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Regular season · 1997

New England 3–1 MetroStars.

New England Revolution beat NY/NJ MetroStars 3–1 on Friday, May 30, 1997, in the 1997 regular season, before an announced crowd of 15,849.

New England Revolution

Thomas Rongen

  • Naveda 57' pen
  • Naveda 71'
  • Naveda 90'

3–1

Full time

NY/NJ MetroStars

Carlos Alberto Parreira

  • Savarese 31'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 31'GoalSavarese
  2. SubstitutionDarren Sawatzkyfor Paul Keegan55'
  3. PenaltyNaveda57'
  4. 61'SubstitutionBrian Kellyfor John DeBrito
  5. SubstitutionBill Hartefor Imad Baba70'
  6. GoalNaveda71'
  7. 73'SubstitutionMiles Josephfor Roberto Donadoni
  8. SubstitutionErik Imlerfor Alejandro Farias83'
  9. GoalNaveda90'

Lineups

Who played.

New England Revolution

  1. Walter Zenga
  2. Alexi Lalas
  3. Francis Okaroh
  4. Ted Chronopoulos
  5. Mike Burns
  6. Alejandro Farias ↓
  7. Sam George
  8. Imad Baba ↓
  9. Alberto Naveda 3 G
  10. Paul Keegan ↓
  11. Chiquinho Conde

Bench

  1. Erik Imler ↑
  2. Bill Harte ↑
  3. Darren Sawatzky ↑

NY/NJ MetroStars

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Rhett Harty
  3. Ezra Hendrickson
  4. Andrew Lewis
  5. Jeff Zaun
  6. Mike Sorber
  7. John DeBrito ↓
  8. Guido A
  9. Roberto Donadoni ↓
  10. Giovanni Savarese G
  11. Antony De Avila

Bench

  1. Brian Kelly ↑
  2. Miles Joseph ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Friday, May 30, 1997
Competition
Regular season · 1997
Venue
Foxboro Stadium
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
15,849
New England coach
Thomas Rongen
MetroStars coach
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Attendance is the announced figure.