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NY/NJ Metrostars 2-3 D.C. United - August 21, 1996 / MLS 1996

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MLS 1996 - Round 30 - Eastern Conference

Giants Stadium - East Rutherford - United States

August 21, 1996 - 19:30

20 416

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 3

D.C. United

Assist by Tab RamosAntony De Avila

26'

Antony De Avila

65'

34'

Richie WilliamsAssist by Marco Etcheverry

45'

Marco EtcheverryAssist by Raul Diaz Arce

77'

Raul Diaz ArceAssist by Marco Etcheverry

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26' - Goal Antony De Avila26

27' - Yellow card Jeff Agoos

34' - Goal Richie Williams

36' - Yellow card Tab Ramos36

45' - Goal Marco Etcheverry

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46' - Substitution Chris Ungeris substituted by Damian Silvera46

48' - Yellow card Rhett Harty48

56' - Substitution A. J. Woodis substituted by Giovanni Savarese photo Jeff Zaun

56' - Yellow card Jeff Zaun56

56' - Yellow card Raul Diaz Arce

59' - Yellow card Eddie Pope

65' - Goal Antony De Avila65

77' - Goal Raul Diaz Arce

78' - Substitution Damian Silverais substituted by Rob Johnson78

78' - Substitution Jaime Morenois substituted by Kris Kelderman

79' - Yellow card Marco Etcheverry

87' - Substitution Marco Etcheverryis substituted by Shawn Medved

89' - Substitution Raul Diaz Arceis substituted by David Vaudreuil

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 3

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

Age27 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

5 Caricola

Nicola Caricola

Italy

B.date13/02/1963

Age33 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

15 Harty48

Rhett Harty

United States

B.date08/03/1970

Age26 years

H1m85

positionLeft central defender

14 Unger46

Chris Unger

United States

B.date04/03/1968

Age28 years

H1m75

positionLeft full-back

9 Vermes

Peter Vermes

United States

B.date21/11/1966

Age29 years

H1m85

positionRight full-back

2 Zaun56

Jeff Zaun

United States

B.date02/04/1971

Age25 years

H1m82

positionRight full-back

7 Donadoni

Roberto Donadoni

Italy

B.date09/09/1963

Age32 years

H1m73

positionLeft Midfielder

19 Joseph

Miles Joseph

United States

B.date02/05/1974

Age22 years

H1m75

positionRight Midfielder

10 Ramos36

Tab Ramos

United States

B.date21/09/1966

Age29 years

H1m70

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

22 Wood56

A. J. Wood

United States

B.date17/08/1973

Age23 years

H1m88

positionForward

11 De Avila2665

Antony De Avila

Colombia

B.date21/12/1963

Age32 years

H1m60

positionForward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Tony Meola		27	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Nicola Caricola		33	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Rhett Harty	48	26	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Chris Unger	46	28	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	D	Peter Vermes		29	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Jeff Zaun	56	25	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Roberto Donadoni		32	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Miles Joseph		22	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Tab Ramos	36	29	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	A. J. Wood	56	23	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Antony De Avila	2665	32	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

D.C. United

2 Simpson

Mark Simpson

United States

B.date18/03/1966

Age30 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

23 Pope59

Eddie Pope

United States

B.date24/12/1973

Age22 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

12 Agoos27

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

11 Gori

Mario Gori

Argentina

B.date01/07/1973

Age23 years

H1m70

positionDefender

20 Sanneh

Tony Sanneh

United States

B.date01/06/1971

Age25 years

H1m88

positionRight full-back

16 Williams34

Richie Williams

United States

B.date03/06/1970

Age26 years

H1m63

positionDefensive Midfielder

6 Harkes

John Harkes

United States

B.date08/03/1967

Age29 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

10 Etcheverry458779

Marco Etcheverry

Bolivia

B.date26/09/1970

Age25 years

H1m78

positionVersatile Offensive Midfielder

21 Diaz Arce778956

Raul Diaz Arce

El Salvador

B.date01/02/1970

Age26 years

H1m75

positionStriker

9 Moreno78

Jaime Moreno

Bolivia

B.date19/01/1974

Age22 years

H1m78

positionForward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
2	G	Mark Simpson		30	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	D	Eddie Pope	59	22	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Jeff Agoos	27	28	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Clint Peay		22	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	D	Mario Gori		23	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	D	Tony Sanneh		25	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Richie Williams	34	26	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	John Harkes		29	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Marco Etcheverry	458779	25	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	F	Raul Diaz Arce	778956	26	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Jaime Moreno	78	22	4	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

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
6	M	Damian Silvera	4678	22	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	F	Rob Johnson	78	23	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Giovanni Savarese	56	25	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
7	D	Kris Kelderman	78	27	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
24	D	David Vaudreuil	89	29	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	F	Shawn Medved	87	29	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Jeff Zaun

Matt Knowles

OUT

A. J. Wood

Rob Johnson

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Carlos Queiroz

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

59 %

Queiroz vs D.C. United

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on August 21, 1996

Queiroz vs Arena

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on August 21, 1996

Manager

Age

Match num

Bruce Arena

Success rate in this team:

42 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Arena vs NY/NJ Metrostars

2 victories

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on August 21, 1996

Arena vs Queiroz

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on August 21, 1996

Referee

Arturo Angeles

0 victory	2 draws	3 losses	NY/NJ Metrostars5 matches	General total	D.C. United6 matches	4 victories	0 draw	2 losses
0 victory	1 draw	2 losses	NY/NJ Metrostars3 matches	Season total	D.C. United4 matches	2 victories	0 draw	2 losses
Latest figure on September 20, 1997					Latest figure on October 15, 1997

Videos

June 13, 2024

Comments

Key figures

D.C. United keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 20/07/1996). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 30/05/1996 (3 matches)

It's the first time in his career that Richie Williams scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career with D.C. United

NY/NJ Metrostars keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs D.C. United running (since 12/05/1996). It's a record streak. The first of history

Read the next 15 key stats

General ranking

1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	42 pts	25 rd
2	D.C. United	34 pts	26 rd
3	NY/NJ Metrostars	30 pts	25 rd
4	New England Revolution	27 pts	26 rd
5	Columbus Crew	22 pts	26 rd

General ranking

1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	42 pts	25 rd
2	D.C. United	34 pts	26 rd
3	NY/NJ Metrostars	30 pts	25 rd
4	New England Revolution	27 pts	26 rd
5	Columbus Crew	22 pts	26 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LNY/NJ Metrostars 0-1 San Jose Earthquakes16/06/1996

DNY/NJ Metrostars 0-0 FC Dallas19/06/1996

VNY/NJ Metrostars 2-0 Sporting Kansas City26/06/1996

VNY/NJ Metrostars 3-2 FC Dallas10/07/1996

VNY/NJ Metrostars 4-1 San Jose Earthquakes28/07/1996

VNY/NJ Metrostars 4-0 New England Revolution14/08/1996

Overall

VSan Jose Earthquakes 0-1 NY/NJ Metrostars24/07/1996

VNY/NJ Metrostars 4-1 San Jose Earthquakes28/07/1996

DNew England Revolution 1-1 NY/NJ Metrostars03/08/1996

VColorado Rapids 0-2 NY/NJ Metrostars11/08/1996

VNY/NJ Metrostars 4-0 New England Revolution14/08/1996

LTampa Bay Mutiny 3-1 NY/NJ Metrostars17/08/1996

Current form

Away

LSporting Kansas City 5-1 D.C. United20/06/1996

LSan Jose Earthquakes 2-1 D.C. United23/06/1996

DFC Dallas 1-1 D.C. United04/07/1996

LNew England Revolution 2-0 D.C. United20/07/1996

VTampa Bay Mutiny 1-3 D.C. United07/08/1996

LColumbus Crew 3-2 D.C. United10/08/1996

Overall

VD.C. United 2-0 Columbus Crew28/07/1996

LD.C. United 2-3 Sporting Kansas City31/07/1996

LD.C. United 2-4 Sporting Kansas City04/08/1996

VTampa Bay Mutiny 1-3 D.C. United07/08/1996

LColumbus Crew 3-2 D.C. United10/08/1996

VD.C. United 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy18/08/1996

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	4	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	5	0
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	4	3
Scoring streak	4	6
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	1	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	3	9
Scoring streak	2	6
Conceding streak	13	5

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

3	General ranking (Competition total)	2
3	General ranking (Home / Away)	5

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

24	Number of games (Competition total)	25
12	Number of games (Home / Away)	13
9	Victories (Competition total)	10
5	Victories (Home / Away)	2
4	Draws (Competition total)	4
2	Draws (Home / Away)	3
11	Losses (Competition total)	11
5	Losses (Home / Away)	8

Goals

34	Goals scored (Competition total)	47
20	Goals scored (Home / Away)	16
32	Goals conceded (Competition total)	46
16	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	29
1.42	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.88
1.67	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.23
1.33	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.84
1.33	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2.23

Betting aid

13	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	18
7	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	9
8	Clean sheets (Competition total)	2
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
7	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	3
5	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	3
10	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	20
4	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	10
0-1 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (2 times)

Bookings

47	Yellow cards (Competition total)	36
20	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	26
2	Red cards (Competition total)	2
1	Red cards (Home / Away)	2

Key players

Giovanni Savarese	12 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	18 goals	Raul Diaz Arce
Giovanni Savarese	8 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	7 goals	Raul Diaz Arce
Roberto Donadoni	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	3 penalties	Raul Diaz Arce
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	1 penalty	Raul Diaz Arce
Roberto Donadoni	7 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	11 assists	Marco Etcheverry
Roberto Donadoni	6 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	6 assists	Marco Etcheverry
Roberto Donadoni	3 goals, 7 assists during the last 8 matches	The fittest player	2 goals, 3 assists during the last 8 matches	Marco Etcheverry

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

2 ga

Away

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

1 gf

1 ga

Total

2 matches

0 v

1 d

1 l

2 gf

3 ga

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

1 gf

1 ga

Away

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

1 ga

Total

2 matches

1 v

1 d

0 l

3 gf

2 ga

Largest victory

No success yet

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 1	May 30, 1996
Away	2 - 1	May 30, 1996

Latest head to head

May 30, 1996 - MLS 1996

NY/NJ Metrostars

1 - 2

D.C. United logo D.C. United

May 12, 1996 - MLS 1996

D.C. United

1 - 1

NY/NJ Metrostars logo NY/NJ Metrostars

Best historical scorers against D.C. United

	A. J. Wood	1 goal	1996 - 1996
	Giovanni Savarese	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

John Harkes	1 goal	1996 - 1996
Tony Sanneh	1 goal	1996 - 1996
Steve Rammel	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.

Players with most games played vs D.C. United

Tony Meola	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Rhett Harty	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Cristian da Silva	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Miles Joseph	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Mickey Kydes	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Peter Vermes	2 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

Jeff Causey	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Clint Peay	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Jeff Agoos	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Tony Sanneh	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Marco Etcheverry	2 matches	1996 - 1996
Eddie Pope	2 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.

Competition info

Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	42	25	14	3	11	52	44	+8
2	D.C. United	34	26	12	4	14	50	48	+2
3	NY/NJ Metrostars	30	25	12	4	13	36	35	+1
4	New England Revolution	27	26	13	8	13	35	46	-11
5	Columbus Crew	22	26	10	9	16	47	57	-10

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NY/NJ Metrostars 2-3 D.C. United - August 21, 1996 / MLS 1996

NY/NJ Metrostars

2 - 3

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

Queiroz vs D.C. United

Queiroz vs Arena

Manager

Arena vs NY/NJ Metrostars

Arena vs Queiroz

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