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Regular season · 1996

Colorado 2–1 MetroStars.

Colorado Rapids beat NY/NJ MetroStars 2–1 on Thursday, July 4, 1996, in the 1996 regular season, before an announced crowd of 20,117.

Colorado Rapids

Bobby Houghton

  • own goal 68'
  • Trittschuh 83'

2–1

Full time

NY/NJ MetroStars

Carlos Queiroz

  • Ramos 58'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 46'SubstitutionChris Ungerfor Ted Gillen
  2. 46'SubstitutionIan Hennessyfor Mirsad Huseinovic
  3. 58'GoalRamos
  4. Goalown goal68'
  5. 78'SubstitutionOmid Namazifor Cristian da Silva
  6. SubstitutionScott Cannonfor Chris Henderson82'
  7. GoalTrittschuh83'
  8. SubstitutionFelipe Rodriguezfor Jean Harbor88'

Lineups

Who played.

Colorado Rapids

  1. Chris Woods
  2. Ian Butterworth
  3. Denis Hamlett
  4. Matt Kmosko
  5. Steve Trittschuh G
  6. Chris Henderson ↓
  7. Dominic Kinnear
  8. Shaun Bartlett A
  9. Scott Benedetti
  10. Jean Harbor ↓
  11. Roy Wegerle

Bench

  1. Scott Cannon A↑
  2. Felipe Rodriguez ↑

NY/NJ MetroStars

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Nicola Caricola
  3. Cristian da Silva ↓
  4. Ted Gillen ↓
  5. Rhett Harty
  6. Peter Vermes
  7. Chris Brauchle
  8. Mirsad Huseinovic ↓
  9. Manuel Lagos
  10. Tab Ramos G
  11. Rob Johnson

Bench

  1. Omid Namazi ↑
  2. Chris Unger ↑
  3. Ian Hennessy A↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Thursday, July 4, 1996
Competition
Regular season · 1996
Venue
Mile High Stadium
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
20,117
Colorado coach
Bobby Houghton
MetroStars coach
Carlos Queiroz

Attendance is the announced figure.