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Washington senior midfielder C.J. Klaas shares Pac-10 Player of the Year, becoming the first Husky to do so. Klaas, who has five goals and six assists, is also a Hermann trophy semifinalist. He shares the Pac-10 award with UCLA's Patrick Ianni. Dean Wurzberger of UW and the Bruins' Hugo Salcedo share coach of the year honors.
Cascade, behind a Chris Henderson winner, caps a perfect season by rallying for a 2-1 victory over Kennedy in the Class AAA championship game at Memorial Stadium. Henderson puts the Bruins ahead in the 58th minute off a corner kick from Clint Carnell. The Lancers' Mike Dennis scores first, off a Jayson Leveich throw-in in the 15th minute. Carnell ties it just two minute before halftime when his penalty kick caroms off the post and in. Cascade finishes 20-0-0.
In the final competitive game for legendary Pele´, the star-studded New York Cosmos defeat the underdog Sounders, 2-1, before a Portland record crowd of 35,548 in Soccer Bowl. Seattle’s tying goal by Tommy Ord is scored while the TVS broadcast is in commercial break. Steve Buttle hits the post with 7 minutes left after earlier equalizing attempts by Mike England and Dave Gillett hit the post and are saved, respectively. “David did not beat Goliath,” writes The Times.
Seattle Pacific gets a second-half goal from Jason Dunn and knocks off Portland, the 20th-ranked team in Division I, 1-0 at Newport High School for its ninth straight home win. gives D2 Seattle Pacific the 1-0 upset defeat of Portland, ranked 20th in D1. It’s Cliff McCrath’s 300th win with the Falcons. Dunn beats Kasey Keller in the 68th minute and Marcus Hahnemann holds the Pilots scoreless for the first time this season. UP had scored 15 goals in winning its last four.
Kasey Keller earns his record 102nd and final U.S. National Team cap, serving as captain for the Copa America match vs. Paraguay in Barinas, Venezuela. Paraguay wins, 3-1. Keller, 37, finishes his 18-year run in strong fashion, with two shutouts in six appearances. Since the 2006 World Cup he had been splitting time with Tim Howard.
In the Sounders' final home game, Peter Ward scores all three goals in a 3-2 victory over San Diego. However, the Kingdome attendance is only 7,331 and Seattle goes on to lose its final two games, failing to make the playoffs for only the second time in nine years.