D.C. United at Tampa Bay
Location: Tampa Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 7:30 p.m. Television:
Home Team Sports (delayed until 11:30 p.m. eastern). Satellite:
Spacenet 3, Tr. 23.
Series History: Marco Etcheverry scored the only goal in D.C.’s 1-0 victory at RFK stadium on July 12.
Injuries: D.C. United — D Mario Gori (sprained arch), M Richie Williams (thigh contusion), M John Maessner (sprained ankle) and F Raul Diaz Arce (facial laceration) are probable, D Jeff Agoos (foot contusion), M John Harkes (strained calf), and M Marco Etcheverry (quadricep contusion) are questionable, D Eddie Pope (sprained foot) is doubtful, D David Vaudreuil (strained groin), and M Jesse Marsch (broken ankle) are out, D Mike Huwiler (aggravated groin) is on injured reserve); Tampa Bay — D Martin Vasquez (hip pointer) is probable, M Evans Wise (sprained ankle) is out, M Peter Hattrup (torn ACL and MCL) is on injured reserve.
Of Note: With David Vaudreuil and Eddie Pope out, and Jeff Agoos and Mario Gori at less than full strength, Clint Peay and Erik Imler must step up big on defense for D.C…. Look for new signing Jaime Moreno of Bolivia to start at forward for D.C., while Jeff Causey should get the nod in goal…. Tampa’s Roy Lassiter leads the league in goals with 16, while teammate Carlos Valderrama tops MLS with 12 assists.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
D.C. United — Causey, Peay, Imler, Gori, Agoos, Williams, Harkes, Etcheverry, Sanneh, Diaz Arce, Moreno.
Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vasquez, Ralston, McKinley, Valderrama, Frye, Galderisi, Lassiter.
Prediction: Mutiny gain revenge with a 3-1 win.
Kansas City at Colorado
Location: Mile High Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 9:00 p.m. Television: KYFC-Kansas City. Satellite: Galaxy C4, Tr. 5.
Series History: April 13 in Kansas City — the first match of the season for both teams was a 3-0 romp for K.C., as Digital Takawira netted a pair of goals; May 5 in Denver — the Rapids crushed the Wiz 4-0; July 20 in Kansas City — Uche Okafor and Frank Klopas hit second-half goals to give K.C. a 2-0 win.
Injuries: Kansas City — D Sean Bowers (strained neck) is probable, D Uche Okafor (strained patella tendon) is doubtful; Colorado — F Roy Wegerle (sprained ankle) is probable, M Chris Henderson (pulled hamstring), M Dominic Kinnear (strained knee ligament), and F Richard Sharpe (aggravated tibia stress fracture) are out, D Troy Edwards (groin surgery) is on injured reserve.
Of Note: This is the final match of the season between these two clubs…. Uche Okafor will likely miss tonight’s game, as he is still recovering from a patella tendon injury…. Samuel Ekeme is eligible again for the Wiz after serving an additional three-game suspension…. Colorado is still beset by injuries, but Roy Wegerle should finally see some playing time tonight.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Kansas City — Lagerwey, Uderitz, Ekeme, Bowers, Gutierrez, Klopas, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Takawira, Johnston.
Colorado — Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Balboa, Butterworth, Benedetti, Trittschuh, Bates, Wegerle, Harbor, Bartlett.
Prediction: K.C. sweeps its three-game road trip after a 2-1 win.