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| New York Cosmos vs. FC Birsfelden
(Switzerland in Freeport, Bahamas) Date: February 1, 1981 Cosmos won 9-0 Attendance: Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (5), Francois Van Der Elst (3), Julio Cesar Romero |
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| New York Cosmos at
Deportivo Moron (Argentina) Date: February 16, 1981 Cosmos tied 2-2 Attendance: 25,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (2) Moron-Ruiz, Gomez |
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Deportivo Moron of Buenos Aires rallied for two goals...BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Deportivo Moron of Buenos Aires rallied for two goals Monday night to post a 2-2 tie with the NASL champion New York Cosmos in an exhibition game. The Cosmos were led by Giorgio Chinaglia, who had goals in the 22nd and 33rd minutes. Ruiz of Argentina scored just before halftime to make it 2-1. And in the 71st minute, Gomez tied it on a penalty kick. The Cosmos play Thursday night against Racing of Buenos Aires. Last Saturday's game against Penarol of Uruguay was postponed because of bad weather.
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| New York Cosmos at Cipoletti (Argentina) Date: February 21, 1981 Cosmos won 4-1 Attendance: 8,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (2), Roberto Cabanas, |
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| New York Cosmos at
Boca Bariloche (Argentina) Date: February 22, 1981 Cosmos won 9-1 Attendance: 10,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (4), Julio Cesar Romero (4), Vladislav Bogicevic |
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| New York Cosmos at Colo-Colo (Chile) Date: February 25, 1981 Cosmos lost 1-0 Attendance: 45,000 Goals: Colo-Colo-Miranda |
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| New York Cosmos at
Peñarol (Montevideo, Uruguay) Date: March 3, 1981 Cosmos won 4-3 Attendance: 40,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia 15' and 31', Julio César Romero 73', Giorgio Chinaglia 80' Penarol-Alfredo Carlos Arias 03', Alfredo Carlos Arias 40', Alfredo Carlos Arias 85' Referees: : Luis Da Rosa, C. Iguini, and C. Alvarez (Uruguay) |
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Peñarol Lineup Fernando Alvez Washington Olivera (46' Domingo Cáceres) Nelson Marcenaro Hugo Fernández Miguel Falero Julio Morales Ernesto Vargas (67' John Yawson) Mario Saralegui (70' Lorenzo Unánue) Miguel Peirano Alfredo Arias José Baptista |
Cosmos Lineup Hubert Birkenmeier Vladislav Bogicevic Boris Bandov Andranik Eskandarian Julio César Romero Jeff Durgan Seninho Ricky Davis (65' Larry Hulcer) Giorgio Chinaglia Angelo DiBernardo Roberto Cabañas |
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| New York Cosmos at Sao Paulo (Brazil) Date: March 5, 1981 Cosmos lost 3-1 Attendance: 50,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia Sao Paulo-Paulo Cesar, Renato (2) |
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Cosmos: Hubert Birkenmeier Andranik Eskandarian Jeff Durgan Boris Bandov Vladislav Bogicevic Francois Van Der Elst (Borja) Julio César Romero Angelo DiBernardo Seninho Giorgio Chinaglia Robert Cabañas |
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| New York Cosmos at
Paraguayan National Team Date: March 8, 1981 Cosmos won 5-2 Attendance: 45,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia, Julio César Romero (2), Seninho (2) Paraguay-Michelangoli |
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Cosmos Win, 5-2
Published: March 9, 1981 ASUNCION, Paraguay, March 8—Julio Cesar Romero celebrated his Paraguayan homecoming tonight with two goals and an assist to lead the Cosmos to a 5-2 exhibition victory over the Paraguayan national team. It was Romero's first appearance in Paraguay since he joined the Cosmos in December 1979. Giorgio Chinaglia had a goal and three assists, and Seninho added two goals for the winners. |
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| New York Cosmos At Guadalajara (Mexico) Date: March 11, 1981 Cosmos lost 1-0 Attendance: 45,000 Goal: Guadalajara Eduardo Cisneros |
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| New York Cosmos at
Club America (Mexico City, Mexico) Date: March 15, 1981 Cosmos lost 4-2 Attendance: 105,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia, Francois Van Der Elst Club America-Cristobal Ortega (2) |
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| New York Cosmos vs. El Salvadoran National
Team (Los Angeles Soccer Tournament) Date: March 17, 1981 Cosmos won 5-1 Attendance: 31,209 Goals: Cosmas-Giorgio Chinaglia (2), Seninho (2), Roberto Cabanas |
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| New York Cosmos at Los Angeles Aztecs (Los
Angeles Soccer Tournament) Date: March 19, 1981 Cosmos won 1-0 Attendance: 3,534 Goals: Cosmas-Roberto Cabanas |
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| Anderlecht (Belgium) at New York Cosmos Date: May 20, 1981 Cosmos lost 2-1 Attendance: 30,512 Goals: Cosmos-Francois Van Der Elst Anderlecht-Juan Lozano (2) |
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| Sao Paulo (Brazil) at New York Cosmos Date: June 4, 1981 Cosmos tied 2-2 Attendance: 53,617 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia, Angelo DiBernardo Sao Paulo-Renato, Percordri |
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| Greek National Team at New York Cosmos Date: July 1, 1981 Cosmos won 2-0 Attendance: 42,318 Goals: Cosmos-Roberto Cabanas, Giorgio Chinaglia |
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COSMOS WIN BY 2-0 FROM GREEK SQUAD By ALEX YANNIS, Special to the New York Times (The New York Times) Roberto Cabanas scored in the first half and Giorgio Chinaglia in the second as the Cosmos defeated the national team of Greece, 2-0, at Giants Stadium tonight. Some of the spectators in the crowd of 42,318 created a rather hostile atmosphere for the Cosmos, waving huge Greek flags and booing every bad move by the Cosmos' players. Encouraged by their large following, the Greek players played well in the first half and were unlucky not to score. Chris Ardizoglou, their best threat at forward, hit the post twice, and George Koudas had a shot cleared off the line by Vlado Bogicevic of the Cosmos. Article from Http://www.nytimes.com/ |
| Glasgow Celtic (Scotland) at New York Cosmos (TACC) Date: July 12, 1981 Cosmos won 2-0 Attendance: 29,215 Goals: Cosmos-Julio Cesar Romero, Jeff Durgan |
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| Southampton Saints (England) at New York Cosmos
(TACC) Date: July 15, 1981 Cosmos won 2-1 Attendance: 29,614 Goals: Cosmos-Vldislav Bogicevic, Julio Cesar Romero, Saints-Joe Blochel |
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| Seattle Sounders at New York Cosmos (TACC) Date: July 19, 1981 Cosmos tied 3-3 Attendance: 40,724 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (2), Francois Van Der Elst, Sounders-Kevin Bond, Steve Daley, |
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| Pennsylvania Stoners at New York Cosmos
Reserves Date: July 23 1981 Cosmos lost 1-0 Attendance: Goals: Stoners-Elson Seale |
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| Seattle Sounders at New York Cosmos (TACC) Date: July 19, 1981 Cosmos tied 3-3 Attendance: 40,724 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (2), Francois Van Der Elst, Sounders-Kevin Bond, Steve Daley, |
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| Gremio (Brazil) at New York Cosmos Date: August 30, 1981 Cosmos won 3-1 Attendance: 30,523 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia Gremio-Baltazar, Paulo Isidoro, Heber |
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| New York Cosmos at Canadian National Team
(Calgary, AL) Date: October 4, 1981 Cosmos tied 1-1 Attendance: 3,500 Goals: Cosmos-Francois Van Der Elst Canada-Dale Mitchell |
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| New York Cosmos at Canadian National Team
(Vancouver, BC) Date: October 7, 1981 Cosmos lost 4-0 Attendance: 10,688 Goals: Canada-Gordon Sweetzer, Mike Stojanovic, Branko Segota |
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| New York Cosmos at Valur (Reykjavik, Iceland) Date: October 10, 1981 Cosmos won 6-2 Attendance: 10,500 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (3), Vldislav Bogicevic (2), Julio Cesar Romero |
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Cosmos Win, 6-2
UPI Published: October 11, 1981 REYKJAVIC, Iceland, Oct. 10 Giorgio Chinaglia scored three goals and Vladislav Bogicevic two in leading the New York Cosmos to a 6-2 victory over the Valur Football Club today. The result evened the Cosmos' tour record at 1-1-1. Julio Caesar Romero scored the other goal and had three assists before a crowd of 10,500. The game was played in 30-degree temperatures and 20-mile winds. Article from Http://www.nytimes.com/ |
| New York Cosmos at Borrusia Dortmund (Dortumund,
Germany) Date: October 13, 1981 Cosmos lost 4-2 Attendance: 10,000 Goals: Cosmos-Ricky Davis, Giorgio Chinaglia |
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Cosmos Defeated, 4-2; Chinaglia, Davis Score
UPI Published: October 14, 1981 DORTMUND, West Germany, Oct. 13 Borussia Dortumud of the German First Division defeated the New York Cosmos today, 4-2. It was the Cosmos' second loss on their European tour. After a scoreless first half, Dortmund netted three goals. Then the Cosmos rallied with goals by Ricky Davis and Giorgio Chinaglia. With six minutes left, Dortmund added an insurance goal. A crowd of 10,000 attended. Chinaglia's goal was his fourth of the tour. Article from: Http://www.nytimes.com |
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| New York Cosmos at AC Milan (Milan, Italy) Date: October 18, 1981 Cosmos tied 1-1 Attendance: 6,000 Goals: Cosmos-Chico Borja Milan-Roberto Antonelli |
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| New York Cosmos at Avellino (Italy) Date: October 19, 1981 Cosmos lost 2-0 Attendance: |
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| New York Cosmos at Lille (Lille, France) Date: October 22, 1981 Cosmos lost 7-1 Attendance: 8,000 Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia |
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| New York Cosmos at Brooklyn Dodgers (Indoor
Monsey, New York) Date: November 25, 1982 Cosmos won 12-6 Attendance: Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (8), Steve Moyers (2), Darryl Gee, Ferdinando DeMatthaeis Dodgers- |
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| New York Cosmos at Connecticut All-Stars
(Indoor Monsey , New York) Date: December 14, 1981 Cosmos won 15-0 Attendance: Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (5) Steve Moyers (4), Ricky Davis (2), Steve Wegerle (2), Nelsi Morais (2) |
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