Sunderland corner “after 80 minutes.”
Nov. 16, 1997 – U.S. 4:2 El Salvador, first U.S. WCQ win in Foxborough (Att.: 53,193)
Brian McBride (22’ & 28’) and Chris Henderson (49’) gave the U.S. a 3-0 lead over El Salvador on the final day of World Cup qualifying. Nildeson de Melo cut the deficit and Raul Diaz Arce (who would score 18 goals for the Revolution in the 1998 MLS season) converted a 62nd-minute penalty kick past […]
Nov. 15, 2010 – Revolution sign Diego Fagundez to Homegrown contract
Diego Fagundez (b. Feb. 14, 1995 in Montevideo) was a 15-year-old Leominster High School student when he signed with the New England Revolution. Fagundez scored two goals in six games during the 2011 season and became the team’s leading scorer with 13 goals in 31 games in 2013.