Using an all-St. Louis lineup, the St. Louis Stars defeat West German powerhouse Werder Bremen, 1-0, before 8,228 fans at Busch Stadium. The game’s only goal comes from Mike Seerey (pictured) off Jim Bokern’s corner kick in the 37th minute.

Fire and Ice SC of St. Louis, the defending Women’s Premier Soccer League champion, loses, 1-0, to the Seattle Sounders Women in the WPSL semifinals in Norman, Okla.

Future U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Charley Colombo is born. He will be one of five starters from St. Louis on the U.S. team that upsets England, 1-0, in the 1950 World Cup. Colombo also will play on two U.S. Open Cup championship teams in 1948 and 1950 with Simpkins Ford.

St. Louisan Steve Ralston scores as the United States blasts Cuba, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Foxboro, Mass.

Scott Gallagher loses, 2-1, in U.S. Amateur Cup final to Seattle Murphy’s Pub in Indianapolis. Craig Frederking (pictured), the all-time leading scorer in the history of men’s soccer at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, tallies Scott Gallagher’s only goal.

Paul Dueker’s stellar performance in goal is not enough as defending U.S. Open Cup champion Kutis loses to Monterrey of Mexico, 1-0, in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at the Soccer Park.

Kutis earns rave reviews as it beats Hakoah of New York, 3-1, to capture the U.S. Open Cup in a two-game final decided on total goals. Kutis won the first game, 3-0, at Public Schools Stadium in St. Louis on March 31.

The St. Louis Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Council reports that the CYC is fielding 352 soccer teams with 6,620 players in eight age groups. The St. Louis CYC will grow to be the largest soccer organization in the United States by 1966 with 447 teams.

The St. Mathews Saints win the Municipal League soccer championship with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Claxtons before an estimated crowd of 15,000 at Fairground Park (game action pictured). Outside left Bill Kerr scores his second goal of the game near the end of the fourth 8-minute overtime.

Ben Miller of St. Louis loses to Bethlehem Steel, 7-2, in the final of the National Challenge Cup (today’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., before 12,041 fans. Benny Nash (pictured) scores both of Ben Miller’s goals.

Future U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Tom Cahill (pictured) is born in New York City. Cahill, who will spend much of his early life in St. Louis, will influence soccer tremendously locally and nationally.

Oct. 31, 1909: The Pilgrims, an English team touring the United States to promote soccer, wrap up their final appearance in St. Louis with a second-half bag of tricks that treats a crowd of 8,000 at Sportsman’s Park. The Pilgrims score 10 goals in the second half to beat St. Leo’s of St. Louis, 12-1. The image, taken before one of the Pilgrims’ 1909 games in St. Louis, shows, from left, St. Louisan and future U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Tom Cahill, St. Louis mayor Frederick Kreismann, the Pilgrims’ Fred Milnes, and St. Louisan and referee Phil Kavanaugh.

Future U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame journalist Dent McSkimming is born. “The Senor,” as he will be called by his newspaper peers because of his fluency in Spanish, will become a legendary soccer journalist, primarily with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, covering the sport at all levels for more than 50 years.

St. Louis teams score a national championship double. Busch wins the U.S. Amateur Cup with 3-2 victory over Philadelphia Bayern in Philadelphia and Scott Gallagher captures the U.S. Junior Cup with a 4-2 win over the Miami Knights in Omaha, Neb.

First-year team St. Louis CITY FC overwhelms previously unbeaten FC Cincinnati, 5-1, before a sellout crowd at CITYPARK.

One-time prolific indoor soccer scorer Stan Terlecki returns to form with a hat trick for the St. Louis Storm in a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Crunch before 5,789 fans at The Arena. Terlecki, who amassed 139 goals in just two seasons with the MISL’s Pittsburgh Spirit from 1981-83, had not played in the MISL for three years until signing with the Storm in December 1989.

A two-game series of international soccer matches in St. Louis ends with the Cycling Club defeating a team from Toronto, Canada, 4-2, at League Park, Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues. The Canadians lost to Christian Brothers College, 2-1, the day before at League Park.

The St. Louis Steamers’ Don Ebert is named the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Rookie of the Year. He led all rookies with 65 points on 46 goals and 19 assists.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Association Football League champion St. Leo’s (pictured in 1907) has won the city championship by beating Amateur League champion St. Matthews, 3-2. St. Leo’s will go on to become one of the best teams in the United States. St. Leo’s will win 10 city championships and will beat some of the top teams from the eastern United States.

Tim Ream becomes the first St. Louisan to play in a Premier League match.