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2003 WUSA Founders Cup
| Event |
|---|
| Washington Freedom |
| Atlanta Beat |
2 1 | | August 24, 2003 | | Torero Stadium, San Diego, California | | Abby Wambach (Freedom) | | Terry Vaughn | | 7,106 | | Sunshine79 °F (26 °C) |
The 2003 WUSA Founders Cup, also known as Founders Cup III, was the third and final championship match in Women's United Soccer Association history, played between the Atlanta Beat and the Washington Freedom to decide the champion of the league's final season. The game was played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California on August 24, 2003. The Washington Freedom defeated the Beat 2-1.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Washington Freedom | Atlanta Beat |
| WASHINGTON FREEDOM: | |||
| GK | 1 | Siri Mullinix | |
| DF | 23 | Skylar Little | |
| DF | 5 | Carrie Moore | |
| DF | 14 | Jennifer Grubb (c) | 82' |
| DF | 13 | Sandra Minnert | |
| MF | 24 | Jacqui Little | |
| MF | 16 | Lindsay Stoecker | 70' |
| MF | 22 | Steffi Jones | |
| MF | 8 | Kelly Golebiowski | 64' |
| FW | 9 | Mia Hamm | |
| FW | 28 | Abby Wambach | 58' |
| Substitutes: | |||
| FW | 15 | Jennifer Meier | 64' |
| FW | 17 | Casey Zimny | 70' |
| Coach: | |||
| Jim Gabarra | |||
| ATLANTA BEAT: | |||
| GK | 1 | Briana Scurry | |
| DF | 4 | Kylie Bivens | 29' |
| DF | 25 | Nancy Augustyniak | 94' |
| DF | 6 | Sharolta Nonen | |
| DF | 29 | Leslie Gaston | 91' |
| MF | 16 | Marci Miller | 65' |
| MF | 5 | Nikki Serlenga | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Cindy Parlow | 89' |
| MF | 8 | Homare Sawa | |
| FW | 10 | Charmaine Hooper | 78' |
| FW | 9 | Conny Pohlers | |
| Substitutes: | |||
| MF | 13 | Maribel Dominguez | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Kristin Warren | 65' 71' |
| MF | 33 | Callie Withers | 89' |
| DF | 15 | Julie Augustyniak | 91' |
| Coach: | |||
| Tom Stone |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Player of the match |
Abby Wambach (Washington Freedom) Match officials
Assistant referees: Karalee Sutton Dinesh Signh Fourth official: Jennifer Bennett | Match rules
90 minutes. 15 minutes of golden goal extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Three named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |
| Washington Freedom | Atlanta Beat | |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 20 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 6 |
| Corner kicks | 8 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 20 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
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