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Regular season · 1998

MetroStars 3–1Columbus.

August 12, 1998 · Giants Stadium · 12,117 announced.

MetroStars

Alfonso Mondelo

  • Vega 58'
  • Rooney 75'
  • Joseph 88'

3–1

Full time

Columbus Crew

Tom Fitzgerald

  • Cunningham 69'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalVega58'
  2. 65'SubstitutionJeff Cunninghamfor Ricardo Iribarren
  3. SubstitutionMike Duhaneyfor Brian Kelly67'
  4. 69'GoalCunningham
  5. GoalRooney75'
  6. 76'SubstitutionTodd Yeagleyfor Robert Warzycha
  7. SubstitutionMiles Josephfor Jim Rooney77'
  8. 81'SubstitutionBilly Thompsonfor Jason Farrell
  9. GoalJoseph88'

Lineups

Who played.

MetroStars

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Diego Sonora A
  3. Arley Palacios
  4. Alexi Lalas
  5. Mike Petke
  6. Mike Sorber
  7. Brian Kelly ↓
  8. Tab Ramos
  9. Jim Rooney GA↓
  10. Marcelo Vega G
  11. Eduardo Hurtado 2 A

Bench

  1. Mike Duhaney ↑
  2. Miles Joseph G↑

Columbus Crew

  1. Juergen Sommer
  2. Mike Clark
  3. Ricardo Iribarren ↓
  4. Thomas Dooley
  5. Rob Smith
  6. Andy Williams A
  7. Jason Farrell ↓
  8. Ansil Elcock
  9. Robert Warzycha ↓
  10. Brian McBride
  11. Stern John

Bench

  1. Jeff Cunningham G↑
  2. Billy Thompson ↑
  3. Todd Yeagley ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Wednesday, August 12, 1998
Competition
Regular season · 1998
Venue
Giants Stadium
The club's home ground that season; the match record does not name the venue.
Attendance
12,117
MetroStars coach
Alfonso Mondelo
Columbus coach
Tom Fitzgerald

Attendance is the announced figure.