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Project 96 mascot: a raccoon with a soccer ballPROJECT 96
Regular season · 1996

Columbus 2–4Colorado.

May 19, 1996 · Ohio Stadium · 20,184 announced.

Columbus Crew

Timo Liekoski

  • McBride 27'
  • Khumalo 42' pen

2–4

Full time

Colorado Rapids

Bobby Houghton

  • Bartlett 49'
  • Bartlett 73'
  • Balboa 80'
  • Sharpe 88'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalMcBride27'
  2. PenaltyKhumalo42'
  3. 49'GoalBartlett
  4. SubstitutionTodd Yeagleyfor Marcelo Carrera67'
  5. 73'GoalBartlett
  6. SubstitutionPaul Youngfor Adrian Paz78'
  7. 80'GoalBalboa
  8. SubstitutionMac Cozierfor Brian Bliss84'
  9. 88'GoalSharpe

Lineups

Who played.

Columbus Crew

  1. Bo Oshoniyi
  2. Mike Clark
  3. Mark Watson
  4. Janusz Michallik
  5. Billy Thompson A
  6. Shane Battelle
  7. Brian Bliss ↓
  8. Doctor Khumalo G
  9. Marcelo Carrera ↓
  10. Adrian Paz ↓
  11. Brian McBride G

Bench

  1. Mac Cozier ↑
  2. Todd Yeagley ↑
  3. Paul Young ↑

Colorado Rapids

  1. Chris Woods
  2. Denis Hamlett
  3. Matt Kmosko
  4. Marcelo Balboa G
  5. Chris Henderson A
  6. Steve Trittschuh
  7. Dominic Kinnear
  8. Scott Benedetti
  9. Roy Wegerle 2 A
  10. Shaun Bartlett 2 GA
  11. Richard Sharpe G

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Sunday, May 19, 1996
Competition
Regular season · 1996
Venue
Ohio Stadium
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
20,184
Columbus coach
Timo Liekoski
Colorado coach
Bobby Houghton

Attendance is the announced figure.