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Playoffs · 1996 · Conference Semifinals

Tampa Bay 1–2 Columbus.

Columbus Crew won 2–1 at Tampa Bay Mutiny on Saturday, September 28, 1996, in the 1996 MLS Cup Playoffs (Conference Semifinals) at Tampa Stadium, before an announced crowd of 13,009.

Tampa Bay Mutiny

Thomas Rongen

  • Lassiter 26'

1–2

Full time

Columbus Crew

Tom Fitzgerald

  • Paz 1'
  • McBride 58'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 1'GoalPaz
  2. GoalLassiter26'
  3. SubstitutionFrankie Hejdukfor Derek Backman27'
  4. 55'SubstitutionPete Marinofor Adrian Paz
  5. 58'GoalMcBride
  6. SubstitutionDiego Vierafor Giuseppe Galderisi61'
  7. 70'SubstitutionShane Battellefor Marcelo Carrera
  8. 80'SubstitutionTodd Millerfor Robert Warzycha
  9. SubstitutionGoran Hunjakfor Frank Yallop81'

Lineups

Who played.

Tampa Bay Mutiny

  1. Mark Dougherty
  2. Cle Kooiman
  3. Frank Yallop ↓
  4. Steve Pittman
  5. Derek Backman ↓
  6. Ivan McKinley
  7. Carlos Valderrama A
  8. Martin Vasquez
  9. Steve Ralston
  10. Roy Lassiter G
  11. Giuseppe Galderisi ↓

Bench

  1. Goran Hunjak ↑
  2. Frankie Hejduk ↑
  3. Diego Viera ↑

Columbus Crew

  1. Brad Friedel
  2. Mike Clark A
  3. Paul Caligiuri
  4. Ricardo Iribarren
  5. Rob Smith
  6. Brian Maisonneuve A
  7. Robert Warzycha ↓
  8. Todd Yeagley
  9. Adrian Paz G↓
  10. Marcelo Carrera ↓
  11. Brian McBride G

Bench

  1. Todd Miller ↑
  2. Pete Marino ↑
  3. Shane Battelle ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Saturday, September 28, 1996
Competition
Playoffs · 1996 · Conference Semifinals
Venue
Tampa Stadium
Attendance
13,009
Tampa Bay coach
Thomas Rongen
Columbus coach
Tom Fitzgerald
Officials
Rich Grady (Referee)

Attendance is the announced figure.