2003 WUSA Founders Cup

2003 WUSA Founders Cup
Event2003 WUSA season
Washington Freedom Atlanta Beat
2 1
DateAugust 24, 2003
VenueTorero Stadium, San Diego, California
Player of the MatchAbby Wambach (Freedom)
RefereeTerry Vaughn
Attendance7,106
WeatherSunshine
79 °F (26 °C)

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.[1] The game was played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California on August 24, 2003. The Washington Freedom defeated the Beat 2-1.[2][3][4]


Match

Washington Freedom2–1 (a.e.t.)Atlanta Beat
Wambach 7', 96' Report Hooper 46+' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Washington Freedom
Atlanta Beat
WASHINGTON FREEDOM:
GK 1 Siri Mullinix
DF 23 Skylar Little
DF 5 Carrie Moore
DF 14 Jennifer Grubb (c)  82'
DF 13 Sandra Minnert
MF 24 Jacqui Little
MF 16 Lindsay Stoecker  70'
MF 22 Steffi Jones
MF 8 Kelly Golebiowski  64'
FW 9 Mia Hamm
FW 28 Abby Wambach  58'
Substitutes:
FW 15 Jennifer Meier  64'
FW 17 Casey Zimny  70'
Coach:
Jim Gabarra
ATLANTA BEAT:
GK 1 Briana Scurry
DF 4 Kylie Bivens  29'
DF 25 Nancy Augustyniak  94'
DF 6 Sharolta Nonen
DF 29 Leslie Gaston  91'
MF 16 Marci Miller  65'
MF 5 Nikki Serlenga  46'
MF 12 Cindy Parlow  89'
MF 8 Homare Sawa
FW 10 Charmaine Hooper  78'
FW 9 Conny Pohlers
Substitutes:
MF 13 Maribel Dominguez  46'
MF 19 Kristin Warren  65'  71'
MF 33 Callie Withers  89'
DF 15 Julie Augustyniak  91'
Coach:
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. ^ "SOCCER; Freedom Wins W.U.S.A. Title (Published 2003)". August 25, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "A look back at the Washington Freedom's 2003 Founder's Cup win". Black And Red United. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "WUSA: Wambach leads Freedom in Founders Cup thriller". Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wambach, Freedom win the Founders Cup". DeseretNews.com. August 25, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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