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United States vs Mexico match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 20 April 1997, 2:50 PM (UTC-4:00)
National teams, score:
United States
2-2
Mexico
Competition:
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Final Round
Referee:
Ubaldo Aquino /
Paraguay
Attendance, venue:
57 877, Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Goals:
1-1 (34') Eddie Pope, 2-2 (73') (own goal)
USA soccer team lineup in match Nr.331
Head coach Steve Sampson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Kasey Keller  
22
27
Leicester City FC, Leicester, England
Marcelo Balboa  
114
29
Colorado Rapids, Denver, Colorado
Alexi Lalas   77' 
84
26
New England Revolution, Boston, Massachusetts
77' Michael Mason  
2
25
Hamburger SV, Hamburg, Germany
Eddie Pope  
8
23
DC United, Washington, D.C.
Jeff Agoos  
68
28
DC United, Washington, D.C.
Thomas Dooley   76' 
66
35
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
76' David Wagner  
4
25
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
John Harkes  Captain 
73
30
DC United, Washington, D.C.
Claudio Reyna   36'
49
23
TSV Bayer 04, Leverkusen, Germany
Mike Sorber  
60
25
NY/NJ MetroStars, Harrison, New Jersey
Earnie Stewart  
38
28
NAC, Breda, Netherlands
Eric Wynalda  
84
27
San Jose Earthquakes, San Jose, California
Comments
United States vs Mexico post-match head-to-head
Pct.
.243
GP
37
W
5
L
24
T
8
GF
41
GA
108
GF/GP
1.108
GA/GP
2.919
Av. attendance
36 632
Pct. - winning percentage, GP - games played, W - wins, L - losses, T - ties, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av. - average
Match stats
United States:
players - 13 (from 10 clubs)
goals - 2 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.635 (born 1961-1973)
average caps - 51.692
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
United States national team matches
Previous match:
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Costa Rica vs United States 3-2
San José, Sunday 23 March 1997
Next match:
Friendly International
United States vs Paraguay 0-0
St. Louis, Wednesday 4 June 1997
Top United States goal scorers
1. Eric Wynalda (1990 - 1997) - 30 goals
2. Bruce Murray (1986 - 1993) - 21 goals
3. Joe-Max Moore (1993 - 1997) - 16 goals
4. Hugo Pérez (1985 - 1994) - 13 goals
... Eddie Pope (1997) - 2 goals
(correct as of April 20, 1997)
United States goal scorers
Brief match report
Sun. 20 Apr 1997
Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough
United States 2-2 Mexico
Goals: Pope 34, 73 (OG)

United States: Keller, Balboa, Lalas (Mason 77), Pope, Agoos, Dooley (Wagner 76), Harkes (c), Reyna, Sorber, Stewart, Wynalda. Managed by Sampson.
Booked: Reyna 36.

Att: 57 877,
Ref: Aquino (Paraguay)

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