D.C. United vs. Miami

GAME 1 Sept. 30 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 2 Miami 1. Goals: Lassiter (Moreno) 28, Moreno (Agoos, Gori) 38; Paulinho McLaren 69. D.C. United — Presthus (5), Talley (4), Agoos (6), Llamosa (6), Pope (7), Williams (6), Olsen (6), Gori (6), Harkes (6), Moreno (7), Lassiter (6). Subs: Aunger (NR) for Talley in 76th minute, Cooks (NR) for Olsen in 84th. Miami — Cassar (6), Kmosko (5), Cullen (6), Webber (5), Mastroeni (6), Parra (6), Gutierrez (6), Maessner (5), Valderrama (6), Paulinho McLaren (6), Serna (4). Subs: Vargas (5) for Kmosko in 58th minute, Kelderman (5) for Gutierrez in 66th. Yellow cards: D.C. United — Llamosa 18, Agoos 63; Miami — Parra 59, Serna 63, Paulinho McLaren 63. Referee: Brian Hall. Referee’s Assistants: Levon Baladjanian, Roger Sill. Att.: 15,187. GAME 2 Oct. 4 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami 0 D.C. United 0 (D.C. United wins 3-2 in shootout). Miami — Cassar (5), Webber (6), Cullen (6), Mastroeni (5), Kmosko (5), Maessner (4), Parra (6), Gutierrez (6), Valderrama (5), Paulinho McLaren (4), Serna (5). Subs: Vargas (6) for Kmosko in 20th minute, Boyce (4) for Paulinho McLaren in 64th, Martinez (5) for Webber in 72nd. D.C. United — Presthus (6), Llamosa (7), Pope (6), Agoos (6), Harkes (5), Gori (5), Williams (7), Olsen (5), Etcheverry (6), Moreno (6), Lassiter (NR). Subs: Talley (5) for Olsen in 72nd minute, Aunger (NR) for Pope in 90th, Wood (NR) for Williams in 90th. Shootout: D.C. United — Wood (saved), Etcheverry (G), Moreno (G), Aunger (wide right), Harkes (saved), Agoos (G); Miami — Gutierrez (G), Maessner (saved), Vargas (wide left), Cullen (G), Serna (saved), Boyce (saved). Yellow cards: Miami — Webber 3, Parra 25, Serna 34; D.C. United — Williams 71. Red card: D.C. United — Lassiter 3. Referee: Tim Weyland. Referee’s Assistants: Tom Bobadilla, Francisco Sanchez. Att.: 13,128. (D.C. United wins series 2-0.)

Columbus vs. MetroStars

GAME 1 Sept. 30 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 5 MetroStars 3. Goals: McBride (Elcock) 9, McBride (Williams) 12, Smith (John, Elcock) 33, Farrell 38, John (Elcock, Williams) 58; Hurtado (Joseph, Sorber) 53, Sorber (pen.) 60, Sorber (Joseph) 80. Columbus — Sommer (5), Clark (5), Dooley (5), Iribarren (4), Smith (5), Farrell (5), Maisonneuve (NR), Williams (6), Elcock (7), John (6), McBride (6). Subs: Yeagley (6) for Maisonneuve in 6th minute, Warzycha (5) for Williams in 61st, Thompson (5) for Elcock in 83rd. MetroStars — Meola (4), Sonora (5), Lalas (5), Palacios (4), Duhaney (4), Sorber (4), Rooney (4), Ramos (6), Kelly (5), Vega (5), Hurtado (6). Subs: Joseph (6) for Kelly in 46th minute, Walsh (5) for Rooney in 46th, Savarese (6) for Vega in 75th. Yellow cards: Columbus — Farrell 48, Williams 55, Iribarren 60, Warzycha 81; MetroStars — Vega 17. Referee: Ali Saheli. Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, George Vergara. Att.: 10,996. GAME 2 Oct. 3 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 1 Columbus 1 (Columbus wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Ramos 13, John (Williams) 22. MetroStars — Meola (5), Petke (5), Palacios (5), Lalas (5), Duhaney (5), Sonora (5), Walsh (6), Sorber (5), Joseph (5), Ramos (6), Hurtado (6). Subs: Savarese (4) for Sonora in 56th minute, Corrales (5) for Joseph in 76th. Columbus — Sommer (5), Clark (6), Iribarren (5), Dooley (5), Elcock (5), Williams (6), Yeagley (5), Farrell (5), Smith (6), John (6), McBride (5). Subs: Abukusumo (5) for Iribarren in 50th minute, Thompson (5) for Farrell in 59th, West (5) for Smith in 75th. Shootout: Columbus — Thompson (G), Yeagley (wide left), Dooley (G), John (G), Williams (high); MetroStars — Ramos (G), Savarese (wide left), Duhaney (saved), Sorber (G), Petke (saved). Yellow cards: MetroStars — Palacios 16, Joseph 33, Lalas 72; Columbus — McBride 83. Referee: Michael Kennedy. Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Peter Kokolski. Att.: 11,686. (Columbus wins series 2-0.)

Los Angeles vs. Dallas

GAME 1 Oct. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 6 Dallas 1. Goals: Pena (Machon, Cienfuegos) 10, Hermosillo (Jolley, Machon) 16, Cienfuegos 20, Hermosillo (Welton, Cienfuegos) 32, Welton (Hermosillo, Cienfuegos) 41, Pena (Machon) 69; Washington 47. Los Angeles — Hartman (5), Franchino (5), Fraser (6), Jolley (6), Caligiuri (6), Machon (8), Pena (8), Cienfuegos (8), Jones (5), Welton (5), Hermosillo (7). Subs: Sanchez (6) for Hermosillo in 70th minute, Hernandez (NR) for Pena in 72nd, Calichman (NR) for Cienfuegos in 77th. Dallas — Dodd (5), Deering (4), Pollard (4), Dade (4), Eck (4), Rodriguez (5), Alvarez (4), Pareja (4), Farrer (5), Kreis (4), Trotman (4). Subs: Washington (5) for Dade in 46th minute, Haynes (5) for Pareja in 46th, Flores (NR) for Deering in 77th. Yellow cards: Los Angeles — Franchino 24; Dallas — Pollard 85. Referee: Ted Covaciu. Referee’s Assistants: Andrew Barnes, Sandra Hunt. Att.: 10,047. GAME 2 Oct. 4 in Dallas Dallas 2 Los Angeles 3. Goals: Haynes 44, Kreis (Trotman) 48; Hendrickson (Cienfuegos, Welton) 80, Caligiuri (Cienfuegos) 85, Mathis 88. Dallas — Dodd (6), Pollard (6), Rodriguez (4), Deering (5), Farrer (5), Alvarez (4), Haynes (6), Pareja (5), Eck (5), Kreis (6), Trotman (6). Subs: Washington (5) for Kreis in 68th minute, Flores (5) for Pareja in 75th, Sastoque (NR) for Trotman in 88th. Los Angeles — Hartman (4), Franchino (5), Fraser (4), Jolley (5), Caligiuri (7), Pena (5), Machon (5), Cienfuegos (7), Jones (5), Hermosillo (4), Welton (5). Subs: Hendrickson (6) for Franchino in 57th minute, Mathis (7) for Machon in 57th, Sanchez (6) for Pena in 63rd. Yellow cards: Dallas — Eck 43, Pareja 56; Los Angeles — Jones 7, Fraser 13, Machon 34, Caligiuri 51, Pena 56. Referee: Brian Hall. Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Chip Reed. Att.: 8,130. (Los Angeles wins series 2-0.)

Chicago vs. Colorado

GAME 1 Oct. 1 in Chicago Chicago 1 Colorado 1 (Chicago wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Kubik (pen.) 50; Saenz (Paz) 79. Chicago — Thornton (8), Kubik (6), Brown (5), Okaroh (4), Armas (8), Marsch (6), Gutierrez (4), Podbrozny (7), Nowak (6), Wolff (4), Razov (4). Subs: Soehn (7) for Razov in 77th minute, Klopas (6) for Podbrozny in 86th, Kuhn (NR) for Brown in 90th. Colorado — Hahnemann (6), Vaudreuil (4), Vermes (4), Trittschuh (5), Martinez (4), Balboa (4), Paz (6), Bent (5), DiGiamarino (5), Paule (4), Bravo (5). Subs: Saenz (7) for Paule in 46th minute, C.Henderson (7) for Martinez in 67th, Harris (6) for Trittschuh in 76th. Shootout: Colorado — Bravo (G), Saenz (high), C.Henderson (G), Vaudreuil (saved), Harris (saved), Vermes (saved); Chicago — Kubik (saved), Soehn (G), Klopas (G), Wolff (left post), Kuhn (saved), Marsch (G). Yellow cards: Chicago — Gutierrez 60; Colorado — Bent 26, Trittschuh 49, Bravo 66. Referee: Kevin Terry. Referee’s Assistants: Nathan Clement, Albert Etcheverria. Att.: 12,610. GAME 2 Oct. 5 in Denver Colorado 0 Chicago 1. Goal: Kubik (pen.) 42. Colorado — Hahnemann (6), Trittschuh (5), Vermes (5), Martinez (5), Vaudreuil (5), Bent (5), Balboa (5), Paz (6), DiGiamarino (5), Saenz (5), Bravo (5). Subs: C.Henderson (5) for Martinez in 54th minute, Harris (5) for Saenz in 59th, Paule (5) for Vaudreuil in 82nd. Chicago — Thornton (6), Brown (6), Kubik (7), Okaroh (5), Nowak (6), Gutierrez (7), Marsch (5), Armas (5), Podbrozny (6), Razov (5), Wolff (5). Subs: Ibsen (5) for Wolff in 67th minute, Soehn (NR) for Podbrozny in 86th. Yellow cards: Colorado — Trittschuh 10; Chicago — Wolff 18, Marsch 66, Armas 75. Referee: Noel Kenny. Referee’s Assistants: Chip Reed, Nancy Lay. Att.: 6,582. (Chicago wins series 2-0.)