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. [Read more…] about Sept. 9, 1973 – U.S. 1:0 Bermuda, Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Conn. (Att.: 4,200)
Ben Brewster totaled 11 goals in 14 games and appeared set for a career with the Connecticut Wildcats. Brewster had converted for the Wildcats in a 1-0 win over the Boston Astros on Aug. 22, 1973 and for the U.S. in a 1-0 win over Bermuda on Sept. 9, 1973. Both games were played at Hartford’s Dillon Stadium, and Brewster said he gained greater satisfaction scoring against the Astros (before a 10,093 crowd) than against Bermuda (4,200 attendance). Brewster also played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers and Boston Tea Men, and coached Boston College from 1977-87.