1.   But the fairy-tale debut was spoiled.

2.   At Sociedad, Romanian Striker Gheorghe Craioveanu scored on a corner kick from midfielder Valeri Karpin four minutes before halftime, spoiling the debut of Seville coach Victor Esparrago.

3.   Freiburg spoiled the debut of new Dresden Coach Rolf Minge behind goals by Cardoso, Joerg Heinrich and Andreas Zeyer.

4.   Markus Feldhoff scored with four minutes to play, spoiling the debut of Hansa Rostock, the only team from former East Germany playing in the Bundesliga.

5.   The blowout spoiled the debut of Cowboys coach Dave Campo.

6.   The loss spoiled the debut of Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks.

7.   The win also spoiled the debut of Phoenix coach Cynthia Cooper, a two-time WNBA MVP during her playing career with the Houston Comets.