2002 MLS All-Star Game
 | |||||||
| Event | 2002 Major League Soccer season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Date | August 3, 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| 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 edition of the
RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The match was contested by the MLS All-Stars team and the United States on the invitation of MLS, who looked to capitalize on their success at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Bruce Arena assembled a roster of the national team's most prominent domestic players in the last decade in place of the European-based players from the 2002 World Cup roster to rest them; then-San Jose Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop formed an All-Star team of the top talent among the league's remaining players.[1]
The match
Summary
.jpg)
Despite bad weather leading to a rain delay in the first half, the game saw a flurry of goals toward its conclusion. U.S. standout and
Dallas Burn's Jason Kreis
responded with the equalizer in the following minute.
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.
Details
2002
MLS All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars  | 3–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
          MLS All-Stars
|
     United States
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
MLS All-Star MVP:
|
Match rules
|
References
- Dallas Morning News. p. 7B.
External links
| Eastern Conference | |
|---|---|
| Western Conference | |
Former teams |
|
| Personnel | |
| Competition | |
| Associated competitions | |
| Other | |
