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#OnThisDay in 1970 – Kirk Apostolidis notched a hat-trick (3 goals) for #DallasTornado’s 5:2 win over visiting #CFMonterrey at #FranklinField. (📸 - Gary Barnett). Roberto Escamilla & Ubirajara Chagas tallied for #Rayados as result also counted for the hosts in #NASL Regular Season Standings.

#OnThisDay in 2013 – #Pelé was among 11,929 at @hofstrau.bsky.social as the #NewYorkCosmos defeated rival #FortLauderdaleStrikers, 2:1, in #NASL Fall Season opener. Peri Marošević & Alessandro Noselli scored for the Cosmos, while Walter Restrepo tallied for the Strikers.

#OnThisDay in 1992 – Zague’s hat-trick (3 goals) led the hosts @clubamerica.bsky.social to a 5:1 win over #DallasRockets in 2nd leg (7:2 agg.) of Concacaf Champions’ Cup 3rd Round at #EstadioAzteca. David Hudgell tallied for '91 #USOpenCup runner-up. (📸s – Marcelo Assaf)

#OnThisDay in 1920 – #StLouisSC became 3rd U.S. club to venture overseas as it commenced a Scandinavian Tour w/ a 5:2 victory against a Swedish Selected Team, before 15,000 fans, at Stockholm Stadium.

…Also, on that day in 2004 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deportes, Don D'Ambra & Greg Howes scored the U.S. as it won its 2nd Concacaf Futsal Championship after defeating #LeonesdelCaribe, 2:0, in the final. Both sides qualified to ’04 #FIFAFutsalWC in #ChineseTaipei.

#OnThisDay in 2004 – Jefrid Ruiz scored 4 times for hosts #LaSeleFutsal’s 12:5 victory against #MéxicoFutsal in the 3rd place game of Confederation Futsal Championship at Heredia’s Palacio de los Deportes.

#OnThisDay in 1977 – #Pelé scored in his last #NASL Regular Season Game, at home, during #NewYorkCosmos’ 3:1 victory against #ConnecticutBicentennials, before a crowd of 46,389, at #GiantsStadium. Giorgio Chinaglia & Tony Field also added tallies for the Cosmos.

…Also, on that day in 2004 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deportes, Greg Howes scored twice for the U.S. as it secured a berth to ’04 #FIFAFutsalWC in #ChineseTaipei by defeating the hosts #LaSeleFutsal, 4:0, in the Concacaf Championship Semifinals, before 2,741 fans.

#OnThisDay in 2004 – Yosniel Mesa scored 3 times (hat-trick) for #LeonesdelCaribe as it qualified to ’04 #FIFAFutsalWC in #ChineseTaipei after defeating #MéxicoFutsal in Concacaf Championship Semifinals at Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, #CostaRica.

#OnThisDay in 1980 – Hosts #NewYorkCosmos drew 1:1 w/ #ClubAtléticoRiverPlate, in a friendly, before a crowd of 47,320, at #GiantsStadium. Juan Jose Lopez gave the Argentinean side the lead before Vladislav Bogicevic scored the equalizer for the Cosmos w/ less than a minute remaining.

#NYCosmos' Vice Chairman & Head of Soccer, Giuseppe Rossi was on República Fútbol Podcast w/ Fernando Fiore.
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…Also, on that day in 2000 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deportes, Diego Solis & Juan Rafael Valverde scored for hosts #LaSeleFutsal as it won its 1st Concacaf Futsal Title by defeating #LeonesdelCaribe 2:0 in the final before 2,900 fans. Both had already qualified to ’00 #FutsalWC in #Guatemala.

#OnThisDay in 2000 – U.S. captured the bronze medal at Concacaf Futsal Championship after defeating #MéxicoFutsal, 5:1, at Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, #CostaRica. Brian Loftin had 3 goals (hat-trick) for the Stars & Stripes.

#OnThisDay in 1984 – Rick Davis scored twice, while Jean Willrich added a goal as hosts U.S. defeated #CostaRica, 3:0, in Group D opener of #Olympics Men’s Soccer Tournament (LA '84), before a crowd of 78,000, at Palo Alto’s Stanford Stadium. (📸Courtesy – Rodrigo Calvo)

#OnThisDay in 1934 – Goals by Miguel Giralt & Jorge López Noriega gave hosts @clubamerica.bsky.social a 2:1 triumph over #NewYorkAmericans at Mexico City’s Parque España. (📸Courtesy – Erik Lugo) Harry Collins tallied for the #AmericanSoccerLeague club.

…Also, on that day in 2004 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deportes, Eduardo Morales scored for #LeonesdelCaribe; Andy Gustaferro answered w/a pk tally for U.S. in 1:1 tie during Group B finale of Concacaf Futsal Championship( #ChineseTaipei ’04 WCQ). (📸 – Jorge Ruiz) Both advanced to semifinals.

#OnThisDay in 2004 – Gilberto Rangel had 3 tallies (hat-trick) & Everado Antonio Smith scored twice to lead #PanamáFutsal to an 8:3 victory against #GuyanaFutsal in Group B finale of Concacaf Futsal Championship at Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, #CostaRica.

#OnThisDay in 2013 – Danny Barrera scored twice, while Alex Caceres added a tally for the hosts #AtlantaSilverbacks’ 3:2 victory against #CSDXelajuMC, in a friendly, before 5,000 fans, at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. Julio Estacuy & Israel Silva scored for the Guatemalan club.

…Also, on that day in 2004 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deportes, Jason Arce, Michael Barrantes, Mauricio Carvajal & Jefrid Ruiz scored for hosts #LaSeleFutsal’s 4:0 win over #MéxicoFutsal in Group A finale of Concacaf Championship (#ChineseTaipei ’04 WC Qualifier). Both advanced to semifinals.

#OnThisDay in 2004 – Jerwyn Balthazar scored twice to lead #SocawarriorsFutsal to a 7:4 victory against #SurinameFutsal in Group A finale of Concacaf Futsal Championship at Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, #CostaRica. Gino Brandon had 3 goals (hat-trick) for #Suriname.

#OnThisDay in 2003 – Daniel Osorno scored the game-winner in OT for hosts #México as it won its 4th #GoldCup by defeating #Brazil, 1:0, in the final before a crowd of 85,000 at #EstadioAzteca. El Tri was 1st team since 1953 to defeat Samba Kings twice in a single tournament.

…Also, on that day in 2000 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deportes, Jose Carvajal, Carlos Chaves & Diego Solis scored for hosts #LaSeleFutsal as it secured a berth to ’00 #FIFAFutsalWC in #Guatemala by topping #MéxicoFutsal, 3:2, in Concacaf Championship Semifinals before 2,500 fans.

#OnThisDay in 2000 – Lazaro Martinez scored twice for #LeonesdelCaribe as it qualified to ’00 #FIFAFutsalWC in #Guatemala after defeating U.S., 4:2, in semifinals of Concacaf Championship, before 2,500 fans, at Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, #CostaRica.

#OnThisDay in 2009 – #México won its 5th #GoldCup after defeating the U.S., 5:0, in the final, before a crowd of 79,156, at #GiantsStadium. José Antonio Castro, Guillermo Franco, Gerardo Torrado, Giovani Dos Santos & Carlos Vela all scored for El Tri.

…Also, on that day in 2004 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deporte, José Jacinto Serrano scored twice to lead #LeonesdelCaribe to a 2:0 victory against #PanamáFutsal in Group B of Concacaf Futsal Championship ( #ChineseTaipei ’04 Qualifier).

#OnThisDay in 2004 – Todd Dusosky & Pat White scored 2 goals each to pace the U.S. to a 6:0 win over #GuyanaFutsal in Group B of Concacaf Futsal Championship ( #ChineseTaipei ’04 WC Qualifier) at Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, #CostaRica.

Medal given to U.S.’s James Brown after 1930 #FIFA World Cup (📸 Courtesy - George Brown).

#ARGvUSA Lineups (📸Courtesy - Eduardo Mendoza)

#OnThisDay in 1930 – Carlos Peucelle & Guillermo Stábile scored 2 goals each to lead #Argentina to a 6:1 win over the U.S. in semifinals of inaugural #FIFA World Cup, before a crowd of 72,886, at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. James Brown tallied for the Stars & Stripes. ...

…Also, on that day in 2004 at #CostaRica's Palacio de los Deporte, Jason Arce, Carlos Chaves, Yanan Montoya, Johnny Rodriguez, Jefrid Ruiz & Adonai Vindas scored for hosts #LaSeleFutsal to a 6:1 win over #SocawarriorsFutsal in Group A of Concacaf Futsal Championship ( #ChineseTaipei ’04).