Frank Dell'Apa

Harvard University

June 24, 1972 – Boston Astros 5:1 Delaware Wings, ASL game at Everett Memorial Stadium (Att.: 800)

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Gambian Charlie Thomas, a former Harvard star, scored the first goal off a Clair De Boer rebound for the Boston Astros. Itamar Alves broke a 1-1 halftime deadlock in 49th minute. Myles “Dusty” Richard (who went on to coach at The Brooks School, guiding players such as Charlie Davies and Mike Fucito), was the Astros’ only U.S.-born player, according to Bob Monahan in The Boston Globe. [Read more…] about June 24, 1972 – Boston Astros 5:1 Delaware Wings, ASL game at Everett Memorial Stadium (Att.: 800)

June 21, 1994 – Argentina 4:0 Greece, first World Cup game at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 53,644)

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Three Gabriel Batistuta goals (2’, 44’, 90’) and Diego Maradona’s 60th-minute conversion launched Argentina into a favorite’s role in the tournament. The World Cup kicked off June 17, 1994, and anticipation built for this match, the first of six WC games in New England. Argentina set up camp at Babson College in Wellesley and, apparently, the Selección’s training staff shopped on Tremont Street in Boston, purchasing the dietary supplement containing ephedrine that ended up getting Maradona banned. [Read more…] about June 21, 1994 – Argentina 4:0 Greece, first World Cup game at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 53,644)

April 10, 2011 – Harvard 0:0 Haiti (Att.: 11,513)

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The Haiti Olympic team played earthquake relief fund-raisers at Dartmouth and Harvard in early April. The Sunday game at Soldiers Field outdrew the New England Revolution, which had a 7,970 crowd for a 2-0 loss to Real Salt Lake at Gillette Stadium the previous night. Haiti’s Wilde Donald Guerrier went on to score a goal against Spain in a 2-1 friendly loss in Miami in 2013, then moved to Wisla Krakow and is now playing for Alanyaspor in Turkey.

On April 10, 2010, the Revolution took a 4-1 win over Toronto FC before a 12,798 crowd. Zach Schilawski completed an 11-minute hat trick, the third hat trick by a rookie in MLS history.

TODAY IN NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY

March 17, 1923 – ASL games, indoor soccer at Commonwealth Armory

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J&P Coats 3:1 Fall River Marksmen in Pawtucket, R.I.

J&P’s Tommy Fleming two goals, Gilmore one in fifth victory of 14-match winning streak. The Threadmen would also advance to National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final. Duncan Dalrymple scores the only goal of his ASL career for Fall River.

Abbot Worsteds 5:4 Fore River at Commonwealth Armory

Dundas scored twice, his first in the second minute of “a game of thrills,” for the Forge Villagers, according to the Boston Globe account. Abbot Worsted reached the National Challenge Cup quarterfinals in 1923 and semifinals in 1922 and ’25, coached by Jack Kershaw, who would go on to coach Harvard University’s soccer team.

TODAY IN NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY