MLS Game Summaries: weekend of March 29, 1997

• by Soccer America , Mar 31, 1997

March 29 in Columbus

Columbus 2 Colorado 1 (Columbus wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Marino (Carrera) 79; Trittschuh (Paz) 39.

Columbus -- Friedel, Michallik, Yeagley, Clark, Miguez, Butler, Warzycha, Salcedo, Carrera, Maisonneuve, McBride. Subs: Smith for Butler in 46th minute, Marino for Michallik in 65th.

Colorado -- Grafer, Vermes, Balboa, Trittschuh, Kmosko, Paz, Bravo, Castaneda, C. Henderson, Harris, Wegerle. Subs: Bartlett for Harris in 63rd minute, Bates for Castaneda in 84th.

Shootout: Colorado -- Paz (G), C. Henderson (NG -- saved), Bravo (NG --
saved), Vermes (NG -- missed), Wegerle (G), Bartlett (NG -- missed); Columbus -- Marino (G), Carrera (G), Maisonneuve (NG -- saved), Warzycha (NG -- saved), McBride (NG -- missed), Clark (G).

Yellow card: Columbus -- McBride 77.

Referee: Brian Hall.

Att.: 14,485.

March 29 in Dallas

Dallas 0 New England 1. Goal: own goal (Dade) 38

Dallas -- Dodd, Martinez, Soehn, Dade, Sonora, Santel, Flores, Peinado, Kreis, Elliott, Stebbins. Subs: Hattrup for Stebbins in 38th minute, Suarez for Flores in 61st, Eck for Sonora in 72nd).

New England -- Zenga, Okaroh, Lalas, Squadrone, George, Burns, Cronopoulos, Sawatzky, Naveda, Chiquinho Conde, Kerr. Subs: Klein for Sawatzky in 89th minute.

Yellow card: New England -- Squadrone 19.

Referee: Raul Dominguez.

Att.: 11,063.

March 29 in Kansas City

Kansas City 3 San Jose 2 (Kansas City wins shootout 4-3). Goals: Johnston 13, Preki (Takawira, Klopas) 53; Wynalda 50, Wynalda (pen.) 65.

Kansas City -- Ammann, McKeon, Okafor, Diffley, Tinsley, Klopas, Preki, Chung, Johnston, Takawira, Wright. Subs: none.

San Jose -- Salzwedel, Doyle, Dayak, Draguicevich, Lewis, Corrales, Onalfo, Kinnear, Sullivan, Lozzano, Wynalda. Subs: Baicher for Onalfo in 46th minute, Medved for Kinnear in 60th.

Shootout: San Jose -- Baicher (NG -- missed), Lewis (G), Corrales (NG -- saved), Medved (G), Wynalda (G), Sullivan (NG -- saved); Kansas City --
Chung (G), Johnston (NG -- saved), Preki (G), Klopas (G), Takawira (NG --
saved), Wright (G).

Yellow cards: Kansas City -- McKeon 55, Johnston 83, Tinsley 89; San Jose -- Draguicevich 69, Baicher 81.

Referee: Arturo Angeles.

Att.: 10,196.

March 29 in Tampa

Tampa Bay 2 MetroStars 1. Goals: Galderisi (Vargas) 3, Galderisi (McKinley, Lassiter) 90; Sorber (da Silva, Wood) 33.

Tampa Bay -- Dougherty, Hejduk, Kooiman, Yallop, Duhaney, Ralston, McKinley, Vargas, Wise, Lassiter, Galderisi. Subs: Joao Batista for Wise in 66th minute, Ferruzzi for Ralston in 79th.

MetroStars -- Meola, Harty, Lewis, da Silva, Zavagnin, Donadoni, Cloutier, Parra, Sorber, Wood, Savarese. Subs: Joseph for Zavagnin in 46th minute, Johnson for Wood in 80th.

Yellow cards: Tampa Bay -- McKinley 40, Galderisi 64, Hejduk 84, Kooiman 87; MetroStars -- Parra 19.

Referee: Paul Tamberino.

Att.: 15,239.

March 29 in Los Angeles

Los Angeles 0 D.C. United 1 (D.C. United wins shootout 3-2).

Los Angeles -- Kramer, Semioli, Calichman, Fraser, Machon, Pena, Armas, Cienfuegos, Karapetyan, Hurtado, Jones. Subs: Jolley for Fraser in 46th minute, Welton for Karapetyan in 55th.

D.C. United -- Garlick, Vaudreuil, Llamosa, Pope, Agoos, Williams, Sanneh, Harkes, Etcheverry, Rammel, Diaz Arce. Subs: Maessner for Pope in 24th minute, Kelderman for Sanneh in 83rd.

Shootout: D.C. United -- Agoos (NG -- high), Kelderman (G), Etcheverry (G), Harkes (NG -- wide), Maessner (G); Los Angeles -- Welton (NG -- saved), Jolley (NG -- saved), Jones (G), Cienfuegos (G), Machon (NG -- high).

Yellow cards: Los Angeles -- Armas 49; D.C. United -- Harkes 49.

Referee: Esse Baharmast.

Att.: 53,147.