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.
Match
WASHINGTON FREEDOM: GK 1 Siri MullinixDF 23 Skylar Little DF 5 Carrie MooreDF 14 Jennifer Grubb (c) DF 13 Sandra MinnertMF 24 Jacqui LittleMF 16 Lindsay Stoecker MF 22 Steffi JonesMF 8 Kelly Golebiowski FW 9 Mia HammFW 28 Abby Wambach Substitutes:FW 15 Jennifer Meier FW 17 Casey Zimny Coach: Jim GabarraATLANTA BEAT: GK 1 Briana ScurryDF 4 Kylie Bivens DF 25 Nancy Augustyniak DF 6 Sharolta NonenDF 29 Leslie Gaston MF 16 Marci Miller MF 5 Nikki Serlenga MF 12 Cindy Parlow MF 8 Homare SawaFW 10 Charmaine Hooper FW 9 Conny PohlersSubstitutes:MF 13 Maribel Dominguez MF 19 Kristin Warren MF 33 Callie Withers DF 15 Julie Augustyniak Coach: Tom Stone Player of the match Abby Wambach (Washington Freedom)
Match officials Assistant referees: Karalee Sutton Dinesh Signh Fourth official: Jennifer BennettMatch 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.
Statistics Washington Freedom Atlanta BeatTotal shots 20 9Shots on target 8 6Corner kicks 8 1Fouls committed 15 20Offsides 2 2Yellow cards 2 3Red cards 0 1 Source
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