On this day in 1992, a win to start the first US Cup

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 3-1 🇮🇪 Ireland

‪📍 ‬Washington DC

‪👔 ‬Gansler

‪📋 ‬US Cup

The opening match of the inaugural US Cup ended in a US victory.


57'
Trailing 1-0, Hugo Perez curls in the set-piece, it falls to John Doyle, who finds Marcelo Balboa for the equalizer.

70'
Tab Ramos gave the US the lead with this incredible first time. Fernando Clavijo plays the cross into the space in front of Ramos and he hits it off the bound to find the bottom corner.

87'

On his first international appearance after gaining citizenship in 1991, Roy Wegerle came off the bench and used this backheel to set-up Thomas Dooley, who's chip fell to John Harkes for the goal.

Scorers: Marcelo Balboa 57′, Tab Ramos 70′, John Harkes 87′ — Mick McCarthy 51′,

USA: Tony Meola, Paul Caligiuri, Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Thomas Dooley, Brian Quinn, John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Janusz Michallik 79′), Bruce Murray (Chris Henderson 46′) (Fernando Clavijo 59′), Hugo Pérez (Ernie Stewart 55′), Peter Vermes (Roy Wegerle 46′)

IRL: Gerry Peyton, Chris Morris (Denis Irwin 78′), Kevin Moran, Mick McCarthy, Terry Phelan, Ray Houghton, Roy Keane (Alan McLoughlin 78′), Paul McGrath, Andy Townsend, Steve Staunton (Tommy Coyne 60′), Niall Quinn

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