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Playoffs · 2002 · Conference Semifinals

LA Galaxy 3–2 Kansas City.

LA Galaxy beat Kansas City Wizards 3–2 on Wednesday, September 25, 2002, in the 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs (Conference Semifinals) at Rose Bowl, before an announced crowd of 14,585.

LA Galaxy

Sigi Schmid

  • Ruiz 62' pen
  • Jones 85'
  • Ruiz 99'

3–2

Full time

Kansas City Wizards

Bob Gansler

  • Preki 25'
  • Brown 70'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 25'GoalPreki
  2. PenaltyRuiz62'
  3. 70'GoalBrown
  4. SubstitutionAlejandro Morenofor Chris Albright70'
  5. 73'SubstitutionMike Burnsfor Igor Simutenkov
  6. 82'SubstitutionStephen Armstrongfor Eric Quill
  7. SubstitutionBrian Mullanfor Alexi Lalas84'
  8. GoalJones85'
  9. GoalRuiz99'

Lineups

Who played.

LA Galaxy

  1. Kevin Hartman
  2. Danny Califf
  3. Alexi Lalas ↓
  4. Tyrone Marshall A
  5. Ezra Hendrickson
  6. Cobi Jones G
  7. Mauricio Cienfuegos
  8. Simon Elliott A
  9. Sasha Victorine
  10. Chris Albright ↓
  11. Carlos Ruiz 2 G

Bench

  1. Brian Mullan ↑
  2. Alejandro Moreno ↑

Kansas City Wizards

  1. Tony Meola
  2. Nick Garcia
  3. Peter Vermes
  4. Carey Talley
  5. Chris Klein A
  6. Kerry Zavagnin
  7. Preki G
  8. Eric Quill A↓
  9. Diego Gutierrez
  10. Chris Brown GA
  11. Igor Simutenkov ↓

Bench

  1. Stephen Armstrong ↑
  2. Mike Burns ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Competition
Playoffs · 2002 · Conference Semifinals
Venue
Rose Bowl
Attendance
14,585
LA Galaxy coach
Sigi Schmid
Kansas City coach
Bob Gansler

Attendance is the announced figure.