MLS Playoff Summaries: Oct. 2, 1996

• by Soccer America , Oct 2, 1996

Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C.

D.C. United 2 MetroStars 1. Goals: Rammel 65, Diaz Arce (pen.) 89; De Avila (Donadoni) 86.

D.C. United -- Simpson, Peay, Pope, Agoos, Gori, Williams, Harkes, Etcheverry, Maessner, Diaz Arce, Rammel. Subs: Medved for Maessner in 69th minute, Sanneh for Rammel in 75th, Vaudreuil for Etcheverry in 89th.

MetroStars -- Meola, Zaun, Caricola, Vermes, Harty, Knowles, Donadoni, Joseph, Ramos, De Avila, Savarese. Subs: Silvera for Zaun in 31st minute, Da Silva for Harty in 50th, Johnson for Caricola in 74th.

Yellow cards: D.C. United -- Peay 61; MetroStars -- Caricola 37, Joseph 57.

Referee: Brian Hall.

Att.: 20,423.

Oct. 2 in Tampa

Tampa Bay 4 Columbus 1. Goals: Vasquez (Valderrama) 3, Lassiter (Vasquez) 41, Pittman (Galderisi) 55, Lassiter (Vasquez, Ralston) 58; McBride (Carrera) 35.

Tampa Bay -- Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Backman, Vasquez, Hejduk, Ralston, Valderrama, Galderisi, Lassiter. Subs: McKinley for Lassiter in 70th minute, Hunjak for Galderisi in 76th, Frye for Ralston in 89th.

Columbus -- Friedel, Clark, Caligiuri, Smith, Iribarren, Carrera, Warzycha, Yeagley, Maisonneuve, Paz, McBride. Sub: Marino for Paz in 46th minute.

Yellow cards: Tampa Bay -- Vasquez 27, Kooiman 53; Columbus --
Iribarren 36, Caligiuri 45, Warzycha 60.

Referee: Timothy Weyland.

Att.: 6,871.

D.C. United hosts Tampa Bay in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday Oct. 11 at RFK Stadium.

Oct. 2 in Dallas

Dallas 2 Kansas City 3 (Kansas City wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Sanchez (Santel) 27, Elliott (Sanchez) 66; Chung (Sorber, Preki) 41, Takawira (Wright) 62.

Dallas -- Dodd, Lozzano, Farrer, Pollard, Ibsen, Santel, Alvarez, Sonora, Kreis, Sanchez, Washington. Subs: Elliott for Washington in 46th minute, Haynes for Sonora in 66th, Ashton for Kreis in 89th.

Kansas City -- Lagerwey, Uderitz, McKeon, Bowers, Gutierrez, Johnston, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Takawira, Wright. Subs: Ekeme for Sorber in 79th minute, Klopas for Chung in 89th.

Yellow cards: Dallas -- Sanchez 41, Farrer 73, Haynes 81; Kansas City -- Uderitz 22, Preki 35.

Referee: Richard Grady.

Att.: 9,802.

Oct. 2 in Pasadena, Calif.

Los Angeles 2 San Jose 0. Goals: Hurtado (Razov) 31, Cienfuegos (pen.) 36.

Los Angeles -- Campos, Calichman, Fraser, Vanney, Semioli, Salcedo, Armas, Cienfuegos, Jones, Razov, Hurtado. Subs: Onalfo for Calichman in 41st minute, Karapetyan for Razov in 46th.

San Jose -- Salzwedel, Martin, Emenalo, Doyle, Corrales, Ianni, Rodas, Butler, Iroha, Bravo, Espinoza. Subs: Lewis for Corrales in 61st minute, Baicher for Butler in 72nd, Holocher for Ianni in 72nd.

Yellow cards: San Jose -- Espinoza 25, Iroha 35.

Referee: Esse Baharmast.

Att.: n/a.

The Wiz will host the Galaxy in the first game of the Western Conference finals at a date to be determined.