Aug. 4 in Metairie, La. Columbus Crew (MLS) 1 MetroStars (MLS) 0. Goal: Iribarren (Williams) 5. Columbus — Sommer, Clark, Dooley, Iribarren (Farrell, 48), Smith, Williams, Yeagley, Warzycha (Abukusumo, 79), Elcock, John, McBride (Cunningham, 66). MetroStars — Meola, Petke, Palacios, Lalas, Duhaney, Sorber, Ramos (Joseph, 78), Kelly, Vega (Rooney, 66), Savarese (Walsh, 81), Hurtado. Yellow cards: Columbus — Warzycha 39, Elcock 42; MetroStars — Meola 45, Palacios 59, Kelly 76. Referee: Tim Weyland. Chicago Fire (MLS) 3 Dallas Burn (MLS) 2. Goals: Razov (Marsch) 11, Kosecki 56, Kubik 74; Trotman (Santel) 23, L.Alvarez (pen.) 83. Chicago — Thornton, Brown, Kubik, Okaroh, Gutierrez, Armas, Marsch, Ibsen, Podbrozny (Keller, 72), Kosecki, Razov (Wolff, 36). Dallas — Dodd, Pollard, Deering, Rodriguez, Farrer (Haynes, 63), L.Alvarez, Eck (Suarez, 78), Kreis, Santel (Sastoque, 83), Trotman, Washington. Yellow cards: Chicago — Gutierrez 40, Okaroh 45, Kosecki 71; Dallas — Pollard 34, Deering 40, Trotman 44. Red cards: Chicago — Gutierrez 66, Kosecki 71; Dallas — Kreis 52. Referee: Rich Grady. Att.: 6,154. Columbus and Chicago will meet in the final Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m. (ET) in Virginia Beach, Va.