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Physical game between Águilas &’89 #USOpenCup champion had a total of 4 YCs & 2 RCs.

#OnThisDay in 1990 – Eduardo Dos Santos notched the game-winner as #ClubAmérica defeated hosts St. Petersburg’s #HRCKickers, 1:0, in Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) 2nd Round at Tampa’s Pepin Rood Stadium.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 6h

It was also the last game in the USA for #NYCosmos’ Franz Beckenbauer.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 6h

#OnThisDay in 1982 – Norberto Outes’ pk tally, just before halftime, gave #ClubAmérica a 1:0 victory against the #NewYorkCosmos, in a friendly, at LA Memorial Coliseum. #NYCosmos finished w/ 9 players after Roberto Cabañas & Giorgio Chinaglia were sent off in 2nd stanza.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 6h

#OnThisDay in 1975 – Leonel Urbina scored the game-winner as #AtléticoEspañolFC defeated hosts #CFMonterrey, 1:0, in 2nd leg (2:1 agg.) of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship 2nd Round, before 8,000 fans, at #México’s Estadio Universitario. (📸- Monterrey Internacional)

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 2003 – Paulo Da Silva & Vicente Sánchez scored for the hosts #CDToluca as it captured its 2nd Concacaf Champions Cup (1st since ’68) after defeating #CAMonarcasMorelia, 2:1, in 2nd leg final (5:4 agg.), before 18,000 spectators, at #México’s Estadio Nemesio Díez.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

…USA - #Guatemala scoreless tie also qualified #CostaRica to its 1st FIFA World Cup (Italy ’90).

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1989 – USA played to a scoreless draw w/ hosts #Guatemala during final round of Concacaf World Cup Qualifying, before 8,000 fans, at Estadio Mateo Flores. …

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1977 – Hosts #NewYorkCosmos played to a 1:1 draw w/ #China, in a friendly, before 33,712 spectators, at #GiantsStadium. Giorgio Chinaglia scored for the #NYCosmos, while Shen Hsaing-Fu notched the equalizer. (📸Courtesy - @sp1873.bsky.social)

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1969 – Juan Ramón Martínez scored the game-winner for #ElSalvador as it qualified to its 1st FIFA World Cup ( #México ’70) after defeating #Haiti 1:0 in OT, during a Concacaf Playoff Game, before 6,742 fans, at #Jamaica’s National Stadium.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1985 – Eduardo Santana scored the game-winner as hosts #AuroraFC as it topped #CDOlimpia, 1:0, in 1st leg of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) 4th Round at #Guatemala’s Estadio del Ejército.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1974 – Raúl Washington Benítez & Felipe Carias scored for the hosts #CSDMunicipal as it defeated #AlianzaFC, 2:0, in 2nd leg (3:0 agg.) of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) 4th Round, at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1968 – Felipe Ruvalcaba, Juan Dosal & Amaury Epaminondas scored for #CDToluca’s 3:2 win over #NYGreekAmericanAA in 2nd leg(7:3 agg) of Concacaf Champion of Champions (Champions Cup) 2nd Round at Randalls Island’s #DowningStadium. Victor Jurisenvic & John Kosmides tallied for U.S. club.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

…Also, on that day in 1992 in the other semifinal at the Estadio Corregidora, Germán Martellotto had 2 goals to lead #ClubAmérica to a 7:0 win over #SVRobinhood. Alejandro Domínguez, Gonzalo Farfán, Zague, Hugo Sánchez & José Enrique Rodón also scored for the Mexican club.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1992 – Goals by Victor Badilla & Luis Quiros gave #LDAlajuelense to a 2:1 victory against #Martinique’s L'Aiglon du Lamentin FC during Concacaf #AmericanAirlines Cup (Champions Cup) Semifinals, before 17,000 fans, at #México’s Estadio Corregidora.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

…Also, on that day in 1988, #LDAlajuelense was awarded a 1:0 (forfeit) victory over #CAMonarcasMorelia in 1st leg Interzone Playoffs after the Mexican side did not compete on scheduled date & later disqualified (on Nov. 10th). The Costa Rican club advanced to the next round.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1988 – Hosts #CDOlimpia played to a scoreless draw w/ #CruzAzul in 1st leg of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) Interzone Playoffs, before 23,112 spectators, at #Honduras’ Estadio Nacional. (📸Courtesy – Francisco Rivas)

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1980 – #NewYorkCosmos played to a 1:1 draw w/ hosts #SportingCP, in a friendly, before a crowd of 35,000, at #Portugal's Estádio José Alvalade. Giorgio Chinaglia scored for the #NYCosmos, while Manuel Fernandes notched the equalizer.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1999 – #CIDNexaca won Football Confederation (Concacaf) Champions Cup after defeating #LDAlajuelense, 2:1, in the final at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium. Sergio Vázquez & Alex Aguinaga scored for Los Rayos as they also qualified to 2000 FIFA Club World Cup.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1984 – #ChicagoSting captured its 2nd #SoccerBowl trophy after defeating hosts #TorontoBlizzard, 3:2, in 2nd game & clinched #NASL Final Series, before 16,842 fans, at Canada's Varsity Stadium. Pato Margetic scored twice for #Chicago.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1989 – Jorge Campos scored twice to lead the hosts #PumasUNAM to a 5:0 win over #CDOlimpia in 2nd leg (6:1 agg) of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) Interzone Playoffs at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

…Also, on that day in 1971 during 1st round action, Hosts #ElizabethSC played to a scoreless draw w/ #CruzAzul in 1st leg, before 2,500 fans, at New Jersey’s Farcher’s Grove. 1st time since ’63 tournament that a USA club earns a point against a Mexican side.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1971 – Hernán Godoy, Peter Sandoval & Hugo Torres scored for #ComunicacionesFC as it defeated the hosts #CDFAS, 3:0, in 2nd leg (8:2 agg.) of Concacaf Champion of Champions (Champions Cup) 1st round at #ElSalvador’s Estadio Municipal de Santa Ana.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

…Also, on that day in 1965 during 1st round action, goals by Gerardo Barrios & Rudy Sobalvarro gave the hosts #CDSantaCecilia of #Nicaragua a 2:1 triumph over #CDOlimpia in 1st leg at Estadio General Somoza. (📸–Courtesy of FB/Historia de Nicaragua)

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1965 – Sergio Méndez scored twice as hosts #CDÁguila defeated #AuroraFC, 4:1, in 1st leg of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) 1st Round, before 10,000 fans, at Estadio Migueleño.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 2008 – #TrinidadandTobago’s #JoePublicFC became 1st Caribbean club to defeat a Mexican team on its home soil when it topped #AtlanteFC, 1:0, during Concacaf Champion League at Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo. 13,000 fans saw Roen Nelson notched the game-winner.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 2005 – #México captured its 1st FIFA U-17 World Cup after defeating #Brazil, 3:0, in the final, before 40,000 spectators, at #Perú’s Estadio Nacional. Omar Esparza, Éver Guzmán & Carlos Vela scored for El Tri.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1984 – Hosts #NewYorkPancyprianFreedoms prevailed 5:3 on pks against #CDVida after a 1:1 tie (2:2 agg) during 2nd leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round, before 2,500 fans, at Hofstra Stadium. George Touros gave the home side the lead, before Matilde Selim Lacayo notched the equalizer

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1977 – #Pelé scored in 1st half during his farewell game w/ #NewYorkCosmos in a 2:1 victory against his former club #SantosFC, before a crowd of 75,646, at #GiantsStadium. 3-time FIFA World Cup champion also played the 2nd half w/ the Brazilian side.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

…Also, on that day in 1981 during 2nd round action of Concacaf Champion of Champions, #CDMarathón eliminated visiting #CruzAzul after a 1:1 draw in 2nd leg (4:2 agg.), before 3,000 fans, at Estadio Francisco Morazán. Carlos Jara Saguier gave the Mexican side the lead before Roberto Bailey tied it.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1981 – Due to #TigresUANL refusal to travel to #ElSalvador (political unrest), hosts #CDAtléticoMarte were awarded a 1:0 (forfeit) victory in 2nd leg (2:1 agg.) & therefore, advanced to 3rd round of Concacaf Champion of Champions (now Champions Cup).

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1969 – Juan Manuel Alejándrez notched the game-winner as #CruzAzul captured its 1st Concacaf Champion of Champions title (now Champions Cup) after defeating visiting #ComunicacionesFC, 1:0, in 2nd leg (1:0 agg.) final, before 30,000 spectators at #EstadioAzteca.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1999 – Jaime Moreno’s 2nd half goal was the game-winner for #DCUnited as it defeated #CDOlimpia, 1:0, during Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals, before 7,217 fans, at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1984 – Hosts #NYPancyprianFreedoms (📸 – Bill Marth) drew 1:1 w/ #CDVida (📸 – Francisco Rivas) in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round, before 4,000 fans, at Hofstra Stadium. An own goal gave the 3-time #USOpenCup champion the lead, before Jesús Carías scored the equalizer.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1968 – Amaury Epaminondas scored twice for hosts #CDTolucaFC’s 4:1 victory against #NYGreekAmericanAA in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round, before 12,000 fans, at Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal. Nick Tonorezos tallied for the '67-'68 #USOpenCup champion.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 2000 – Dagny Mellgren scored the game-winner in OT as #Norway captured the #Olympic Women’s Soccer Gold Medal after defeating the USA, 3:2, before 22,848 spectators at #Australia's Sydney Football Stadium. Tiffeny Milbrett had both goals for the Stars & Stripes.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1999 – Goals by Dema Kovalenko & Ante Razov gave #ChicagoFire to a 2:0 victory against #JoePublicFC of #TrinidadandTobago during Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals, before 10,019 fans, at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1982 – Junior, Winlsinho & Zico scored for #CRFlamengo as it tied 3:3 w/ hosts #NewYorkCosmos during a farewell game for Carlos Alberto, before 37,312 spectators, at #GiantsStadium. Giorgio Chinaglia had all 3 goals (hat-trick) for the #NYCosmos.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1969 – Guy Francois scored twice for #Haiti as it defeated the hosts #ElSalvador, 3:0, in the 2nd leg of Concacaf WCQ Final Round, before a crowd of 36,403, at Estadio Flor Blanca. Both sides would face off in a playoff next month for the berth to #México ’70.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1968 – Hosts #AtlantaChiefs captured the inaugural #NASL Championship after defeating #SanDiegoToros, 3:0, in 2nd leg final (2:0 agg.), before 14,994 fans, at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Peter McParland, Delroy Scott & Kaizer Motaung scored for Atlanta.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

However, #Alajuelense advanced to the finals 4:1 on aggregate.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1986 – Hosts #PembrokeHamilton became 1st Bermudan club to defeat a Costa Rican side at Concacaf Champions Cup after a 1:0 victory against #LDAlajuelense in 2nd leg Semifinal, before 4,000 fans, at the National Stadium. Samuel Sawin notched the game-winner…

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1970 – Pauli Corte, Jules Lagadeu & Roy Vanenburg scored for hosts #SVTransvaal’s 3:1 victory against #SantosFC of #Jamaica in 2nd leg (5:1 agg.) of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round at Paramaribo’s Suriname Stadion.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1991 – #ClubPuebla captured the Concacaf Champions Cup after a 1:1 draw (4:2 agg.) against hosts #PoliceFC in the 2nd leg of the final at #TrinidadandTobago’s Skinner Park. Renato Porto gave the visitors the lead before Alvin Boisson tied it for the home side.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1977 – #NewYorkCosmos (w/ #Pelé) played to a 2:2 tie against hosts #MohunBagan before 80,000+ spectators at Calcutta’s Eden Gardens. Shyam Thapa & Mohammed Akbar scored for home side; Carlos Alberto & Giorgio Chinaglia struck back for #NYCosmos.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1927 – #RealMadridCF wrapped up its epic tour of the Americas w/ 1:1 draw against #NYGaliciaSC before 5,000 fans at Brooklyn’s Hawthorne Field. Vega put the local Galician immigrant side ahead with an early pk, before Travieso struck the 2nd half equalizer.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1986 – Omar Arroyo, Luis Fernández, Óscar Ramírez & Jorge Ulate scored for the hosts #LDAlajuelense as it defeated #PembrokeHamilton of #Bermuda, 4:0, in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals, before 8,451 fans, at #CostaRica's Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1980 – Jorge Bueso scored for #CDMarathón, while Ramón A. Ramírez tallied for hosts #ComunicacionesFC in 1:1 draw during 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1969 – Elmer Acevedo & Mauricio Rodríguez scored for #ElSalvador as it defeated hosts #Haiti, 2:1, in 1st leg of Concacaf Final Round of World Cup Qualifying ( #México ’70), before 10,415 fans, at Stade Sylvio Cator. Joseph Obás tallied for the home side.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1949 – Peter Matevich scored twice as USA secured its berth to 1950 FIFA World Cup in #Brazil after finishing 2nd in the ‘49 #NAFC ( #NorthAmericanFootballConfederation) Championship by topping #Cuba 5:2 before 5,000 spectators at #México’s Estadio de los Deportes.

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