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Regular season · 1997

Tampa Bay 1–0 MetroStars.

Tampa Bay Mutiny beat NY/NJ MetroStars 1–0 on Friday, July 4, 1997, in the 1997 regular season, before an announced crowd of 18,070.

Tampa Bay Mutiny

John Kowalski

  • Lassiter 37'

1–0

Full time

NY/NJ MetroStars

Carlos Alberto Parreira

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalLassiter37'
  2. 46'SubstitutionCristian da Silvafor Roberto Donadoni
  3. SubstitutionNelson Vargasfor Joao Batista71'
  4. 71'SubstitutionCarlos Parrafor Tab Ramos
  5. 77'SubstitutionEzra Hendricksonfor Kerry Zavagnin
  6. SubstitutionEvans Wisefor Gilmar84'

Lineups

Who played.

Tampa Bay Mutiny

  1. Mark Dougherty
  2. Frankie Hejduk A
  3. Cle Kooiman
  4. Frank Yallop
  5. Mike Duhaney
  6. Steve Ralston A
  7. Martin Vasquez
  8. Joao Batista ↓
  9. Gilmar ↓
  10. Roy Lassiter G
  11. Giuseppe Galderisi

Bench

  1. Nelson Vargas ↑
  2. Evans Wise ↑

NY/NJ MetroStars

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Rhett Harty
  3. Mark Semioli
  4. Brian Kelly
  5. Kerry Zavagnin ↓
  6. Manny Lagos
  7. Mike Sorber
  8. Roberto Donadoni ↓
  9. Tab Ramos ↓
  10. A.J. Wood
  11. Miles Joseph

Bench

  1. Ezra Hendrickson ↑
  2. Cristian da Silva ↑
  3. Carlos Parra ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Friday, July 4, 1997
Competition
Regular season · 1997
Venue
Tampa Stadium
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
18,070
Tampa Bay coach
John Kowalski
MetroStars coach
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Attendance is the announced figure.