Boston Beats New York, 4-1
Published on August 4, 2002 under Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) News Release
BOSTON, MA - It was a team effort as four different Boston players scored to lead the Breakers (5-8-7, 22 pts.) to a 4-1 victory over the New York Power (3-15-1, 10 pts.) on Sunday afternoon at Nickerson Field. Dagny Mellgren, Angels Hucles, Bettina Wiegmann and Allie Kemp each recorded a goal in the contest. Wiegmann and Hucles each scored a goal and an assist, while Kristine Lilly and Maren Meinert both tallied two assists on the afternoon.
Mellgren got the Breakers on the board in the fifth minute with her 11th goal of the season. Defender Jena Kluegel got the play started by switching the point of attack with a pass to Meinert on the right side of the field. From the right side of the field Meinert passed the ball to Wiegmann, who was positioned at the top corner of the 18-yard box. The German international pushed a soft pass into the area. Mellgren ran onto the ball, unleashing a shot past New York goalkeeper Saskia Webber. Both Wiegmann and Meinert were credited with assists on the goal.
Boston extended its lead to 2-0 in the 34th minute. Hucles registered her third goal of the season to score the Breakers' second goal of the match. From 40-yards out, Lilly dropped the ball to Meinert. Meinert then sent a through pass to Hucles. Hucles ran onto the pass from Meinert, getting past Power defender Christie Pearce. With Hucles behind New York's defense, Webber charged off her line to cut down the angle. Hucles sent a shot towards the far post past Webber to find the back of the net. Lilly and Meinert (her second of the match) registered assists on the play. With the assist Lilly extends her point-scoring streak to nine games, tying the WUSA record held by Carolina's Danielle Fotopoulos and Birgit Prinz.
New York cut Boston's lead to 2-1 in the 51st minute. On a long pass from midfielder Anita Rapp, Tammy Pearman beat Boston goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc to the upper right corner of the net. The goal was the third of the season for Pearman. Rapp registered her second assist of the season on the score.
Wiegmann gave the Breakers a 3-1 lead with a goal in the 61st minute. From 20 yards out, Hucles passed the ball to Wiegmann. The Boston midfielder brought the ball to the top of the penalty area and blasted a shot to the left of Webber. The ball found the back of the net for her second goal of the season. Hucles, who scored Boston's second goal of the match, was credited with her fourth assist of the season.
Kemp scored the four goal of the match for the Breakers in the 80th minute. Lilly blasted a shot on net, which Webber got a hand on. Kemp collected the rebound and took a shot from six yards out for her second goal of the 2002 season. Lilly tallied her second assist of the match on the score.
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