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D.C. United 5-2 Columbus Crew - May 15, 1996 / MLS 1996

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MLS 1996 - Round 13 - Eastern Conference

RFK Stadium - Washington D.C. - United States

May 15, 1996 - 19:30

7 422

D.C. United

5 - 2

Columbus Crew

Assist by John HarkesSteve Rammel

28'

Assist by Marco EtcheverrySteve Rammel

49'

Assist by Brian KamlerSteve Rammel

57'

Assist by Steve RammelRaul Diaz Arce

67'

Assist by Marco EtcheverryRaul Diaz Arce

70'

76'

Brian McBrideAssist by Adrian Paz

85'

Adrian Paz (penalty)

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28' - Goal Steve Rammel28

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46' - Substitution Mike Huwileris substituted by Brian Kamler photo Marco Etcheverry

46' - Substitution John Maessneris substituted by Marco Etcheverry46

49' - Goal Steve Rammel49

51' - Yellow card Doctor Khumalo

57' - Goal Steve Rammel57

57' - Substitution Shane Battelleis substituted by Marcelo Carrera

67' - Goal Raul Diaz Arce67

70' - Goal Raul Diaz Arce70

74' - Substitution Brandon Wardis substituted by Todd Yeagley photo Pete Marino

74' - Substitution Paul Youngis substituted by Pete Marino

76' - Substitution Steve Rammelis substituted by Ben Crawley76

76' - Goal Brian McBride

85' - Goal Adrian Paz

88' - Yellow card Raul Diaz Arce88

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

D.C. United

5 - 2

Columbus Crew

D.C. United Columbus Crew

Team line-ups

D.C. United

26 Causey

Jeff Causey

United States

B.date19/10/1971

Age24 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

23 Pope

Eddie Pope

United States

B.date24/12/1973

Age22 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

12 Agoos

Jeff Agoos

United States

B.date02/05/1968

Age28 years

H1m85

positionLeft central defender

4 Peay

Clint Peay

United States

B.date16/09/1973

Age22 years

H1m83

positionDefender

20 Sanneh

Tony Sanneh

United States

B.date01/06/1971

Age24 years

H1m88

positionRight full-back

16 Williams

Richie Williams

United States

B.date03/06/1970

Age25 years

H1m63

positionDefensive Midfielder

18 Huwiler46

Mike Huwiler

United States

B.date04/01/1972

Age24 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

19 Maessner46

John Maessner

United States

B.date02/06/1969

Age26 years

H1m77

positionMidfield

6 Harkes

John Harkes

United States

B.date08/03/1967

Age29 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

14 Rammel28495776

Steve Rammel

United States

B.date20/04/1968

Age28 years

H1m75

positionForward

21 Diaz Arce677088

Raul Diaz Arce

El Salvador

B.date01/02/1970

Age26 years

H1m75

positionStriker

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
26	G	Jeff Causey		24	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	D	Eddie Pope		22	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Jeff Agoos		28	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Clint Peay		22	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	D	Tony Sanneh		24	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Richie Williams		25	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Mike Huwiler	46	24	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	John Maessner	46	26	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	John Harkes		29	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	F	Steve Rammel	28495776	28	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	F	Raul Diaz Arce	677088	26	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Columbus Crew

1 Oshoniyi

Bo Oshoniyi

United States

B.date03/11/1971

Age24 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

14 Battelle57

Shane Battelle

United States

B.date05/10/1971

Age24 years

H1m83

positionDefender

13 Watson

Mark Watson

Canada

B.date08/09/1970

Age25 years

H1m85

positionDefender

4 Michallik

Janusz Michallik

United States

B.date22/04/1966

Age30 years

H1m80

positionDefender

3 Clark

Mike Clark

United States

B.date16/12/1972

Age23 years

H1m83

positionDefender

21 Ward74

Brandon Ward

United States

B.date11/12/1972

Age23 years

H1m75

positionMidfield

9 Thompson

Billy Thompson

United States

B.date05/05/1968

Age28 years

H1m68

positionMidfield

15 Khumalo51

Doctor Khumalo

South Africa

B.date26/06/1967

Age28 years

H1m85

positionOffensive Midfielder

16 Young74

Paul Young

Jamaica

B.date11/04/1968

Age28 years

H1m75

positionForward

11 Paz85

Adrian Paz

Uruguay

B.date09/09/1966

Age29 years

H1m78

positionForward

20 McBride76

Brian McBride

United States

B.date19/06/1972

Age23 years

H1m83

positionStriker

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Bo Oshoniyi		24	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Shane Battelle	57	24	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	D	Mark Watson		25	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Janusz Michallik		30	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Mike Clark		23	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Brandon Ward	74	23	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	M	Billy Thompson		28	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Doctor Khumalo	51	28	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	F	Paul Young	74	28	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Adrian Paz	85	29	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Brian McBride	76	23	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
8	D	Brian Kamler	46	24	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Marco Etcheverry	46	25	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	Ben Crawley	76	25	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
6	D	Todd Yeagley	74	23	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	Marcelo Carrera	57	33	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	Pete Marino	74	23	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Steve Rammel

Juan Berthy Suarez

OUT

John Maessner

Marco Etcheverry

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Brandon Ward

Brian Bliss

OUT

Paul Young

Todd Yeagley

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Bruce Arena

Success rate in this team:

25 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

25 %

Arena vs Columbus Crew

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 15, 1996

Arena vs Liekoski

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 15, 1996

Manager

Age

Match num

Timo Liekoski

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Liekoski vs D.C. United

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 15, 1996

Liekoski vs Arena

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 15, 1996

Referee

Esfandiar Baharmast

11 victories	3 draws	1 loss	D.C. United15 matches	General total	Columbus Crew6 matches	2 victories	0 draw	4 losses
4 victories	2 draws	1 loss	D.C. United7 matches	Season total	Columbus Crew3 matches	1 victory	0 draw	2 losses
Latest figure on July 25, 1998					Latest figure on May 09, 1998

Videos

June 24, 2023

Comments

Key figures

D.C. United keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal conceded at home running (since 20/04/1996). It's a record streak. The first of history

It's the first time in history that a game ends with 5-2 in Major League Soccer

It's the first time Adrian Paz scores 1 goal in Major League Soccer

Read the next 10 key stats

General ranking

	1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	12 pts	6 rd
	2	Columbus Crew	9 pts	7 rd
+1	3	D.C. United	6 pts	8 rd
-1	4	New England Revolution	4 pts	5 rd
	5	NY/NJ Metrostars	2 pts	5 rd

General ranking

	1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	12 pts	6 rd
	2	Columbus Crew	9 pts	7 rd
+1	3	D.C. United	6 pts	8 rd
-1	4	New England Revolution	4 pts	5 rd
	5	NY/NJ Metrostars	2 pts	5 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LD.C. United 1-2 Los Angeles Galaxy20/04/1996

VD.C. United 3-1 FC Dallas01/05/1996

DD.C. United 1-1 New York Red Bulls12/05/1996

Overall

LColumbus Crew 4-0 D.C. United13/04/1996

LD.C. United 1-2 Los Angeles Galaxy20/04/1996

DNew England Revolution 1-1 D.C. United27/04/1996

VD.C. United 3-1 FC Dallas01/05/1996

LLos Angeles Galaxy 3-1 D.C. United05/05/1996

DD.C. United 1-1 New York Red Bulls12/05/1996

Current form

Away

VNew York Red Bulls 0-2 Columbus Crew27/04/1996

LSporting Kansas City 6-4 Columbus Crew02/05/1996

DFC Dallas 0-0 Columbus Crew05/05/1996

Overall

VColumbus Crew 4-0 D.C. United13/04/1996

LColumbus Crew 1-2 Tampa Bay Mutiny20/04/1996

VNew York Red Bulls 0-2 Columbus Crew27/04/1996

LSporting Kansas City 6-4 Columbus Crew02/05/1996

DFC Dallas 0-0 Columbus Crew05/05/1996

VColumbus Crew 3-2 New England Revolution11/05/1996

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	2	1
Winless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	3	5
Conceding streak	3	7

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Drawing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Winless streak	2	0
Drawless streak	0	1
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	1	0

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

4	General ranking (Competition total)	2
3	General ranking (Home / Away)	2

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

7	Number of games (Competition total)	6
3	Number of games (Home / Away)	3
1	Victories (Competition total)	3
1	Victories (Home / Away)	1
2	Draws (Competition total)	1
1	Draws (Home / Away)	1
4	Losses (Competition total)	2
1	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

7	Goals scored (Competition total)	14
5	Goals scored (Home / Away)	6
13	Goals conceded (Competition total)	10
4	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	6
1	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.33
1.67	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2
1.86	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.67
1.33	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2

Betting aid

4	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	4
2	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	1
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	3
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
2	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
5	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	3
3	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
1-2 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-0 (1 times)

Bookings

16	Yellow cards (Competition total)	9
4	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	4
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Raul Diaz Arce	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	5 goals	Brian McBride
Raul Diaz Arce	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Brian McBride
Raul Diaz Arce	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Brian McBride
Raul Diaz Arce	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Tony Sanneh	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)	3 assists	Billy Thompson
Tony Sanneh	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	2 assists	Billy Thompson
John Harkes	1 goal, 1 assist during the last 3 matches	The fittest player	5 goals, 1 assist during the last 6 matches	Brian McBride

Historical head to head

Away

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

4 ga

Total

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

4 ga

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

4 gf

0 ga

Total

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

4 gf

0 ga

Largest victory

No success yet

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	April 13, 1996
Away	No success yet

Latest head to head

April 13, 1996 - MLS 1996

Columbus Crew

4 - 0

D.C. United logo D.C. United

Best historical scorers against Columbus Crew

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Best historical scorers against D.C. United

	Brian McBride	2 goals	1996 - 1996
	Pete Marino	1 goal	1996 - 1996

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Players with most games played vs Columbus Crew

Marco Etcheverry	1 match	1996 - 1996
Jesse Marsch	1 match	1996 - 1996
Shawn Medved	1 match	1996 - 1996
Mike Huwiler	1 match	1996 - 1996
Thor Lee	1 match	1996 - 1996
Said Fazlagic	1 match	1996 - 1996

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Players with most games played vs D.C. United

Mac Cozier	1 match	1996 - 1996
Mike Clark	1 match	1996 - 1996
Shane Battelle	1 match	1996 - 1996
Janusz Michallik	1 match	1996 - 1996
Doctor Khumalo	1 match	1996 - 1996
Pete Marino	1 match	1996 - 1996

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Competition info

Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	12	6	4	1	2	13	9	+4
2	Columbus Crew	9	7	3	1	4	16	15	+1
+13	D.C. United	6	8	2	2	6	12	15	-3
-14	New England Revolution	4	5	2	1	3	7	9	-2
5	NY/NJ Metrostars	2	5	2	2	3	5	9	-4

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D.C. United 5-2 Columbus Crew - May 15, 1996 / MLS 1996

D.C. United

5 - 2

Columbus Crew

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

Arena vs Columbus Crew

Arena vs Liekoski

Manager

Liekoski vs D.C. United

Liekoski vs Arena

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 Columbus Crew

Best historical scorers against D.C. United

Players with most games played vs Columbus Crew

Players with most games played vs D.C. United

Competition info

Post-match general ranking