May 4 in Foxboro, Mass.
New England 1 San Jose 2. Goals: Aunger (pen.) 86; Wynalda (Iroha) 23, Bravo (Mella, Dayak) 70. Half: 0-1.
New England — Heaney, Ibsen, Chronopoulos, Lalas, Burns, Woodring, Aunger, Naveda, Galderisi, Ukrop, Welton. Subs: Keegan for Galderisi in 64th minute, Sawatzky for Ibsen in 81st minute.
San Jose — Liner, Dayak, Doyle, Emenalo, Iroha, Martin, Bravo, Butler, Mella, Wynalda, Baicher. Subs: Lewis for Butler in 70th minute, Gutierrez for Mella in 82nd minute.
Yellow Cards: New England — Woodring (39), Galderisi (63), Lalas (64); San Jose — Emenalo (5), Doyle (10), Dayak (37).
Referee: Raul Dominguez.
Attendance: 16,334.
May 4 in East Rutherford, N.J.
MetroStars 4 Tampa Bay 3 (MetroStars win shootout 2-1). Goals: own goal (Wise) 72, Savarrese (Hernandez) 73, Savarrese (Hernandez) 75; Viera (Lassiter, Wise) 51, Valderrama (pen.) 53, Viera (Wise) 58. Half: 0-0.
MetroStars — Thornton, Caricola, Harty, Knowles, Zaun, Joseph, Kydes, Donadoni, Ramos, Vermes, Hernandez. Sub: Savarrese for Harty in 63rd minute.
Tampa Bay — Dougherty, McKinley, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vasquez, Ralston, Valderrama, Wise, Viera, Lassiter. Subs: Diffley for Viera in 65th minute, Backman for Wise in 85th minute
Shootout Summary: MetroStars — Vermes (no goal — saved), Hernandez (goal), Savarrese (no goal — saved), Ramos (goal); Tampa Bay — Vasquez (no goal — shot wide), Pittman (no goal — shot wide), Valderrama (no goal —
saved), Lassiter (goal), McKinley (no goal — shot over crossbar).
Yellow Cards: MetroStars — Kydes (46); Tampa Bay — Lassiter (83).
Referee: Esse Baharmast.
Attendance: 36,621.
Other MLS News
Veteran Mexican international Missael Espinoza has been allocated to San Jose. The midfielder/forward will be on loan to MLS from Chivas of Guadalajara, but will be available to the Clash through the end of the season.
Espinoza, 31, was a mamber of Mexico’s 1994 World Cup team. He won a Mexican league title with Monterrey in 1986, and has been with Chivas since 1993. He will likely make his San Jose debut Wednesday night when the Clash hosts the Colorado Rapids.
“I am excited to be in San Jose and excited to be part of Major League Soccer,” said Espinoza. “I know how hard the Clash has worked to bring a Mexican player to San Jose, and I am proud to be that player.”