1997 United States Open Cup
| Semifinal - September 2, 1997 | Semifinal - September 3, 1997 | |||||||
| Baker Field - New York, New York | Stagg Memorial Stadium - Stockton, California | |||||||
| MetroStars | 1 | 2 | Dallas Burn | San Francisco Bay Seals | 1 | 2 | DC United | |
| Branco | 85' | 17' | Damian | Marquis White | 84' | 2'p | Jaime Moreno | |
| 103' | Jorge Flores | 62' | Raul Diaz Arce | |||||
| Match Reports MLSnet.com 3rd Degree | Match Reports MLSnet.com sfbayseals.com | |||||||
| Lineups | Lineups | |||||||
| Tony Meola - GK | Garth Lagerway - GK | JJ Wozniak - GK | Scott Garlick - GK | |||||
| Mark Semioli | 63' | Tom Soehn | Robert Gallo | 79' | David Vaudreuil | |||
| Rhett Harty | Wade Webber | CJ Brown | Clint Peay | |||||
| Branco | Brandon Pollard | Tim Weaver | Carlos Llamosa | |||||
| Brian Bliss | Jorge Rodriguez | Angelo Sablo | Mario Gori | |||||
| Manny LAgos | 63' | Jason Kries | Kenneth Folan | 30' | Richie Williams | |||
| Roberto Donadoni | 55' | Daniel Peinado | Chris Davini | 59' | Tony Sanneh | |||
| Brian Kelly | Jorge Flores | Shani Simpson | John Harkes | |||||
| Miles Joseph | 101' | 46' | Bryan Haynes | Troya Cowell | Marco Etcheverry | |||
| Giovanni Savarese | Gerell Elliott | Shane Watkins | Raul Diaz Arce | |||||
| Antony Da Avila | 63' | Damian | Marquis White | 71' | Jaime Moreno | |||
| Substitutions | Substitutions | |||||||
| Kerry Zavagnin | 63' | 46' | Richard Farrer | Marco Bonacorsi | 30' | 59' | John Maessner | |
| Shaun Bartlett | 63' | 55' | Ted Eck | Kimtai Simpson | 79' | 71' | Roy Wegerle | |
| Cris Da Silva | 101' | 63' | Dante Washington | Bookings | ||||
| Bookings | n/a | n/a | ||||||
| Atony De Avila | 8' | 75' | Jorge Flores | Stats | ||||
| Rhett Harty | 60' | 83' | Damian | Shots | 12 | 11 | Shots | |
| 93' | Brandon Pollard | Saves | 3 | 4 | Saves | |||
| 100' | Tom Soehn | Corner Kicks | 6 | 3 | Corner Kicks | |||
| Stats | Fouls | 9 | 8 | Fouls | ||||
| Shots | 18 | 14 | Shots | Offside | 11 | 3 | Offside | |
| Saves | 5 | 5 | Saves | Referee | ||||
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 4 | Corner Kicks | Assistant Referees | ||||
| Fouls | 9 | 20 | Fouls | Att-3,470 | ||||
| Offside | 0 | 6 | Offside | |||||
| Referee | Richard Grady | |||||||
| Assistant Referees | Gerry Corrie | |||||||
| Att-1,201 | John Konstantinidis | |||||||
| Final | |||
| Track and Field Stadium, IUPUI - Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
| Dallas Burn | 0 | 0 | DC United |
| Dallas wins on Penalties, 5-3 | |||
| Penalty Summary | |||
| Damian | G | G | Marco Etcheverry |
| Jason Kries | G | H | Raul Diaz Arce |
| Alain Sutter | G | G | Jaime Moreno |
| Daniel Peinado | G | G | Ben Iroha |
| Jorge Rodriguez | G | ||
| Match Reports MLSnet.com 3rd Degree | |||
| Lineups | |||
| Mark Dodd - GK | 119' | Scott Garlick | |
| Tom Soehn | Mario Gori | ||
| Wade Webber | Clint Peay | ||
| Brandon Pollard | Carlos Llamosa | ||
| Richard Farrer | 68' | David Vaudreuil | |
| Mark Santel | 100' | Richie Williams | |
| Ted Eck | 46' | John Maessner | |
| Daniel Pinedo | Marco Etcheverry | ||
| Alain Sutter | 75' | Tony Sanneh | |
| Gerell Elliot | 73' | Jaime Moreno | |
| Dante Washington | Raul Diaz Arce | ||
| Substitutions | |||
| Jorge Rodriguez | 68' | 46' | Ben Iroha |
| Damian | 73' | 75' | Brian Kamler |
| Jason Kries | 100' | 119' | Tom Presthus - GK |
| Bookings | |||
| Mark Santel | 12' | 70' | Jaime Moreno |
| Damian | 105' | 95' | Marco Etcheverry |
| Stats | |||
| Shots | 20 | 14 | Shots |
| Saves | 5 | 5 | Saves |
| Corner Kicks | 4 | 10 | Corner Kicks |
| Fouls | 24 | 29 | Fouls |
| Offside | 7 | 2 | Offside |
| Referee | Rich Grady | ||
| Assistant Referees | Steve Olson | ||
| Att-9,766 | Michael Kennedy | ||