Pepsi MLS All-Star Game 2002

Event	2002 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars United States 3 2
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
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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 U.S. 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.

The match

Summary

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 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.

Details

2002 MLS All-Star Game

August 3, 2002

MLS All-Stars	3–2	United States
Kreis 59' Etcheverry 72' Ralston 81'	Report	Donovan 58' Jones 76'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 31,096

Referee: Brian Hall

MLS All-Stars

United States

GK 18 Tim Howard  46 ' DF 3 Ryan Suarez  18 ' DF 12 Mike Petke  46 '  70 ' DF 4 Carlos Bocanegra  78 ' MF 14 Steve Ralston  46 '  70 ' MF 8 Richard Mulrooney  70 '  78 ' MF 10 Carlos Valderrama( c)  70 ' MF 21 Dema Kovalenko  46 '  70 ' MF 20 Mark Chung  70 ' FW 33 Taylor Twellman  46 ' FW 15 Carlos Ruiz  46 ' Substitutes: GK 1 Joe Cannon  46 ' DF 24 Wade Barrett  18 ' MF Chris Klein  46 ' MF Joselito Vaca  46 ' MF 11 Marco Etcheverry  46 ' FW 7 Ariel Graziani  46 ' FW 9 Jason Kreis  46 ' Manager: Frank Yallop

GK 1 Tony Meola  46 ' DF 23 Eddie Pope  46 ' DF 16 Carlos Llamosa  46 ' DF 12 Jeff Agoos  46 ' MF 13 Cobi Jones( c) MF 10 Brian Maisonneuve DF 25 Pablo Mastroeni MF 9 Preki  46 ' MF 7 DaMarcus Beasley FW 21 Landon Donovan FW 20 Brian McBride Substitutes: GK 18 Juergen Sommer  46 ' DF 22 Alexi Lalas  46 ' DF Mike Burns  46' MF 19 Chris Henderson  46 ' MF Chad Deering  46' MF John Harkes FW Josh Wolff Manager: Bruce Arena

External links

• USATODAY.com - Game to showcase MLS', USA's strides
• MLS All-Star 2002 match report