MLS Cup '97

MLS Cup '97

D.C. United Colorado Rapids 2 1
Date	October 26, 1997
Venue	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C.
Man of the Match	Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
Attendance	57,431
Weather	Rain, 46°F
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The 1997 MLS Cup was the championship game of the 1997 Major League Soccer season. The game was played on October 26, 1997, at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Playing in their home stadium in a drenching rain storm, D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 to claim their second consecutive title.

D.C. United and Colorado Rapids earn a berth to the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

October 26, 1997	D.C. United	2 - 1	Colorado Rapids	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. Attendance: 57,431 Weather: Rain, 46°F Referee: Brian Hall Assistants: Steve Olson, Greg Barkey
	Garlick 20' Moreno  37' Sanneh (Asst.) Vaudreuil (Asst.) Sanneh  68'		Paz  75' Patino (Asst.) Kmosko (Asst.) Balboa 86'

Lineups:
COLORADO RAPIDS
Marcus Hahnemann, Chris Martinez (Adrian Paz 59), Steve Trittschuh, Peter Vermes, Matt Kmosko, Marcelo Balboa,
Sean Henderson (Ross Paule 81), Chris Henderson, Paul Bravo (Wolde Harris 27), David Patino, Steve Rammel

TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Henderson 4)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 10 (Balboa 3)
FOULS: 14 (Rammel 5)
OFFSIDE: 8
CORNER KICKS: 6
SAVES: Hahnemann 6
CAUTIONS: Balboa 86'
EJECTIONS: none
POSSESSION PERCENTAGE: 47%

D.C. UNITED
Scott Garlick, David Vaudreuil, Eddie Pope, Carlos Llamosa, Jeff Agoos, Richie Williams
Tony Sanneh, John Harkes, Marco Etcheverry, Jaime Moreno, Raul Diaz Arce

TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Sanneh 4)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Moreno 2, Sanneh 2, Etcheverry 2)
FOULS: 14 (Moreno 4, Pope 4)
OFFSIDE: 9
CORNER KICKS: 10
SAVES: Garlick 9
CAUTIONS: Garlick 20'
EJECTIONS: none
POSSESSION PERCENTAGE: 53%