1.   Carta countered for Italy on a direct kick just above the arc with her own crossbar-rattling blast just five minutes later, but the score remained tied.

2.   Imad Baba and Harris have scored on direct kicks this season, and John Harkes and Ivan McKinley are also effective.

3.   Jason Kreis got one back for the Burn with a direct kick blast after a handball call on Moore.

4.   New England defender Manny Motajo tripped Sergio Gameiro at the top of the Revolution box, setting up a direct kick that Portela converted.

5.   Several minutes into injury time, the goal came after Marco Etcheverry blasted a direct kick that Rhino keeper Bill Andracki deflected with his fingertips.

6.   The Croatian forward scored on a direct kick over the Valladolid wall, suprising goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez.

7.   The final goal fell two minutes later, again from Jancker, who connected on a direct kick.

8.   The play began with a direct kick after Kate Sobrero drew a yellow card for tripping Arakawa.

9.   Then, just before the half, Yugoslavian midfielder Milinko Pantic scored on a direct kick that found the top right hand corner of the Bilbao goal.

10.   Then, Sporting midfielder Ricardo Bango fired a powerful direct kick through a defensive wall into the hands of a well-positioned Baia.