The 2000 MLS Cup was the championship game of the 2000 Major League Soccer season. The game was played on October 15, 2000, at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. between the Kansas City Wizards and the Chicago Fire. Kansas City took advantage of an early breakdown by Chicago to net the game's only goal. Wizards midfielder Chris Klein stole the ball from Chicago's Diego Gutierrez near midfield and stormed down the right flank toward the box. Klein sent a cross into the box that eluded several defenders. Fire midfielder Jesse Marsch failed to clear the ball, allowing Miklos Molnar to pounce on it and roll the opening goal past Fire goalkeeper Zach Thornton in the 11th minute. The 39,159 fans at RFK Stadium were treated to exciting soccer after Molnar's goal, with MLS' best offense hunting for an equalizer against the league's best defense. However Wizards goalkeeper Tony Meola capped off a remarkable season by making 10 saves as Kansas City downed Chicago 1-0 and claimed their first title.
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[edit] Chicago Fire
Zach Thornton, C.J. Brown, Carlos Bocanegra, Tenywa Bonseu, Peter Nowak (Lubos Kubik), Diego Gutierrez (DaMarcus Beasley), Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch (Josh Wolff), Dema Kovalenko, Hristo Stoitchkov, Ante Razov
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Tony Meola, Chris Klein (Francisco Gomez), Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Preki (Uche Okafor), Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Henderson, Mo Johnston, Miklos Molnar
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Most Valuable Player: Tony Meola (Kansas City)
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