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NY/NJ Metrostars 2-1 D.C. United - July 27, 1997 / MLS 1997

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MLS 1997 - Round 23 - Eastern Conference

Giants Stadium - East Rutherford - United States

July 27, 1997 - 19:30

20 104

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 1

D.C. United

Assist by Antony De AvilaGiovanni Savarese

71'

Assist by Tab RamosAntony De Avila

82'

60'

John HarkesAssist by Tony Sanneh

logo NY/NJ Metrostars NYN

12' - Yellow card Ben Iroha

16' - Substitution Ben Irohais substituted by John Maessner

43' - Yellow card Branco43

logo NY/NJ Metrostars NYN

60' - Goal John Harkes

62' - Substitution Mark Semioliis substituted by Braeden Cloutier62

68' - Substitution Shaun Bartlettis substituted by Giovanni Savarese68

69' - Substitution Raul Diaz Arceis substituted by Roy Wegerle

71' - Goal Giovanni Savarese71

75' - Substitution Manny Lagosis substituted by Brian Kelly75

76' - Substitution Tony Sannehis substituted by Kris Kelderman

82' - Goal Antony De Avila82

86' - Yellow card Braeden Cloutier86

88' - Yellow card Antony De Avila88

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 1

D.C. United

NY/NJ Metrostars D.C. United

Team line-ups

NY/NJ Metrostars

1 Meola

Tony Meola

United States

B.date21/02/1969

Age28 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

22 Semioli62

Mark Semioli

United States

B.date20/03/1968

Age29 years

H1m83

positionVersatile Defender

15 Harty

Rhett Harty

United States

B.date08/03/1970

Age27 years

H1m85

positionLeft central defender

4 Branco43

Branco

Brazil

B.date04/04/1964

Age33 years

H1m79

positionLeft full-back

8 Bliss

Brian Bliss

United States

B.date28/09/1965

Age31 years

H1m79

positionLeft full-back

9 Lagos75

Manny Lagos

United States

B.date11/06/1971

Age26 years

H1m83

positionVersatile Midfielder

19 Joseph

Miles Joseph

United States

B.date02/05/1974

Age23 years

H1m75

positionRight Midfielder

7 Donadoni

Roberto Donadoni

Italy

B.date09/09/1963

Age33 years

H1m73

positionLeft Midfielder

10 Ramos

Tab Ramos

United States

B.date21/09/1966

Age30 years

H1m70

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

12 Bartlett68

Shaun Bartlett

South Africa

B.date31/10/1972

Age24 years

H1m84

positionStriker

11 De Avila8288

Antony De Avila

Colombia

B.date21/12/1963

Age33 years

H1m60

positionForward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Tony Meola		28	51	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Mark Semioli	62	29	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Rhett Harty		27	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Branco	43	33	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	D	Brian Bliss		31	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	M	Manny Lagos	75	26	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Miles Joseph		23	44	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Roberto Donadoni		33	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Tab Ramos		30	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	Shaun Bartlett	68	24	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Antony De Avila	8288	33	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

D.C. United

1 Garlick

Scott Garlick

United States

B.date28/05/1972

Age25 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

12 Agoos

Jeff Agoos

United States

B.date02/05/1968

Age29 years

H1m85

positionLeft central defender

18 Llamosa

Carlos Llamosa

United States

B.date30/06/1969

Age28 years

H1m81

positionDefender

23 Pope

Eddie Pope

United States

B.date24/12/1973

Age23 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

3 Iroha1612

Ben Iroha

Nigeria

B.date29/11/1969

Age27 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

20 Sanneh76

Tony Sanneh

United States

B.date01/06/1971

Age26 years

H1m88

positionRight full-back

16 Williams

Richie Williams

United States

B.date03/06/1970

Age27 years

H1m63

positionDefensive Midfielder

6 Harkes60

John Harkes

United States

B.date08/03/1967

Age30 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

10 Etcheverry

Marco Etcheverry

Bolivia

B.date26/09/1970

Age26 years

H1m78

positionVersatile Offensive Midfielder

21 Diaz Arce69

Raul Diaz Arce

El Salvador

B.date01/02/1970

Age27 years

H1m75

positionStriker

9 Moreno

Jaime Moreno

Bolivia

B.date19/01/1974

Age23 years

H1m78

positionForward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Scott Garlick		25	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Jeff Agoos		29	61	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	D	Carlos Llamosa		28	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	D	Eddie Pope		23	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Ben Iroha	1612	27	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	D	Tony Sanneh	76	26	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Richie Williams		27	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	John Harkes	60	30	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Marco Etcheverry		26	47	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	F	Raul Diaz Arce	69	27	49	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Jaime Moreno		23	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
14	M	Braeden Cloutier	6286	22	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	M	Brian Kelly	75	22	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Giovanni Savarese	7168	26	46	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
7	D	Kris Kelderman	76	28	37	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	John Maessner	16	28	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Roy Wegerle	69	33	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Mark Semioli

Andrew Lewis

OUT

Branco

Mike Sorber

OUT

Miles Joseph

Carlos Parra

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Carlos Llamosa

Clint Peay

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Carlos Alberto Parreira

Success rate in this team:

35 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Parreira vs D.C. United

1 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on July 27, 1997

Parreira vs Arena

1 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on July 27, 1997

Manager

Age

Match num

Bruce Arena

Success rate in this team:

55 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

55 %

Arena vs NY/NJ Metrostars

6 victories

2 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on July 27, 1997

Arena vs Parreira

2 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on July 27, 1997

Referee

Brian Hall

7 victories	4 draws	19 losses	NY/NJ Metrostars30 matches	General total	D.C. United38 matches	15 victories	10 draws	13 losses
1 victory	0 draw	3 losses	NY/NJ Metrostars4 matches	Season total	D.C. United5 matches	2 victories	1 draw	2 losses
Latest figure on June 10, 2007					Latest figure on September 01, 2007

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Comments

Key figures

Tony Meola played his game number 50 in Major League Soccer

Rhett Harty played his game number 10 vs D.C. United in Major League Soccer with New York Red Bulls

NY/NJ Metrostars keeps its 10 matches with at least one goal conceded vs D.C. United running (since 12/05/1996). It's a record streak. The first of history

Read the next 32 key stats

General ranking

1	D.C. United	36 pts	21 rd
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	30 pts	22 rd
3	New England Revolution	28 pts	21 rd
4	Columbus Crew	20 pts	20 rd
5	NY/NJ Metrostars	19 pts	19 rd

General ranking

1	D.C. United	36 pts	21 rd
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	30 pts	22 rd
3	New England Revolution	28 pts	21 rd
4	Columbus Crew	20 pts	20 rd
5	NY/NJ Metrostars	19 pts	19 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LNY/NJ Metrostars 0-1 San Jose Earthquakes09/05/1997

VNY/NJ Metrostars 1-0 Sporting Kansas City18/05/1997

VNY/NJ Metrostars 3-2 Tampa Bay Mutiny25/05/1997

LNY/NJ Metrostars 1-3 Colorado Rapids13/06/1997

VNY/NJ Metrostars 4-1 Colorado Rapids13/07/1997

LNY/NJ Metrostars 0-4 Los Angeles Galaxy20/07/1997

Overall

LFC Dallas 3-1 NY/NJ Metrostars15/06/1997

LColumbus Crew 2-1 NY/NJ Metrostars21/06/1997

LTampa Bay Mutiny 1-0 NY/NJ Metrostars04/07/1997

VNY/NJ Metrostars 4-1 Colorado Rapids13/07/1997

LNY/NJ Metrostars 0-4 Los Angeles Galaxy20/07/1997

VRichmond Kickers 0-3 NY/NJ Metrostars23/07/1997

Current form

Away

VSan Jose Earthquakes 2-3 D.C. United01/06/1997

VNew England Revolution 0-1 D.C. United14/06/1997

LSporting Kansas City 6-1 D.C. United21/06/1997

VFC Dallas 2-3 D.C. United04/07/1997

LLos Angeles Galaxy 3-1 D.C. United12/07/1997

LSporting Kansas City 3-2 D.C. United19/07/1997

Overall

LSporting Kansas City 6-1 D.C. United21/06/1997

VFC Dallas 2-3 D.C. United04/07/1997

VD.C. United 3-2 Tampa Bay Mutiny06/07/1997

LLos Angeles Galaxy 3-1 D.C. United12/07/1997

LSporting Kansas City 3-2 D.C. United19/07/1997

DD.C. United 1-1 Columbus Crew25/07/1997

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	6	12
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	4	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	2	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	2	3
Drawless streak	7	0
Scoring streak	7	11
Conceding streak	4	6

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

5	General ranking (Competition total)	1
4	General ranking (Home / Away)	1

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

18	Number of games (Competition total)	20
10	Number of games (Home / Away)	12
5	Victories (Competition total)	11
5	Victories (Home / Away)	6
2	Draws (Competition total)	6
1	Draws (Home / Away)	3
11	Losses (Competition total)	3
4	Losses (Home / Away)	3

Goals

20	Goals scored (Competition total)	43
15	Goals scored (Home / Away)	23
31	Goals conceded (Competition total)	32
15	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	23
1.11	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.15
1.5	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.92
1.72	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.6
1.5	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.92

Betting aid

13	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	15
7	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	9
3	Clean sheets (Competition total)	5
2	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	3
6	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	2
3	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	2
11	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	15
6	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	9
3-1 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	3-2 (3 times)

Bookings

28	Yellow cards (Competition total)	20
14	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	11
0	Red cards (Competition total)	2
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	2

Key players

Giovanni Savarese	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	11 goals	Raul Diaz Arce
Giovanni Savarese	5 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	8 goals	Raul Diaz Arce
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	3 penalties	Jaime Moreno
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	1 penalty	Jaime Moreno
Roberto Donadoni	5 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	6 assists	John Harkes
Antony De Avila	4 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	3 assists	John Harkes
Antony De Avila	2 goals, 2 assists during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	1 goal, 3 assists during the last 5 matches	John Maessner

Historical head to head

Home

4 matches

0 v

1 d

3 l

6 gf

9 ga

Away

5 matches

1 v

1 d

3 l

5 gf

7 ga

Total

9 matches

1 v

2 d

6 l

11 gf

16 ga

Historical head to head

Home

5 matches

3 v

1 d

1 l

7 gf

5 ga

Away

4 matches

3 v

1 d

0 l

9 gf

6 ga

Total

9 matches

6 v

2 d

1 l

16 gf

11 ga

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 1	September 06, 1996
Home	No success yet

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 1	April 19, 1997
Away	2 - 1	April 19, 1997

Latest head to head

April 19, 1997 - MLS 1997

NY/NJ Metrostars

1 - 2

D.C. United logo D.C. United

April 05, 1997 - MLS 1997

D.C. United

2 - 1

NY/NJ Metrostars logo NY/NJ Metrostars

October 02, 1996 - MLS 1996

D.C. United

2 - 1

NY/NJ Metrostars logo NY/NJ Metrostars

September 27, 1996 - MLS 1996

D.C. United

1 - 0

NY/NJ Metrostars logo NY/NJ Metrostars

September 24, 1996 - MLS 1996

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 2

D.C. United logo D.C. United

Best historical scorers against D.C. United

Antony De Avila	6 goals	1996 - 1997
Giovanni Savarese	3 goals	1996 - 1997
A. J. Wood	1 goal	1996 - 1996
Miles Joseph	1 goal	1996 - 1996

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/05/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against NY/NJ Metrostars

Raul Diaz Arce	4 goals	1996 - 1997
Jaime Moreno	3 goals	1996 - 1997
Tony Sanneh	2 goals	1996 - 1996
Marco Etcheverry	2 goals	1996 - 1996
Steve Rammel	2 goals	1996 - 1996
Eddie Pope	1 goal	1997 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/05/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs D.C. United

Miles Joseph	9 matches	1996 - 1997
Rhett Harty	9 matches	1996 - 1997
Tony Meola	9 matches	1996 - 1997
Roberto Donadoni	8 matches	1996 - 1997
Antony De Avila	7 matches	1996 - 1997
Tab Ramos	7 matches	1996 - 1996

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/05/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs NY/NJ Metrostars

Tony Sanneh	9 matches	1996 - 1997
Marco Etcheverry	9 matches	1996 - 1997
Jeff Agoos	8 matches	1996 - 1997
Eddie Pope	8 matches	1996 - 1997
Richie Williams	8 matches	1996 - 1997
John Harkes	8 matches	1996 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/05/1996. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
1	D.C. United	36	21	14	6	7	44	34	+10
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	30	22	12	4	10	38	39	-1
3	New England Revolution	28	21	12	6	9	26	27	-1
4	Columbus Crew	20	20	8	5	12	24	27	-3
5	NY/NJ Metrostars	19	19	7	2	12	22	32	-10

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NY/NJ Metrostars 2-1 D.C. United - July 27, 1997 / MLS 1997

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 1

D.C. United

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Parreira vs D.C. United

Parreira vs Arena

Manager

Arena vs NY/NJ Metrostars

Arena vs Parreira

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against D.C. United

Best historical scorers against NY/NJ Metrostars

Players with most games played vs D.C. United

Players with most games played vs NY/NJ Metrostars

Competition info

Post-match general ranking