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Playoffs · 2000 · Semifinals

Chicago 3–2 MetroStars.

Chicago Fire beat MetroStars 3–2 on Friday, October 6, 2000, in the 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs (Semifinals) at Soldier Field, before an announced crowd of 10,133.

Chicago Fire

Bob Bradley

  • Brown 3'
  • Stoichkov 31'
  • Razov 88'

3–2

Full time

MetroStars

Octavio Zambrano

  • Valencia 32'
  • Valencia 36'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalBrown3'
  2. GoalStoichkov31'
  3. 32'GoalValencia
  4. 36'GoalValencia
  5. SubstitutionJosh Wolfffor Dema Kovalenko70'
  6. 74'SubstitutionTab Ramosfor Petter Villegas
  7. GoalRazov88'
  8. SubstitutionCarlos Bocanegrafor Evan Whitfield90'

Lineups

Who played.

Chicago Fire

  1. Zach Thornton
  2. C.J. Brown G
  3. Tenywa Bonseu
  4. Diego Gutierrez
  5. Jesse Marsch
  6. Chris Armas A
  7. Evan Whitfield ↓
  8. DaMarcus Beasley
  9. Dema Kovalenko ↓
  10. Hristo Stoichkov GA
  11. Ante Razov. GA

Bench

  1. Carlos Bocanegra ↑
  2. Josh Wolff ↑

MetroStars

  1. Mike Ammann
  2. Lothar Matthaus
  3. Mike Petke A
  4. Steve Jolley
  5. Billy Walsh
  6. Petter Villegas ↓
  7. Mark Chung
  8. Roy Myers
  9. Clint Mathis
  10. Alex Comas 2 A
  11. Adolfo Valencia 2 G

Bench

  1. Tab Ramos ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Friday, October 6, 2000
Competition
Playoffs · 2000 · Semifinals
Venue
Soldier Field
Attendance
10,133
Chicago coach
Bob Bradley
MetroStars coach
Octavio Zambrano

Attendance is the announced figure.