1998 U.S. Open Cup final

1998 final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup May 2013 1998 U.S. Open Cup final 1998 U.S. Open Cup Chicago FireMLS 2 Columbus CrewMLS 1 October 30, 1998 Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 18,6151998 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup http://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1998/1998e.htm The US Open Cup October 27, 2013 December 30, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211230115207/https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1998/1998e.htm dead Arturo Angeles 1997 1999 The 1998 U.S. Open Cup final was the 85th final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the United States's oldest soccer cup competition. The match, contested by the Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew, took place on October 30, 1998, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. It was Chicago's and the Crew's first U.S. Open Cup campaign and their first final in the U.S. Open Cup. The Chicago Fire won the game 2–1 in overtime thanks to goals from Jerzy Podbrożny and Frank Klopas while the Crew goal came from Stern John. Fire defender, C. J. Brown, was named the Man of the Match after the game.Game Recap Friday, October 30, 1998 //www.chicago-fire.com/press/98recap1030.asp Chicago Fire Soccer Club 27 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991103001756/http://www.chicago-fire.com/press/98recap1030.asp November 3, 1999 The final was originally scheduled to take place on August 26, 1998, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but was postponed by a day after the arrival of Hurricane Bonnie.Foltman Bob August 28, 1998 Fire's quest for a title blown away by Bonnie sec. 4, p. 9 Chicago Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50048330/fires-quest-for-a-title-blown-away-by/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2020 After a second postponement, the match was moved to Chicago despite objections from the Columbus Crew front office.Merz Craig October 4, 1998 U.S. Open Cup move irks Rootes F11 The Columbus Dispatch Match Details October 30, 1998 Chicago Fire 2–1 yes Report Columbus Crew Podbrożny 45 pen.Klopas 99 John 53 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 18,615 Arturo Angeles _black_hoops _blackhorizontal _black_hoops _hoops black FFFFFF ffffff FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Chicago Fire _whitehoops _CREW_97t _whitehoops _blackbottom _CREW_98h FFE517 FFFFFF FFE517 FFE517 FFFFFF Columbus Crew GK USA Zach ThorntonRB CZE Luboš Kubík 14CB USA C. J. Brown CB NGA Francis OkarohLB USA Chris ArmasMF USA Jesse MarschMF USA Ritchie Kotschau 91MF POL Piotr Nowak MF USA Josh WolffCF 'USA Ante RazovCF POL Jerzy PodbrożnySubstitutes:MF USA Josh Keller 14 77MF USA Zak Ibsen 77FW USA Frank Klopas 91Manager:USA Bob Bradley GK USA Juergen SommerRB USA Mike ClarkCB USA Thomas DooleyCB ARG Ricardo IribarrenLB TRI Ansil ElcockMF POL Robert Warzycha 78MF JAM Andy WilliamsMF USA Brian Maisonneuve 67MF USA Rob SmithFW TRI Stern JohnFW USA Brian McBrideSubstitutes:MF USA Todd Yeagley 67MF USA Jason Farrell 78Manager:USA Tom Fitzgerald Match officials Assistant referees: Michael Kennedy Alberto EcheverriaMatch rules 90 minutes. Overtime if necessary. Maximum of three substitutions. References 2 Open Cup Final U.S. Open Cup Final 1998 U.S. Open Cup Final 1998 U.S. Open Cup Final 1998