#OnThisDay in 1979 – #WashingtonDiplomats & hosts #DominicanRepublic played to a scoreless draw, in a friendly, before 16,662 fans, at Santo Domingo’s Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte.
#JohanCruyff : 31 apps 12 goals for #WashingtonDiplomats (1980-1981).
#JózsefHorváth and #JohanCruyff
#WashingtonDiplomats v #LosAngelesAztecs (1979).
#OnThisDay in 1978 – Kim Jae-Han scored twice to lead the hosts #KoreaRepublic to a 6:2 victory against #WashingtonDiplomats in championship game of President’s Cup at Seoul's Dongdaemun Stadium. Mike Bakić & Bobby Stokes tallied for the #NASL side.
#OnThisDay in 1978 – #WashingtonDiplomats became 1st U.S. club to compete at President’s Cup Tournament in Korea Republic, as it lost, 3:2, to the hosts at Seoul Stadium. Bill Irwin & Ray Graydon scored for #NASL club, while, Kim Jae-Han had 2 goals & Kim Sung-Nam added 1 for the home side.
#OnThisDay in 1976 – Goals by #Pelé & Terry Garbett led the #NewYorkCosmos a 2:0 victory against visiting #WashingtonDiplomats, during an #NASL 1st Round Playoff, before a crowd of 22,698, at #SheaStadium.
#OnThisDay in 1988 – Juan Ángel Bustos & Ricardo Campos scored for #ClubAtléticoMorelia's 2:1 win over hosts #WashingtonDiplomats in 2nd leg (4:2 agg.) of Concacaf Champions’ Cup 2nd Round at RFK Stadium. Amílcar Leonel Suazo tallied for ’87 #USOpenCup champion (formerly #ClubEspaña).
#OnThisDay in 1980, #JohanCruyff and #AlanGreen scored 2 goals apiece and the #WashingtonDiplomats extended their winning streak to 4 straight with a 6-3 victory over the Houston Hurricane before 14,177 at RFK Stadium.
#WashingtonDiplomats goalkeeper #EricMartin hits the deck to block a shot by #NewYorkCosmos forward #Pelé at Yankee Stadium.
#NewYorkCosmos forward #GiorgioChinaglia stretches for a volley against the #WashingtonDiplomats at Giants Stadium.
#JohanCruyff was the hot topic when the #WashingtonDiplomats toured Asia after the 1980 NASL season.
#OnThisDay in 1979 – Goals by Nino Zec, George & Louie Nanchoff gave #AtlantaChiefs a 3:1 triumph over #WashingtonDiplomats, in a friendly, played at #DominicanRepublic’s Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte. Danny Molendyk had only tally for the Diplomats.
#WashingtonDiplomats midfielder #AlanSpavin confront #NewYorkCosmos forward #Pelé on the vast infield dirt at Yankee Stadium.