
Eastern Conference semifinals this Saturday
Published on October 29, 2004 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Red Bull New York News Release
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (Friday, October, 29 2004) â The MetroStars will be facing Eastern Conference foe D.C. United this Saturday, October 30 at 7:00 at RFK Stadium in the second leg of the first round of MLS Cup Playoffs. The 11-12-7 MetroStars finished in third place in the Eastern Conference, two standings points behind D.C. The east-coast rivals have faced off four times in the regular season, with D.C. claiming three victories and the MetroStars one. The structure of the first round is a two-game, home-and-home aggregate goal series, with the team that tallies the most total goals in the two contests advancing to the Conference Final. In the first game of the series the MetroStars lost by a score of 2-0. The "Red and Black" need to top D.C. United by at least three goals in Saturday's game (the second leg of the series) to advance to the next round.
Match-up Report: MetroStars @ D.C. United
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2004
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Local TV: MSG
Play-by-play: JP Dellacamera
Analyst: Shep Messing
Sideline: Steve Cangialosi
Producer: Eddie Caggianelli
KU Band: AMC 9, Tr. 15
Local Spanish Radio: WADO 1280 AM
Play-by-play: Ernesto Motta
Analyst: Robert Sierra
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Referee's Asst.: Greg Barkey (SAR), Tom Supple (JAR)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Salazar
Injury Report:
Tenywa Bonseu â OUT â Partially Torn Left Achilles
Mike Magee â OUT - Concussion
Probable Starters
MetroStars
GK #1 Jonny Walker
D #3 Chris Leitch
D #12 Jeff Parke
D #23 Eddie Pope
D #21 Craig Ziadie
M #20 Amado Guevara
M #24 Eddie Gaven
M #25 Gilberto
M #2 Ricardo Clark
F #13 Cornell Glen
F #15 John Wolyniec
www.MetroStars.com
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