MLS Game Summary: Tampa Bay 3 MetroStars 1

Aug. 17 in Tampa

Tampa Bay 3 MetroStars 1. Goals: Lassiter (Ralston) 13, Kooiman (Valderrama) 24, Lassiter 36; Donadoni (pen.) 67.

Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, McKinley, Vasquez, Backman, Ralston, Valderrama, Galderisi, Lassiter. Subs: Hunjak for Galderisi in 75th minute, Hejduk for Lassiter in 83rd.

MetroStars — Meola, Caricola, Vermes, Harty, Knowles, Joseph, Ramos, Donadoni, Unger, Johnson, De Avila. Subs: Wood for Johnson in 46th minute, Longenecker for Unger in 81st, Savarese for Knowles in 83rd.

Yellow cards: MetroStars — Knowles 23, Joseph 64.

Referee: Frank Gorog.

Att.: 11,778.