1998 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup
| Semifinal - August 4, 1998 | Semifinal - August 4, 1998 | |||||||
| Zephyr Field - Metairie, Louisiana | Zephyr Field - Metairie, Louisiana | |||||||
| Chicago Fire | 3 | 2 | Dallas Burn | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 | MetroStars | |
| Ante Razov | 11' | 23' | Mickey Trotman | Ricardo Iribarren | 5' | |||
| Roman Kosecki | 56' | 83'p | Leonel Alvarez | Match Reports thecrew.com | ||||
| Lubos Kubik | 74' | Lineups | ||||||
| Match Reports MLSnet.com | Juergen Sommer - GK | Tony Meola - GK | ||||||
| Lineups | Michael Clark | Mike Petke | ||||||
| Zach Thornton - GK | Mark Dodd - GK | Thomas Dooley | Arley Palacios | |||||
| Lubos Kubik | Chad Deering | Ricardo Iribarren | 48' | Alexi Lalas | ||||
| CJ Brown | Jorge Rodriguez | Rob Smith | Mike Duhaney | |||||
| Francis Okaroh | Brandon Pollard | Andy Williams | Mike Sorber | |||||
| Chris Armas | Leonel Alvarez | Todd Yeagley | 78' | Tab Ramos | ||||
| Zak Ibsen | 84' | Mark Santel | Robert Warzycha | 79' | Brian Kelly | |||
| Jesse Marsch | 78' | Ted Eck | Ansil Elcock | 66' | Marcelo Vega | |||
| Diego Gutierrez | 63' | Richard Farrer | Stern John | 81' | Giovanni Savarese | |||
| Kerzy Podbrozny | 73' | Jason Kries | Brian McBride | 66' | Eduardo Hurtado | |||
| Roman Koseki | Mickey Trotman | Substitutions | ||||||
| Ante Razov | 73' | Dante Washington | Jason Farrell | 48' | 66' | Jim Rooney | ||
| Substitutions | Jeff Cunningham | 66' | 78' | Miles Joseph | ||||
| Josh Keller | 73' | 63' | Brian Haynes | Ubusuku Abukusumo | 79' | 81' | Billy Walsh | |
| Josh Wolff | 73' | 78' | Temoc Suarez | Bookings | ||||
| 84' | Juan Sastoque | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Bookings | Stats | |||||||
| Diego Gutierrez | 40' | 34' | Brandon Pollard | Shots | Shots | |||
| Francis Okaroh | 45' | 40' | Chad Deering | Saves | Saves | |||
| Diego Gutierrez | 66' | 44' | Mickey Trotman | Corner Kicks | Corner Kicks | |||
| Roman Kosecki | 71' | 52' | Jason Kries | Fouls | Fouls | |||
| Roman Kosecki | 71' | Offside | Offside | |||||
| Stats | Referee | |||||||
| Shots | 13 | 10 | Shots | Assistant Referees | ||||
| Saves | 5 | 3 | Saves | Att-6,514 | ||||
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 5 | Corner Kicks | |||||
| Fouls | 18 | 27 | Fouls | |||||
| Offside | 6 | 0 | Offside | |||||
| Referee | Rich Grady | |||||||
| Assistant Referees | Andrew Barnes | |||||||
| Att-6,514 | Misail Tsapos | |||||||
| Final - October 30, 1998 | |||
| Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Chicago Fire | 2 | 1 | Columbus Crew |
| Jerzy Podbrozny | 45'p | 53' | Stern John |
| Frank Klopas | 99' | ||
| Match Reports chicago-fire.com thecrew.com | |||
| Lineups | |||
| Zach Thornton - GK | Juergen Sommer - GK | ||
| Lubos Kubik | 14' | Michael Clark | |
| CJ Brown | Thomas Dooley | ||
| Francis Okaroh | Ricardo Iribarren | ||
| Chris Armas | Ansil Elcock | ||
| Jesse Marsch | 78' | Robert Warzycha | |
| Rich Kotschau | 91' | Andy Williams | |
| Jerzy Podbrozny | 67' | Brian Maisonneuve | |
| Peter Nowak | Rob Smith | ||
| Josh Wolff | Stern John | ||
| Ante Razov | Brian McBride | ||
| Substitutions | |||
| Josh Keller | 14' | 67' | Todd Yeagley |
| Zak Ibsen (for Keller) | 77' | 78' | Jason Farrell |
| Frank Klopas | 91' | ||
| Bookings | |||
| Josh Keller | 17' | 43' | Juergen Sommer |
| Francis Okaroh | 60' | 60' | Brian Maisonneuve |
| CJ Brown | 69' | 61' | Ansil Elcock |
| Stats | |||
| Shots | 12 | 13 | Shots |
| Saves | 5 | 6 | Saves |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 7 | Corner Kicks |
| Fouls | 25 | 15 | Fouls |
| Offside | 0 | 1 | Offside |
| Referee | Arturo Angeles | ||
| Assistant Referees | Michael Kennedy | ||
| Att-18,615 | Alberto Echeverria | ||