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.

Match

MLS 3 – 2  United States
Kreis  59'
Etcheverry  72'
Ralston  81'		 Report Donovan  58'
Jones  76'
Attendance: 31,096
Referee: Brian Hall
GK18United States Tim Howard 46 '
DF3United States Ryan Suarez 18 '
DF12United States Mike Petke 46 ' 70 '
DF4United States Carlos Bocanegra 78 '
MF14United States Steve Ralston 46 ' 70 '
MF8United States Richard Mulrooney 70 ' 78 '
MF10Colombia Carlos Valderrama(c) 70 '
MF21Ukraine Dema Kovalenko 46 ' 70 '
MF20United States Mark Chung 70 '
FW33United States Taylor Twellman 46 '
FW15Guatemala Carlos Ruiz 46 '
Substitutes:
GK1United States Joe Cannon 46 '
DF24United States Wade Barrett 18 '
MF United States Chris Klein 46 '
MF Bolivia Joselito Vaca 46 '
MF11Bolivia Marco Etcheverry 46 '
FW7Ecuador Ariel Graziani 46 '
FW9United States Jason Kreis 46 '
Manager:
Canada Frank Yallop
GK1United States Tony Meola  46 '
DF23United States Eddie Pope  46 '
DF16United States Carlos Llamosa  46 '
DF12United States Jeff Agoos  46 '
MF13United States Cobi Jones(c)
MF10United States Brian Maisonneuve
DF25United States Pablo Mastroeni
MF9 United States Preki  46 '
MF7United States DaMarcus Beasley
FW21United States Landon Donovan
FW20 United States Brian McBride
Substitutes:
GK18United States Juergen Sommer 46 '
DF22United States Alexi Lalas 46 '
DF United States Mike Burns 46'
MF19United 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.
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