The New England Revolution has reached the MLS championship game for the first time in its history thanks to a 2-2 tie with the Columbus Crew in Game 3 of their semifinal series.
The tie gave New England a 5 points to 2 points victory. The Revs had beaten the Crew, 1-0, in Game 2 and Game 1 ended in a 0-0 tie.
New England faces Los Angeles in MLS Cup 2002 Sunday, Oct. 20 in Foxboro, Mass., at 1:30 pm ET (live on ABC).
Semifinals, Game 3
Oct. 12 in New England
New England 2 Columbus 2 (OT).
Goals: Ralston (Cullen) 17, Harris (Kamler) 47; McBride 80, Washington (West, Martino) 85.
New England – Brown, Pierce (Fuller, 84), Kante, Llamosa, Franchino, Ralston, Cullen, Hernandez, Kamler, Harris, Pineda Chacon (Griffiths, 77).
Columbus – Busch, Dunseth, Torres, McCarty (Martino, 54), Denton, Maisonneuve, Oughton, Garcia, Perez (Washington, 57), McBride, Cunningham (West, 68).
Referee: Kevin Stott.
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