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Regular season · 1998

Columbus 2–1MetroStars.

June 20, 1998 · Ohio Stadium · 11,301 announced.

Columbus Crew

Tom Fitzgerald

  • John 29'
  • Thompson 63'

2–1

Full time

MetroStars

Alfonso Mondelo

  • Kelly 7'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 7'GoalKelly
  2. GoalJohn29'
  3. GoalThompson63'
  4. SubstitutionUbusuku Abukusumofor Ricardo Iribarren63'
  5. 76'SubstitutionKerry Zavagninfor Ramiro Corrales
  6. 76'SubstitutionMiles Josephfor Paul Dougherty
  7. SubstitutionJeff Cunninghamfor Brian West79'
  8. SubstitutionRob Smithfor Marcelo Carrera83'

Lineups

Who played.

Columbus Crew

  1. Mark Dougherty
  2. Mike Clark
  3. Ricardo Iribarren ↓
  4. Ansil Elcock
  5. Todd Yeagley
  6. Billy Thompson G
  7. Andrew Gregor A
  8. Marcelo Carrera A↓
  9. Jason Farrell
  10. Brian West A↓
  11. Stern John G

Bench

  1. Ubusuku Abukusumo ↑
  2. Rob Smith ↑
  3. Jeff Cunningham ↑

MetroStars

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Ramiro Corrales ↓
  3. Matt Knowles
  4. Mike Petke
  5. Diego Sonora
  6. Paul Dougherty ↓
  7. Mike Sorber
  8. Brian Kelly G
  9. Jim Rooney
  10. Giovanni Savarese
  11. Eduardo Hurtado A

Bench

  1. Kerry Zavagnin ↑
  2. Miles Joseph ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Saturday, June 20, 1998
Competition
Regular season · 1998
Venue
Ohio Stadium
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
11,301
Columbus coach
Tom Fitzgerald
MetroStars coach
Alfonso Mondelo

Attendance is the announced figure.