A-League Playoffs: Semifinal, Game 2 Result (Sept. 30)

Minnesota vs. San Diego

GAME 2 Sept. 30 in San Diego San Diego 1 Minnesota 2. Goals: Watson (Conrad) 68; Stanici 18, Zeba 42. San Diego — Cannon, N’Doumbe, Munro, Conrad, Alegre (Smith, 63), Farias (Sinohui, 46), Hetherington, Escalera, Legg, Watson, Robles. Minnesota — Swallen, Coughlin, Abboud, Sylvester, Gramenz, Stanici (Foster, 68), Mladenov, Zeba, Anderson, Garcia, Magee (Lagos, 74). Att.: 3,183. (Minnesota wins series 2-0.) Note: The Thunder advances to the 1998 A-League Championship, which will be held Oct. 17 at the Eastern Conference champion (Rochester or Hershey).