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)
← 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.[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', gold-colored soccer ball 96' Report Hooper 46+' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Washington Freedom
Atlanta Beat
WASHINGTON FREEDOM:
GK 1 United States Siri Mullinix
DF 23 United States Skylar Little
DF 5 United States Carrie Moore
DF 14 United States Jennifer Grubb (c) Yellow card 82'
DF 13 Germany Sandra Minnert
MF 24 United States Jacqui Little
MF 16 United States Lindsay Stoecker downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 22 Germany Steffi Jones
MF 8 Australia Kelly Golebiowski downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 9 United States Mia Hamm
FW 28 United States Abby Wambach Yellow card 58'
Substitutes:
FW 15 Germany Jennifer Meier upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 17 United States Casey Zimny upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
United States Jim Gabarra
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 downward-facing red arrow 91'
MF 16 United States Marci Miller downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 5 United States Nikki Serlenga downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 12 United States Cindy Parlow downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 United States Kristin Warren upward-facing green arrow 65' Yellow card 71'
MF 33 United States Callie Withers upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 15 United States Julie Augustyniak upward-facing green arrow 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. ^ "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.