2003 WUSA Founders Cup

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2003 WUSA Founders Cup
Event2003 WUSA season
Washington Freedom Atlanta Beat
2 1
Date24 August 2003
VenueTorero Stadium, San Diego, California
Player of the MatchAbby Wambach (Freedom)
RefereeTerry Vaughn
Attendance7,106
WeatherSunshine
79 °F (26 °C)
← 2002

The 2003 WUSA Founders Cup, also known as Founders Cup III, was the third and final championship match in Women's United Soccer Association history, played between the Atlanta Beat and the Washington Freedom to decide the champion of the league's final season. The game was played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California on August 24, 2003. The Washington Freedom defeated the Beat 2-1.[1][2][3]


Match[]

Washington Freedom2-1 (a.e.t.)Atlanta Beat
Wambach Goal 7', Golden goal 96' Report Hooper Goal 46+' (pen.)
Torero Stadium,
San Diego, California
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Washington Freedom
Atlanta Beat
WASHINGTON FREEDOM:
GK 1 United States Siri Mullinix
DF 23 United States (c)
DF 5 United States Carrie Moore
DF 14 United States Jennifer Grubb Yellow card 82'
DF 13 Germany Sandra Minnert
MF 24 United States Jacqui Little
MF 16 United States Lindsay Stoecker Substituted off 70'
MF 22 Germany Steffi Jones
MF 8 Australia Kelly Golebiowski Substituted off 64'
FW 9 United States Mia Hamm
FW 28 United States Abby Wambach Yellow card 58'
Substitutes:
FW 15 Germany Jennifer Meier Substituted in 64'
FW 17 United States Substituted in 70'
Coach:
United States Jim Gabarra
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ATLANTA BEAT:
GK 1 United States Briana Scurry
DF 4 United States Kylie Bivens Yellow card 29'
DF 25 United States Nancy Augustyniak Red card 94'
DF 6 Canada Sharolta Nonen
DF 29 United States Leslie Gaston Substituted off 91'
MF 16 United States Marci Miller Substituted off 65'
MF 5 United States Nikki Serlenga Substituted off 46'
MF 12 United States Cindy Parlow Substituted off 89'
MF 8 Japan Homare Sawa
FW 10 Canada Charmaine Hooper Yellow card 78'
FW 9 Germany Conny Pohlers
Substitutes:
MF 13 Mexico Maribel Dominguez Substituted in 46'
MF 19 United States Kristin Warren Substituted in 65' Yellow card 71'
MF 33 United States Substituted in 89'
DF 15 United States Julie Augustyniak Substituted in 91'
Coach:
United States Tom Stone

Player of the match

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
    • Karalee Sutton
    • Dinesh Signh
  • Fourth official: Jennifer Bennett

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 15 minutes of golden goal extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Three named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics[]

Washington Freedom Atlanta Beat
Total shots 20 9
Shots on target 8 6
Corner kicks 8 1
Fouls committed 15 20
Offsides 2 2
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 1

Source

References[]

  1. ^ "A look back at the Washington Freedom's 2003 Founder's Cup win". Black And Red United. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ "WUSA: Wambach leads Freedom in Founders Cup thriller". Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. ^ "Wambach, Freedom win the Founders Cup". DeseretNews.com. 2003-08-25. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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