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Playoffs · 1999 · Conference Semifinals

Dallas 2–1 Chicago.

Dallas Burn beat Chicago Fire 2–1 on Saturday, October 16, 1999, in the 1999 MLS Cup Playoffs (Conference Semifinals) at Cotton Bowl, before an announced crowd of 10,980.

Dallas Burn

Dave Dir

  • Graziani 52'
  • Santel 75'

2–1

Full time

Chicago Fire

Bob Bradley

  • Ball 79'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 31'SubstitutionTom Soehnfor Francis Okaroh
  2. GoalGraziani52'
  3. 56'SubstitutionJohn Ballfor Jesse Marsch
  4. SubstitutionTemoc Suarezfor Sergi Daniv71'
  5. 72'SubstitutionDema Kovalenkofor Roman Kosecki
  6. GoalSantel75'
  7. 79'GoalBall
  8. SubstitutionEric Dadefor Oscar Pareja80'

Lineups

Who played.

Dallas Burn

  1. Matt Jordan
  2. Richard Farrer
  3. Jorge Rodriguez
  4. Brandon Pollard
  5. Sergi Daniv ↓
  6. Chad Deering
  7. Ted Eck
  8. Oscar Pareja 2 A↓
  9. Mark Santel G
  10. Ariel Graziani GA
  11. Jason Kreis

Bench

  1. Temoc Suarez ↑
  2. Eric Dade ↑

Chicago Fire

  1. Zach Thornton
  2. Lubos Kubik
  3. Francis Okaroh ↓
  4. C.J. Brown
  5. Diego Gutierrez
  6. Jesse Marsch ↓
  7. Chris Armas
  8. Paul Dougherty A
  9. Peter Nowak A
  10. Ante Razov
  11. Roman Kosecki ↓

Bench

  1. Tom Soehn ↑
  2. John Ball G↑
  3. Dema Kovalenko ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Saturday, October 16, 1999
Competition
Playoffs · 1999 · Conference Semifinals
Venue
Cotton Bowl
Attendance
10,980
Dallas coach
Dave Dir
Chicago coach
Bob Bradley

Attendance is the announced figure.