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Regular season · 1997

Dallas 1–2 MetroStars.

NY/NJ MetroStars won 2–1 at Dallas Burn on Saturday, August 23, 1997, in the 1997 regular season, before an announced crowd of 9,092.

Dallas Burn

Dave Dir

  • Damian 58' pen

1–2

Full time

NY/NJ MetroStars

Carlos Alberto Parreira

  • own goal 60'
  • Savarese 76'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. PenaltyDamian58'
  2. SubstitutionTed Eckfor Jorge Flores59'
  3. 60'Goalown goal
  4. 60'SubstitutionShaun Bartlettfor Manuel Lagos
  5. Red cardDamian74'
  6. SubstitutionGerell Elliottfor Jorge Rodriguez74'
  7. 76'GoalSavarese
  8. 76'SubstitutionMatt Knowlesfor Mark Semioli
  9. 84'SubstitutionKerry Zavagninfor Brian Kelly

Lineups

Who played.

Dallas Burn

  1. Mark Dodd
  2. Joey Martinez
  3. Brandon Pollard
  4. Tom Soehn
  5. Jorge Rodriguez ↓
  6. Mark Santel
  7. Jorge Flores ↓
  8. Jason Kreis
  9. Alain Sutter
  10. Damian G
  11. Dante Washington

Bench

  1. Gerell Elliott ↑
  2. Ted Eck ↑

NY/NJ MetroStars

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Brian Bliss
  3. Rhett Harty
  4. Mark Semioli ↓
  5. Branco
  6. Roberto Donadoni
  7. Brian Kelly ↓
  8. Manuel Lagos ↓
  9. Antony De Avila
  10. Miles Joseph A
  11. Giovanni Savarese G

Bench

  1. Matt Knowles ↑
  2. Kerry Zavagnin ↑
  3. Shaun Bartlett ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Saturday, August 23, 1997
Competition
Regular season · 1997
Venue
Cotton Bowl
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
9,092
Dallas coach
Dave Dir
MetroStars coach
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Attendance is the announced figure.