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Locals and visiting Soviets play “sportsmanlike” soccer at Lakeside School as organized by peace activist Dick Carbray. Tour arranged by youth travel agency Sputnik in USSR and Council of American-Soviet Friendship in U.S. It ends in 6-6 tie.
Jodie Taylor bags her first brace on this side of the Atlantic to put Seattle Reign back into the NWSL playoffs. The Reign beats Houston, 2-0, on a night thick with haze from wildfires in British Columbia and California. Taylor strikes twice, three minutes apart, early in the second half. She has nine goals, including four during the current four-game unbeaten run.
Four young Washingtonians plying for NASL clubs are named to the United States team for the Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tony Crudo, 20, is a starting defender for Tampa Bay. Bernie James, 20, Mark Peterson, 19, and Jeff Stock, 18, are with the Seattle Sounders. The team finishes fifth.
For the first time, the Sounders blow a 3-nil lead in drawing, 3-3, with Colorado. Albert Rusnak's second goal puts Seattle seemingly comfortably on top in the 47th minute. But the Rapids convert two penalty kicks within four minutes and find a 70' equalizer.
Steve Van Gaver and Seattle University pull no punches in an 11-0 beating of Puget Sound in a steady rain at Lower Woodland Park. Van Gaver, a freshman, ties the Chieftains record by scoring four goals. Scott Shoemaker, Tim Allen and Mikko Niemela each add two goals.
Carmen Anderson heads home a first-half corner kick as Washington State wins the Apple Cup, 1-0, to complete a winless Washington campaign at Husky Soccer Field. Losing their last 10 in a row, the Huskies finish 0-17-3, 13 of those losses by one goal. UW had reached the NCAA quarterfinal the previous season and posted seven consecutive seasons at .500 or above, including five postseason appearances.