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| Event | Major League Soccer All-Star Game | ||||||
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| Everton won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | July 29, 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Tim Howard (Everton) | ||||||
| Referee | Ricardo Salazar | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,124 | ||||||
The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 14th annual MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced Everton of the Premier League on July 29, 2009.[1] The match ended in a 1–1 draw at full-time and went to an immediate penalty shootout, which Everton won 4–3. Everton's Tim Howard—the United States first-choice goalkeeper and a former MetroStars player—was named MVP of the match, after making three saves during the shootout. This was the first win for an international club team in six tries against the MLS All-Stars.
- ^ "MLS All-Stars to face Everton FC in 2009 MLS All-Star Game". CBC. April 28, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2009.