Sept. 28 in Tampa Bay
Columbus 2 Tampa Bay 1. Goals: Paz (Clark) 1, Lassiter (Valderrama) 26, McBride (Maisonneuve) 58.
Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Backman, Vasquez, McKinley, Ralston, Valderrama, Lassiter, Galderisi. Subs:, Hejduk for Backman in the 27th minute, Viera for Galderisi in the 61st minute, Hunjak for Yallop in 81st minute.
Columbus — Friedel, Clark, Caligiuri, Smith, Iribarren, Maisonneuve, Carrera, Warzycha, Yeagley, McBride, Paz. Subs: Marino for Paz in the 55th minute, Battelle for Carrera in the 70th minute, Miller for Warzycha in the 80th minute.
Yellow cards: Columbus — Caligiuri 35, Iribarren 54, Warzycha 67, Friedel 85; Tampa Bay — Lassiter 59.
Referee: Richard Grady.
Att.: 13,009.