1998 U.S. Open Cup Final

1998 U.S. Open Cup Final
Event 1998 U.S. Open Cup
Chicago Fire
MLS		 Columbus Crew
MLS
2 1
Date October 30, 1998
Venue Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Referee Arturo Angeles[1]
Attendance 18,615[1]

The 1998 U.S. Open Cup Final was the 85th final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the United States's oldest soccer cup competition. The match, contested by the Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew, took place on 30 October 1998 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was Chicago's and the Crew's first U.S Open Cup campaign and their first final in the U.S. Open Cup. The Chicago Fire won the game 2–1 in overtime thanks to goals from Jerzy Podbrożny and Frank Klopas while the Crew goal came from Stern John.[1]

Fire defender, C. J. Brown, was named the clubs Man of the Match after the game.[2]

Match

Details

30 October 1998
Chicago Fire 2–1 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew
Podbrożny  45' (pen.)
Klopas  99' 		Report John  53'
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,615
Referee: Arturo Angeles
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew
GK United States Zach Thornton
RB Czech Republic Luboš Kubík  14'
CB United States C. J. Brown
CB Nigeria Francis Okaroh
LB United States Chris Armas
MF United States Jesse Marsch
MF United States Ritchie Kotschau  91'
MF Poland Piotr Nowak
MF United States Josh Wolff
CF 'United States Ante Razov
CF Poland Jerzy Podbrożny
Substitutes:
MF United States Josh Keller  14'  77'
MF United States Zak Ibsen  77'
FW United States Frank Klopas  91'
Manager:
United States Bob Bradley
GK United States Juergen Sommer
RB United States Mike Clark
CB United States Thomas Dooley
CB Argentina Ricardo Iribarren
LB Trinidad and Tobago Ansil Elcock
MF Poland Robert Warzycha  78'
MF Jamaica Andy Williams
MF United States Brian Maisonneuve  67'
MF United States Rob Smith
FW Trinidad and Tobago Stern John
FW United States Brian McBride
Substitutes:
MF United States Todd Yeagley  67'
MF United States Jason Farrell  78'
Manager:
United States Tom Fitzgerald

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
    • Michael Kennedy[1]
    • Alberto Echeverria[1]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Overtime if necessary.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1998 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". The US Open Cup. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Game Recap Friday, October 30, 1998". Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Archived from the original on November 3, 1999. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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