2002 MLS All-Star Game

The 2002 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 7th edition of the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on August 3, 2002 at 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.

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

The match

Summary

RFK Stadium hosted the match

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

MLS All-Star MVP: Marco Etcheverry (MLS All-Stars) Assistant referees: Nathan Clement Craig Lowry Fourth official:

Match rules 90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

External links

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