2002 MLS All-Star Game

MLS All-Star Game 2002
Event 2002 Major League Soccer season
MLS All Stars United States
United States United States
3 2
Date August 3, 2002
Venue RFK Stadium, Washington DC
Man of the Match Marco Etcheverry (D.C. United)
Referee Brian Hall
Attendance 31,096
Weather Showers

The 2002 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 7th Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on August 3, 2002 at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C.. Major League Soccer, looking to capitalize on the success of the United States at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, invited the US national team to compete against the MLS All-Stars. Bruce Arena assembled a roster of the national team's most prominent domestic players in the last decade, while then-San Jose Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop formed an All-Star team of the top talent among the league's remaining players.

Despite bad weather leading to a rain delay in the first half, the game saw a flurry of goals towards its conclusion. American standout and San Jose Earthquakes' forward Landon Donovan opened the scoring for the national team, while the Dallas Burn's Jason Kreis responded with the equalizer in the following minute. D.C. United midfielder and MVP Marco Etcheverry gave the All-Stars the lead with help from fellow Bolivian Joselito Vaca. The Los Angeles Galaxy's Cobi Jones tied the game on a Brian McBride cross, but the New England Revolution's Steve Ralston scored late in the second half to give MLS the All-Star Game win.

3 August 2002
MLS 3 – 2  United States
Kreis  59'
Etcheverry  72'
Ralston  81'		 Report Donovan  58'
Jones  76'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 31,096
Referee: Brian Hall
GK 18 United States Tim Howard  46 '
DF3 Ryan Suarez  18 '
DF12 Mike Petke  46 ' 70 '
DF4 Carlos Bocanegra  78 '
MF14 Steve Ralston  46 '  70 '
MF8 Richard Mulrooney  70 '  78 '
MF 10 Carlos Valderrama(c)  70 '
MF21 Dema Kovalenko  46 '  70 '
MF20 Mark Chung  70 '
FW33 Taylor Twellman  46 '
FW15 Carlos Ruiz  46 '
Substitutes:
GK 1 Joe Cannon  46 '
DF 24 Wade Barrett  18 '
MF Chris Klein  46 '
MF Joselito Vaca  46 '
MF11 Marco Etcheverry  46 '
FW 7 Ariel Graziani  46 '
FW 9 Jason Kreis  46 '
Manager:
Canada Frank Yallop
GK1 United States Tony Meola  46 '
DF23 United States Eddie Pope  46 '
DF16 United States Carlos Llamosa  46 '
DF12 United States Jeff Agoos  46 '
MF13 United States Cobi Jones(c)
MF10 United States Brian Maisonneuve
DF25 United States Pablo Mastroeni
MF 9 United States Preki  46 '
MF7 United States DaMarcus Beasley
FW 21 United States Landon Donovan
FW 20 United States Brian McBride
Substitutes:
GK18 United States Juergen Sommer  46 '
DF 22 United States Alexi Lalas  46 '
DF United States Mike Burns  46'
MF 19 United States Chris Henderson  46 '
MF United States Chad Deering  46'
MF United States John Harkes
FW United States Josh Wolff
Manager:
United States Bruce Arena

MLS All-Star MVP:
United States Marco Etcheverry (MLS All-Stars)
Assistant referees:
Nathan Clement
Craig Lowry
Fourth official:

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

External links

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