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NY/NJ Metrostars 0-1 Columbus Crew - September 25, 1997 / MLS 1997

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MLS 1997 - Round 33 - Eastern Conference

Giants Stadium - East Rutherford - United States

September 25, 1997 - 19:30

15 570

NY/NJ Metrostars

0 - 1

Columbus Crew

70'

Mike ClarkAssist by Robert Warzycha

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40' - Yellow card Todd Yeagley

43' - Yellow card Mark Semioli43

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46' - Substitution Manny Lagosis substituted by Kerry Zavagnin photo Giovanni Savarese

46' - Substitution Shaun Bartlettis substituted by Giovanni Savarese46

56' - Red card Branco56

65' - Substitution Brian Blissis substituted by Andrew Lewis65

65' - Substitution Jason Farrellis substituted by Pete Marino

70' - Goal Mike Clark

75' - Substitution Doctor Khumalois substituted by Rob Smith

83' - Substitution Robert Warzychais substituted by Janusz Michallik

89' - Yellow card Brad Friedel

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

NY/NJ Metrostars

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Columbus Crew

NY/NJ Metrostars Columbus Crew

Team line-ups

NY/NJ Metrostars

1 Meola

Tony Meola

United States

B.date21/02/1969

Age28 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

22 Semioli43

Mark Semioli

United States

B.date20/03/1968

Age29 years

H1m83

positionVersatile Defender

8 Bliss65

Brian Bliss

United States

B.date28/09/1965

Age31 years

H1m79

positionLeft full-back

4 Branco56

Branco

Brazil

B.date04/04/1964

Age33 years

H1m79

positionLeft full-back

6 Sorber

Mike Sorber

United States

B.date14/05/1971

Age26 years

H1m77

positionDefensive Midfielder

9 Lagos46

Manny Lagos

United States

B.date11/06/1971

Age26 years

H1m83

positionVersatile Midfielder

19 Joseph

Miles Joseph

United States

B.date02/05/1974

Age23 years

H1m75

positionRight Midfielder

7 Donadoni

Roberto Donadoni

Italy

B.date09/09/1963

Age34 years

H1m73

positionLeft Midfielder

20 Kelly

Brian Kelly

United States

B.date06/10/1974

Age22 years

H1m70

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

12 Bartlett46

Shaun Bartlett

South Africa

B.date31/10/1972

Age24 years

H1m84

positionStriker

11 De Avila

Antony De Avila

Colombia

B.date21/12/1963

Age33 years

H1m60

positionForward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Tony Meola		28	65	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Mark Semioli	43	29	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	D	Brian Bliss	65	31	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Branco	56	33	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Mike Sorber		26	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	M	Manny Lagos	46	26	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Miles Joseph		23	58	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Roberto Donadoni		34	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	M	Brian Kelly		22	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	Shaun Bartlett	46	24	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Antony De Avila		33	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Columbus Crew

1 Friedel89

Brad Friedel

United States

B.date18/05/1971

Age26 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

11 Lapper

Mike Lapper

United States

B.date28/09/1970

Age26 years

H1m83

positionDefender

3 Clark70

Mike Clark

United States

B.date16/12/1972

Age24 years

H1m83

positionDefender

7 Salcedo

Jorge Salcedo

United States

B.date27/09/1972

Age24 years

H1m85

positionDefender

2 Elcock

Ancil Elcock

Trinidad and Tobago

B.date17/03/1969

Age28 years

H1m80

positionDefender

6 Yeagley40

Todd Yeagley

United States

B.date20/09/1972

Age25 years

H1m83

positionDefender

21 Farrell65

Jason Farrell

United States

B.date31/12/1970

Age26 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

10 Maisonneuve

Brian Maisonneuve

United States

B.date28/06/1973

Age24 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

15 Khumalo75

Doctor Khumalo

South Africa

B.date26/06/1967

Age30 years

H1m85

positionOffensive Midfielder

19 Warzycha83

Robert Warzycha

Poland

B.date20/08/1963

Age34 years

H1m73

positionRight Winger

8 Wood

A. J. Wood

United States

B.date17/08/1973

Age24 years

H1m88

positionForward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Brad Friedel	89	26	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	D	Mike Lapper		26	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Mike Clark	70	24	60	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	D	Jorge Salcedo		24	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Ancil Elcock		28	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Todd Yeagley	40	25	51	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Jason Farrell	65	26	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Brian Maisonneuve		24	49	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Doctor Khumalo	75	30	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Robert Warzycha	83	34	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	F	A. J. Wood		24	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
24	D	Andrew Lewis	65	23	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	D	Kerry Zavagnin	46	23	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Giovanni Savarese	46	26	60	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
4	D	Janusz Michallik	83	31	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Rob Smith	75	24	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	Pete Marino	65	24	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Brian Kelly

Tab Ramos

OUT

Manny Lagos

Andrew Lewis

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Jorge Salcedo

Tom Dooley

OUT

Doctor Khumalo

Rob Smith

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Carlos Alberto Parreira

Success rate in this team:

35 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

49 %

Parreira vs Columbus Crew

1 victory

0 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on September 25, 1997

Parreira vs Fitzgerald

1 victory

0 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on September 25, 1997

Manager

Age

Match num

Tom Fitzgerald

Success rate in this team:

45 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

Fitzgerald vs NY/NJ Metrostars

4 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on September 25, 1997

Fitzgerald vs Parreira

3 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on September 25, 1997

Referee

Richard Grady

4 victories	0 draw	10 losses	NY/NJ Metrostars14 matches	General total	Columbus Crew15 matches	8 victories	1 draw	6 losses
0 victory	0 draw	2 losses	NY/NJ Metrostars2 matches	Season total	Columbus Crew3 matches	1 victory	0 draw	2 losses
Latest figure on July 31, 2002					Latest figure on July 31, 2002

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Comments

Key figures

Mike Sorber played his game number 50 in Major League Soccer

End of streak for Columbus Crew after 4 consecutive matches without a win away from home (since 09/08/1997).

It's the first time Mike Clark scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

Read the next 15 key stats

General ranking

1	D.C. United	52 pts	30 rd
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	45 pts	30 rd
3	Columbus Crew	38 pts	31 rd
4	New England Revolution	37 pts	32 rd
5	NY/NJ Metrostars	32 pts	31 rd

General ranking

1	D.C. United	52 pts	30 rd
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	45 pts	30 rd
3	Columbus Crew	38 pts	31 rd
4	New England Revolution	37 pts	32 rd
5	NY/NJ Metrostars	32 pts	31 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VNY/NJ Metrostars 2-1 D.C. United27/07/1997

LNY/NJ Metrostars 2-3 Tampa Bay Mutiny03/08/1997

VNY/NJ Metrostars 3-0 San Jose Earthquakes29/08/1997

LNY/NJ Metrostars 1-2 FC Dallas02/09/1997

VNY/NJ Metrostars 3-1 New England Revolution09/09/1997

LNY/NJ Metrostars 0-1 FC Dallas16/09/1997

Overall

VLos Angeles Galaxy 1-3 NY/NJ Metrostars04/09/1997

LSan Jose Earthquakes 4-0 NY/NJ Metrostars06/09/1997

VNY/NJ Metrostars 3-1 New England Revolution09/09/1997

DSporting Kansas City 0-0 NY/NJ Metrostars12/09/1997

LNY/NJ Metrostars 0-1 FC Dallas16/09/1997

LNew England Revolution 3-2 NY/NJ Metrostars20/09/1997

Current form

Away

LD.C. United 4-2 Columbus Crew30/07/1997

VLos Angeles Galaxy 1-2 Columbus Crew02/08/1997

DSan Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Columbus Crew09/08/1997

LFC Dallas 3-0 Columbus Crew06/09/1997

LNew England Revolution 1-0 Columbus Crew12/09/1997

LTampa Bay Mutiny 2-1 Columbus Crew18/09/1997

Overall

VColumbus Crew 2-1 New England Revolution23/08/1997

VColumbus Crew 2-0 Los Angeles Galaxy30/08/1997

LFC Dallas 3-0 Columbus Crew06/09/1997

LNew England Revolution 1-0 Columbus Crew12/09/1997

VColumbus Crew 4-0 Sporting Kansas City14/09/1997

LTampa Bay Mutiny 2-1 Columbus Crew18/09/1997

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	1	2
Winless streak	1	3
Drawless streak	12	2
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	3	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	3	1
Winless streak	4	1
Drawless streak	3	7
Scoring streak	1	2
Conceding streak	11	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

5	General ranking (Competition total)	3
5	General ranking (Home / Away)	3

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

30	Number of games (Competition total)	30
15	Number of games (Home / Away)	15
10	Victories (Competition total)	11
8	Victories (Home / Away)	3
4	Draws (Competition total)	6
1	Draws (Home / Away)	3
16	Losses (Competition total)	13
6	Losses (Home / Away)	9

Goals

40	Goals scored (Competition total)	40
25	Goals scored (Home / Away)	16
51	Goals conceded (Competition total)	40
21	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	26
1.33	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.33
1.67	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.07
1.7	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.33
1.4	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.73

Betting aid

22	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	16
11	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	8
5	Clean sheets (Competition total)	7
3	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	1
10	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	6
4	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	4
18	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	18
9	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	10
3-1 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (3 times)

Bookings

46	Yellow cards (Competition total)	30
20	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	18
2	Red cards (Competition total)	2
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	1

Key players

Giovanni Savarese	13 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	8 goals	Pete Marino
Giovanni Savarese	9 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	3 goals	Pete Marino
Roberto Donadoni	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Brian McBride
Miles Joseph	8 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	6 assists	Brian McBride
Antony De Avila	6 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	4 assists	Brian McBride
Antony De Avila	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal, 1 assist during the last 2 matches	Brian Maisonneuve

Historical head to head

Home

3 matches

2 v

0 d

1 l

3 gf

3 ga

Away

4 matches

1 v

0 d

3 l

5 gf

7 ga

Total

7 matches

3 v

0 d

4 l

8 gf

10 ga

Historical head to head

Home

4 matches

3 v

0 d

1 l

7 gf

5 ga

Away

3 matches

1 v

0 d

2 l

3 gf

3 ga

Total

7 matches

4 v

0 d

3 l

10 gf

8 ga

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	June 30, 1996
Home	2 - 1	April 26, 1997

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	May 11, 1997
Away	2 - 0	April 27, 1996

Latest head to head

June 21, 1997 - MLS 1997

Columbus Crew

2 - 1

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May 11, 1997 - MLS 1997

Columbus Crew

3 - 0

NY/NJ Metrostars logo NY/NJ Metrostars

April 26, 1997 - MLS 1997

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 1

Columbus Crew logo Columbus Crew

September 18, 1996 - MLS 1996

NY/NJ Metrostars

1 - 0

Columbus Crew logo Columbus Crew

September 15, 1996 - MLS 1996

Columbus Crew

2 - 0

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Best historical scorers against Columbus Crew

Mike Sorber	2 goals	1997 - 1997
Nicola Caricola	1 goal	1996 - 1996
Tab Ramos	1 goal	1996 - 1996
Antony De Avila	1 goal	1996 - 1996
A. J. Wood	1 goal	1997 - 1997
Giovanni Savarese	1 goal	1996 - 1996

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against NY/NJ Metrostars

Brian McBride	3 goals	1996 - 1997
Marcelo Carrera	2 goals	1996 - 1997
Doctor Khumalo	1 goal	1997 - 1997
Brian Maisonneuve	1 goal	1997 - 1997
Brian Bliss	1 goal	1996 - 1996
Tom Dooley	1 goal	1997 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Columbus Crew

Jeff Zaun	7 matches	1996 - 1997
Rhett Harty	7 matches	1996 - 1997
Tony Meola	6 matches	1996 - 1997
Giovanni Savarese	5 matches	1996 - 1997
Miles Joseph	5 matches	1996 - 1997
Cristian da Silva	5 matches	1996 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs NY/NJ Metrostars

Mike Clark	7 matches	1996 - 1997
Marcelo Carrera	7 matches	1996 - 1997
Todd Yeagley	7 matches	1996 - 1997
Brian McBride	6 matches	1996 - 1997
Brian Maisonneuve	6 matches	1996 - 1997
Janusz Michallik	5 matches	1996 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

A. J. Wood

36 matches

14 matches

1996 - 1997

Brian Bliss

17 matches

31 matches

1996 - 1997

Total : 2 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/04/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Brian Bliss

17 matches

31 matches

1996 - 1997

A. J. Wood

36 matches

14 matches

1996 - 1997

Total : 2 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/04/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
1	D.C. United	52	30	20	8	10	64	49	+15
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	45	30	17	4	13	53	54	-1
3	Columbus Crew	38	31	14	6	17	41	40	+1
4	New England Revolution	37	32	15	8	17	40	53	-13
5	NY/NJ Metrostars	32	31	12	4	19	40	52	-12

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NY/NJ Metrostars 0-1 Columbus Crew - September 25, 1997 / MLS 1997

NY/NJ Metrostars

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Columbus Crew

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Parreira vs Columbus Crew

Parreira vs Fitzgerald

Manager

Fitzgerald vs NY/NJ Metrostars

Fitzgerald vs Parreira

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Columbus Crew

Best historical scorers against NY/NJ Metrostars

Players with most games played vs Columbus Crew

Players with most games played vs NY/NJ Metrostars

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

Post-match general ranking