Television
Game 1: Oct. 10 — Kansas City at Los Angeles, 10:30 pm ET. TV: KYFC-TV —
Kansas City (Telstar 401, Transponder 20).
Game 2: Oct. 13 — Los Angeles at Kansas City, 1:00 pm ET TV: Univision (Spacenet 3, Transponder 5).
Game 3 (f nec.): Oct. 17 — Kansas City at Los Angeles, 10:30 pm ET. TV: TBA.
Los Angeles Notes
The Galaxy gave up just one goal in three games against San Jose in its three first-round playoff games, the best record of any playoff team…. Midfielder Mauricio Cienfuegos came back from playing in a World Cup qualifier for El Salvador Oct. 6 with a contusion on his thigh…. Head coach Lothar Osiander is one of three finalists for MLS Coach of the Year, and Robin Fraser is a finalist for Bic Tough Defender of the Year…. Defender Mark Semioli scored two of his three regular-season goals against the Wiz.
Los Angeles Playoff Statistics
| No. | Pos. | Player | GP | GS | Min. | G | A | P |
| 29 | F | Eduardo Hurtado | 3 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | M | Mauricio Cienfuegos | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | D | Robin Fraser | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | G | Jorge Campos | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | F | Ante Razov | 2 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | M | Chris Armas | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | M | Greg Vanney | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | M | Cobi Jones | 3 | 3 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | M | Jorge Salcedo | 3 | 2 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | D | Dan Calichman | 3 | 3 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | D | Mark Semioli | 2 | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | F | Harut Karapetyan | 3 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | D | Curt Onalfo | 2 | 1 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | G | David Kramer | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | D | Arash Noamouz | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | F | Jose Vasquez | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | F | John Garvey | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | F | Guillermo Jara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | D | Manny Motajo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | M | Brad Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 3 | 3 | 2970 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
Red cards: none.
Yellow cards: Onalfo (1), Calichman (1), Hurtado (1), Salcedo (1).
| No. | Goalkeeper | GP | Min. | SH | SA | GA | GAA |
| 9 | Jorge Campos | 3 | 215 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 1 | David Kramer | 2 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TOTALS | 3 | 270 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0.33 |
Kansas City Notes
The Wiz topped the Galaxy in the regular season by winning three of their four games, but two of those wins came in shootouts. The teams finished even on goals at 6-6, with Preki and Mark Chung leading the Wiz with two goals apiece…. Kansas City won both regular-season matches at home against the Galaxy…. Defender Uche Okafor returned to the lineup for the conference finals after missing Game 3 against Dallas with a strained groin…. Preki is one of three finalists for league MVP.
Kansas City Playoff Statistics
| No. | Pos. | Player | GP | GS | Min. | G | A | P |
| 11 | M | Preki | 3 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | F | Mo Johnston | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | M | Mark Chung | 3 | 3 | 269 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | F | Vitalis Takawira | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | M | Mike Sorber | 3 | 3 | 240 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | F | Matt McKeon | 3 | 1 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | M | Paul Wright | 3 | 3 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | D | Sean Bowers | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | M | Diego Gutierrez | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | G | Garth Lagerwey | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | D | Scott Uderitz | 3 | 3 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | D | Uche Okafor | 2 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | D | Samuel Ekeme | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | M | Frank Klopas | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00 | G | Mike Ammann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | F | Eric Eichmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M | Kevin Koetters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | F | Alan Prampin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | D | Tommy Reasoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 3 | 3 | 2970 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Red cards: none.
Yellow cards: Uderitz (1), Gutierrez (1), Preki (1), Sorber (1).
| No. | Goalkeeper | GP | Min. | SH | SA | GA | GAA |
| 25 | Garth Lagerwey | 3 | 270 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2.00 |
| TOTALS | 4 | 270 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2.00 |
Regular Season Meetings
May 19 in Pasadena, Calif.
Los Angeles 2 Kansas City 0. Goals: Cienfuegos 23, Hurtado (Cienfuegos) 86.
SA Report Card
Los Angeles — Campos (8), Fraser (7), Calichman (7), Motajo (6), Semioli (6), Salcedo (5), Noamouz (5), Cienfuegos (8), Jones (6), Karapetyan (6), Hurtado (6). Subs: Vanney (5) for Noamouz in 59th minute, Wilson (5) for Salcedo in 65th, Garvey (7) for Karapetyan in 69th.
Kansas City — Lagerwey (5), Ekeme (3), Okafor (5), Bowers (4), Koetters (5), Chung (6), Preki (6), Wright (4), Klopas (NR), Johnston (5), Takawira (5). Subs: Gutierrez (5) for Klopas in 13th minute, Prampin (NR) for Wright in 78th.
Yellow cards: Kansas City — Gutierrez 22.
Referee: Frank Gorog.
Att.: 25,231.
July 6 in Kansas City
Kansas City 3 Los Angeles 1. Goals: Uderitz (Gutierrez) 3, Preki 56, Takawira (Bowers) 85; Semioli (Jara) 83.
SA Report Card
Kansas City — Lagerwey (6), Ekeme (5), Okafor (5), Bowers (7), Uderitz (6), Sorber (6), Preki (6), Chung (6), Gutierrez (6), Takawira (6), Johnston (5). Subs: Reasoner (NR) for Gutierrez in 86th minute, Klopas (NR) for Chung in 87th.
Los Angeles — Campos (6), Calichman (5), Fraser (5), Motajo (5), Semioli (5), Vanney (5), Wilson (5), Cienfuegos (5), Jones (4), Karapetyan (4), Vasquez (6). Subs: Salcedo (5) for Wilson in 46th minute, Jara (6) for Karapetyan in 62nd, Kramer (4) for Motajo in 77th (Campos moved to forward).
Yellow cards: Kansas City — Preki 26, Gutierrez 33, Okafor 75; Los Angeles —
Calichman 23, Wilson 36.
Referee: Kevin Stott.
Att.: 17,921.
Aug. 11 in Kansas City
Kansas City 3 Los Angeles 2 (Kansas City wins shootout 3-1). Goals: Preki (pen.) 13, Chung (Wright) 63; Semioli (Calichman) 54, Jara 87.
SA Report Card
Kansas City — Lagerwey (6), Uderitz (5), Okafor (5), Bowers (5), Gutierrez (6), Klopas (4), Sorber (4), Preki (6), Chung (7), Takawira (5), Johnston (4). Subs: Wright (7) for Klopas in 63rd minute, McKeon (5) for Takawira in 85th.
Los Angeles — Kramer (5), Calichman (6), Fraser (5), Salcedo (5), Semioli (6), Wilson (4), Armas (4), Vanney (4), Jones (6), Karapetyan (5), Hurtado (4). Subs: Jara (7) for Wilson in 35th minute, Garvey (4) for Jones in 78th.
Shootout: Los Angeles — Karapetyan (NG — wide right), Vanney (G), Salcedo (NG — saved), Jara (NG — saved); Kansas City — Chung (G), Johnston (G), Preki (NG — saved), Wright (G).
Yellow cards: Kansas City — Sorber 40; Los Angeles — Fraser 17, Wilson 18.
Referee: Tim Weyland.
Att: 13,362.
Aug. 21 in Pasadena, Calif.
Los Angeles 1 Kansas City 2 (Kansas City wins shootout 5-4). Goals: Hurtado (pen.) 24; Chung 24.
SA Report Card
Los Angeles — Campos (8), Salcedo (4), Calichman (7), Semioli (8), Armas (7), Wilson (7), Cienfuegos (6), Karapetyan (5), Hurtado (6), Jones (7), Onalfo (5). Subs: Garvey (5) for Onalfo in 56th minute, Vanney (5) for Karapetyan in 72nd, Jara (NR) for Armas in 80th.
Kansas City — Lagerwey (5), McKeon (6), Okafor (6), Bowers (5), Gutierrez (5), Uderitz (5), Sorber (5), Preki (6), Chung (7), Takawira (7), Johnston (5). Sub: Wright (NR) for Johnston in 85th minute.
Shootout: Kansas City — Chung (G), Wright (NG — wide right), Preki (G), Sorber (G), Takawira (NG — saved), Gutierrez (G), Okafor (G); Los Angeles —
Vanney (G), Garvey (G), Salcedo (NG — high), Cienfuegos (NG — wide left), Jara (G), Hurtado (G), Calichman (NG — saved).
Yellow cards: Los Angeles — Semioli 8, Onalfo 39, Armas 70; Kansas City —
Johnston 23, Okafor 24.
Referee: Richard Grady.
Att.: 13,078.