Aug. 5, 2008 – Revolution 2:2 Houston (Att.: 9,232). Revolution first U.S. SuperLiga champion
Steve Ralston (41st minute) and Shalrie Joseph (102nd) scored as the Revolution avenged losses to the Dynamo in the 2006 and ’07 MLS Cup finals.
Aug. 4, 2012 – Milan 3:1 Olimpia at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 17,592)
This was the opener of a doubleheader, Milan capturing its first victory in four Boston-area appearances (1W-3L-0D). Robinho (24th minute) and Antonio Nocerino (37th and 43rd) scored for Milan. Substitute Jose Escalante, 17, converted a 72nd-minute goal, a minute after entering the match, for Olimpia. Escalante joined the Houston Dynamo in 2016 and is now […]
Aug. 3, 1987 – Kristine Lilly (b. July 22, 1971) earns first cap
Kristine Lilly made her international debut as a 16-year-old junior at Wilton (Conn.) High School, along with Mia Hamm (15 years, 140 days). Just more than a week later, Lilly scored her first goal. This was a two-game visit to China – Lilly played her first game in the U.S. in 1990 and her first […]
Aug. 2, 2006 – Rochester Rhinos 0:0 (4×5 PKs) Revolution at PAETEC Park (Att.: 9,500)
Jeff Larentowicz converted the clincher as the Revolution won a penalty kick shootout for the first time in three tries. The Revolution had lost on PKs to the Rhinos in the 2004 U.S. Open Cup and D.C. United in the 2004 Eastern Conference finals.
Aug. 1, 1996 – U.S. 2:1 China, Olympic Games final at Athens, Ga. (Att.: 76,489)
This was the first title for the U.S. Women’s National Team in a fully-sanctioned FIFA tournament. The 1991 WWC was considered a “World Championship” (not World Cup) and games were played with 40-minute halves. The success of the ’91 event paved the way for the ’95 WWC in Sweden (won by Norway) and inclusion of […]
July 31, 1984 – France 2:1 Norway. Olympic Games first-round match at Harvard Stadium (Att.: 27,832)
Both goals were scored by RC Lens’ Francois Brisson, France going on to win the Olympic title.