Needing a win against Colombia’s Millonarios to earn passage into the second round of the Merconorte Cup, the MetroStars lost, 1-0, Wednesday in East Rutherford, N.J. Millonarios, which scored in stoppage time through midfielder Johan Viafara, edges Venezuela’s Deportivo Italchacao on goal difference for first place in Group B and a semifinal date with Mexico’s Necaxa. The MetroStars’ failure comes despite earning two 2-0 forfeit wins over Chivas of Guadalajara. On the field, the MetroStars managed to earn points from only one game — a 2-0 home win over Deportivo Italchacao. Oct. 31 in east Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 0 Millonarios 1 Goal: MIL — Viafara (Jimenez, Suarez) 92+ METROSTARS — Tim Howard, Orlando Perez, Mike Petke, Steve Jolley, Daniel Hernandez, Pedro Alvarez (Birahim Diop 83), Richie Williams, Mark Chung, Gilmar, Adolfo Valencia (Alex Dixon 67), Rodrigo Faria. TOTAL SHOTS: 18 (Hernandez 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Dixon 2); FOULS: 20 (Hernandez 5); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: Howard 4; CAUTIONS: Alvarez 20, Chung 83; EJECTIONS: none. MILLONARIOS — Eduardo Nino, Jaime Suarez, Carlos Asprilla, Oscar Cortes, Harold Rivera, Andres Cerquera, Johan Viafara, Javier Jimenez, Diego Moreno, Wilson Cano (Manuel Edicson Linares 72), Juan Carlos Jaramillo. TOTAL SHOTS: 15 (Cerquera 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (five players with 1); FOULS: 23 (Cerquera 8); OFFSIDE: 6; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: Nino 5; CAUTIONS: Viafara 3, Jaramillo 47, Linares 76, Suarez 83; EJECTIONS: none. Referee: Byron Moreno; Assistant Referees: Luis Vasco, Angel Zambrano. Attendance: 7,221; Weather: Overcast, 51F.