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Project 96 mascot: a raccoon with a soccer ballPROJECT 96
Regular season · 1998

Columbus 3–0Chicago.

July 9, 1998 · Ohio Stadium · 10,091 announced.

Columbus Crew

Tom Fitzgerald

  • John 8'
  • Smith 40'
  • McBride 68'

3–0

Full time

Chicago Fire

Bob Bradley

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalJohn8'
  2. 22'SubstitutionFrank Klopasfor Jerzy Podbrozny
  3. GoalSmith40'
  4. 46'SubstitutionZak Ibsenfor Peter Nowak
  5. SubstitutionAndrew Gregorfor Brian Maisonneuve56'
  6. GoalMcBride68'
  7. SubstitutionJeff Cunninghamfor Brian McBride73'
  8. 73'SubstitutionDiego Gutierrezfor Rich Kotschau
  9. SubstitutionBrian Westfor Thomas Dooley80'

Lineups

Who played.

Columbus Crew

  1. Juergen Sommer
  2. Mike Clark
  3. Ansil Elcock A
  4. Thomas Dooley ↓
  5. Rob Smith G
  6. Billy Thompson
  7. Brian Maisonneuve ↓
  8. Todd Yeagley
  9. Jason Farrell A
  10. Stern John G
  11. Brian McBride G↓

Bench

  1. Brian West ↑
  2. Andrew Gregor A↑
  3. Jeff Cunningham ↑

Chicago Fire

  1. Scott Coufal
  2. Francis Okaroh
  3. Lubos Kubik
  4. C.J. Brown
  5. Rich Kotschau ↓
  6. Chris Armas
  7. Jesse Marsch
  8. Jerzy Podbrozny ↓
  9. Peter Nowak ↓
  10. Ante Razov
  11. Roman Kosecki

Bench

  1. Diego Gutierrez ↑
  2. Frank Klopas ↑
  3. Zak Ibsen ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Thursday, July 9, 1998
Competition
Regular season · 1998
Venue
Ohio Stadium
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
10,091
Columbus coach
Tom Fitzgerald
Chicago coach
Bob Bradley

Attendance is the announced figure.