April 27 in Foxboro, Mass.
New England 2 Washington 1 (New England wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Aunger (pen.) 78; Diaz Arce (Williams) 69.
New England — Heaney, Ibsen, Lalas, Burns, Weiszmann, Aunger, DeBrito, Woodring, Galderisi, Ukrop, Welton. Subs: Sawatzky for DeBrito in 65th minute, Keegan for Galderisi in 74th.
Washington — Causey, Agoos, Pope, Peay, Imler, Kelderman, Harkes, Williams, Medved, Diaz Arce, Rammel. Subs: Crawley for Rammel in 65th minute, Kamler for Medved in 87th.
Shootout Summary: New England — Welton (goal), Keegan (no goal–saved), Ukrop (no goal–saved), Woodring (no goal–shot over crossbar), Aunger (goal), Sawatzky (goal); Washington — Crawley (no goal–too much time), Harkes (no goal–saved), Diaz Arce (goal), Kelderman (goal), Peay (no goal–saved), Pope (no goal–saved). Yellow Cards: New England — DeBrito 26; Washington — Harkes 24.
Referee: Esse Baharmast.
Attendance: 32,864.
April 27 in East Rutherford, N.J.
MetroStars 0 Columbus 2. Goals: Bliss 14, Thompson (Khumalo) 87.
MetroStars — Thornton, Caricola, Harty, Knowles, Zaun, Joseph, Kydes, Vermes, Ramos, Rodriguez, Hernandez. Subs: Savarrese for Kydes in 73rd, Silvera for Joseph in 84th.
Columbus — Oshoniyi, Clark, Watson, Michallik, Maisonneuve, Khumalo, Battelle, Bliss, Thompson, McBride, Paz. Subs: Yeagley for Battelle in 59th minute, Ward for Maisonneuve in 66th, Carrera for Paz in 88th.
Yellow Cards: MetroStars — Knowles (33), Zaun (44), Vermes (58); Columbus — Bliss (15).
Referee: Zimmerman Boulas.
Attendance: 26,416.