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July 27, 2001
Charge take on the New York Power on Monday
night at Villanova Stadium
The Philadelphia Charge hope to continue their winning ways at home
this Monday, July 30 at 7:05 p.m., when they take on league leading
scorer Tiffeny Milbrett and the New York Power at Villanova Stadium.
Philadelphia (7-6-3, 24 points) strengthened its hold on fourth
place in the WUSA standings with a 2-0 victory Thursday night over
the Washington Freedom. The Charge moved four points ahead of fifth-place
Washington and
Carolina and remained two points behind New York (7-5-5), which
owns third place.
This will be the third and final match-up between the Charge and
Power. In the first meeting on Mother's Day, Rebekah McDowell and
Rakel Karvelsson scored second-half goals as Philadelphia rallied
to force a 2-2 tie. The Charge also fell behind by two goals in
the rematch on Father's Day, but could only muster one tally in
dropping a 2-1 decision.
Charge midfielder Lorrie Fair will have another opportunity on
Monday toline up against her twin sister Ronnie, who is a defender
for the Power. The Fairs each started in the teams' first encounter,
but Lorrie was forced to sit out the second match due to a strained
hamstring.
Former Penn State University women's soccer coach Pat Farmer will
be making his first appearance in Philadelphia as New York's head
coach. Farmer, who had been Penn State's only women's soccer coach
since the program's inception in 1994, compiled a 123-34-8 record
and led the Nittany Lions to three Big Ten Conference titles and
seven straight NCAA
Tournament appearances.
The FIFA 1999 Women's World Cup Trophy will be on display in the
Fun Zone on Monday. Fans will have an opportunity to take pictures
of the trophy, which the United States proudly captured on Brandi
Chastain's dramatic penalty kick vs. China two summers ago. The
FIFA 1999 Women's World Cup Trophy isbeing presented courtesy of
the National Soccer Hall of Fame, which will also distribute free
posters and admission coupons to its facility in
Oneonta, N.Y. There will also be a 1999 U.S. National Team reunion
ceremony prior to the game with Fair, Charge goalkeeper Saskia Webber,
and New York's Milbrett, Christie Pearce and Sara Whalen.
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