MLS Cup 2003
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| Date | November 23, 2003 | ||||||
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| Venue | The Home Depot Center Carson, California |
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| Man of the Match | Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes) |
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| Attendance | 27,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny, 71° | ||||||
The 2003 MLS Cup was a soccer match that took place on November 23, 2003 at the The Home Depot Center in Carson, California to determine the champion of the 2003 Major League Soccer season. The San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Chicago Fire 4 - 2 with a goal from Richard Mulrooney in the 50th minute. It was San Jose's second MLS Cup victory in three years. It was the first MLS Cup in which players from both teams were allowed to wear their primary uniforms.
Michelle Branch performed her hit single "Breathe" at halftime.
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[edit] Match
| 11 July 2010 20:30 |
Chicago Fire | 2 – 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | The Home Depot Center, Carson, California Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Brian Hall |
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Beasley  49'Roner 54' (OG) |
Ekelund 5' Donovan 38', 71'Mulrooney 50' |
Referee: Brian Hall Assistants: Craig Lowry, Darren Engers
[edit] Lineup
[edit] Chicago Fire
Zach Thornton, Jim Curtin (Nate Jaqua 81'), Evan Whitfield, Carlos Bocanegra, Orlando Perez (Kelly Gray 46'), Andy Williams (Justin Mapp 70'), Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch, DaMarcus Beasley, Ante Razov, Damani Ralph
[edit] San Jose Earthquakes
Pat Onstad, Eddie Robinson, Troy Dayak, Craig Waibel (Chris Roner 51'), Jeff Agoos, Brian Mullan, Ronnie Ekelund, Richard Mulrooney, Manny Lagos (Ian Russell 70'), Landon Donovan, Jamil Walker (Dwayne De Rosario 60')
[edit] Statistics
| Team | Total shots | Shots on goal | Saves | Fouls | Offside | Corner kicks | Yellow cards | Red Cards |
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| Chicago Fire | 22 (Razov: 8) |
10 (Razov: 4) |
Thornton: 4 | 17 (Marsch: 4, Razov: 4) |
4 (Ralph: 2, Razov: 2) |
13 (Williams: 7) |
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| San Jose Earthquakes | 11 (three tied with 2) |
? (three tied with 2) |
Onstad: 8 | 14 (Robinson 3) |
3 (three tied with 1) |
3 (Mulrooney 2) |
Waibel 15', Robinson 54' | - |
[edit] External links
- "We Believe" The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes Pt 4 on YouTube
- "We Believe" The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes Pt 6 on YouTube
[edit] References
[edit] Additional sources
- Dwight Chapin (24 November 2003). "MLS CUP / Earthquakes rumble / Donovan, Onstad secure S.J.'s 2nd title". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. http://articles.sfgate.com/2003-11-24/sports/17516238_1_quakes-fire-goalkeeper-zach-thornton-fire-fans.
- Dwight Chapin (1 October 2011). "Top 50 MLS Cup Moments: #50 Danish Gangster". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/mls-cup-moments/news/article/2011/10/01/top-50-mls-cup-moments-50-danish-gangster.
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