Glen Norberg's sendoff match for E&E Meats is glorious as he scores the winner in the George Washington Cup final at White Center, 1-0, over Norseland Vikings. Norberg, playing his final game before reporting for duty with the U.S. Army the following week, gets the winner on the half-hour on a cross from Herbie Wells.

Franz Beckenbauer Day at Giants Stadium attracts 71,219 to see the Cosmos great against the Sounders in a Soccer Bowl rematch. Giorgio Chinaglia scores two of his three goals in the final 13 minutes of the first half as New York breaks open a tied match, 5-1. Beckenbauer assists on the final goal. Seattle, after losing for the third time in four games, stands at 4-6 and has been held scoreless four times.

Visiting International Students Association, known commonly as VISA, plays its first state league game, falling to Norselander Vikings, 5-2. The University of Washington international students formed the team, with 24 turning out initially. VISA goes 1-5-0 during the season's first half after losing Finnish standout Aoke Forsman to the Vikings in midseason.

Alvaro Fernandez's goal early in the second half is enough to earn the Seattle Sounders FC a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers in the initial meeting between the two MLS clubs in a match played in heavy rain in front of a record 36,593 fans and a national television audience

A day after being honored with a ticker tape parade through New York City, World Cup stars Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe return home to Seattle and are honored at halftime of the Reign's 4-2 win over Western New York. A crowd of 5,778 loudly cheers their introduction, then comes to its feet again with three unanswered goals in the second period's first 10 minutes. The Reign goes 5-0-3 without Solo and Rapinoe. Beverly Yanez gets her fifth goal during that stretch vs. the Flash.

Three goals in the first 33 minutes send Whitworth on its way to the NCAA Division III third round with a 4-0 spanking of Redlands at home. Chris Johnson's first of two goals comes in the 20th minute, and Niko Varlamos and Matt Friesen quickly increase the lead.