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Regular season · 1997

LA Galaxy 1–3 MetroStars.

NY/NJ MetroStars won 3–1 at LA Galaxy on Thursday, September 4, 1997, in the 1997 regular season, before an announced crowd of 7,232.

LA Galaxy

Octavio Zambrano

  • Machon 9'

1–3

Full time

NY/NJ MetroStars

Carlos Alberto Parreira

  • De Avila 28'
  • Branco 38'
  • Bartlett 68'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalMachon9'
  2. 28'GoalDe Avila
  3. 38'GoalBranco
  4. 46'SubstitutionRoberto Donadonifor Kerry Zavagnin
  5. 53'SubstitutionBrian Blissfor Branco
  6. SubstitutionJose Botellofor Welton67'
  7. 68'GoalBartlett
  8. SubstitutionBrian Taylorfor Harut Karapetyan70'
  9. 74'SubstitutionGiovanni Savaresefor Antony De Avila
  10. SubstitutionEzra Hendricksonfor Paul Caligiuri83'

Lineups

Who played.

LA Galaxy

  1. Jorge Campos
  2. Dan Calichman
  3. Paul Caligiuri ↓
  4. Danny Pena
  5. Chris Armas
  6. Mauricio Cienfuegos
  7. Martin Machon G
  8. Greg Vanney
  9. Eduardo Hurtado A
  10. Harut Karapetyan ↓
  11. Welton A↓

Bench

  1. Ezra Hendrickson ↑
  2. Brian Taylor ↑
  3. Jose Botello ↑

NY/NJ MetroStars

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Branco G↓
  3. Rhett Harty
  4. Andrew Lewis
  5. Mark Semioli A
  6. Kerry Zavagnin ↓
  7. Brian Kelly
  8. Manuel Lagos
  9. Shaun Bartlett G
  10. Antony De Avila G↓
  11. Miles Joseph A

Bench

  1. Brian Bliss ↑
  2. Roberto Donadoni ↑
  3. Giovanni Savarese ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Thursday, September 4, 1997
Competition
Regular season · 1997
Venue
Rose Bowl
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
7,232
LA Galaxy coach
Octavio Zambrano
MetroStars coach
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Attendance is the announced figure.