MLS Playoff Summary: Sept. 28, 1996

• by Soccer America , Sep 28, 1996

Sept. 28 in Tampa Bay

Columbus 2 Tampa Bay 1. Goals: Paz (Clark) 1, Lassiter (Valderrama) 26, McBride (Maisonneuve) 58.

Tampa Bay -- Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Backman, Vasquez, McKinley, Ralston, Valderrama, Lassiter, Galderisi. Subs:, Hejduk for Backman in the 27th minute, Viera for Galderisi in the 61st minute, Hunjak for Yallop in 81st minute.

Columbus -- Friedel, Clark, Caligiuri, Smith, Iribarren, Maisonneuve, Carrera, Warzycha, Yeagley, McBride, Paz. Subs: Marino for Paz in the 55th minute, Battelle for Carrera in the 70th minute, Miller for Warzycha in the 80th minute.

Yellow cards: Columbus -- Caligiuri 35, Iribarren 54, Warzycha 67, Friedel 85; Tampa Bay -- Lassiter 59.

Referee: Richard Grady.

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