MLS Playoff Summary: Tampa Bay 1 D.C. United 2 (Game 2)

• by Soccer America , Oct 12, 1996

Oct. 12 in Tampa

Tampa Bay 1 D.C. United 2. Goals: Ralston (Galderisi, Hejduk) 14; Williams 49, Diaz Arce (Williams) 82.

Tampa Bay -- Budnick, Pittman, Kooiman, McKinley, Backman, Vasquez, Valderrama, Ralston, Hejduk, Galderisi, Lassiter. Subs: Viera for Galderisi in 77th minute, Vargas for Backman in 83rd, Hunjak for Hejduk in 83rd.

D.C. United -- Simpson, Vaudreuil, Pope, Agoos, Gori, Williams, Maessner, Harkes, Etcheverry, Moreno, Diaz Arce. Subs: Medved for Maessner in 73rd minute, Sanneh for Moreno in 82nd.

Yellow cards: Tampa Bay -- Vasquez 27, Valderrama 28, Pittman 54, McKinley 62; D.C. United -- Agoos 41, Moreno 54, Vaudreuil 63, Simpson 90.

Red card: Tampa Bay -- Valderrama 83.

Referee: Richard Grady.

Att.: 9,339.

D.C. United wins the series 2-0.