1998 U.S. Open Cup Final
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.[1] 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.[1]
| Event | 1998 U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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| Date | October 30, 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
| Referee | Arturo Angeles[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 18,615[1] | ||||||
Fire defender, C. J. Brown, was named the Man of the Match after the game.[2]
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.[3] After a second postponement, the match was moved to Chicago despite objections from the Columbus Crew front office.[4]
Match
Details
| Chicago Fire | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Columbus Crew |
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Podbrożny  45' (pen.)Klopas 99' |
Report | John 53' |
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References
- "1998 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". The US Open Cup. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- "Game Recap Friday, October 30, 1998". Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Archived from the original on November 3, 1999. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- Foltman, Bob (August 28, 1998). "Fire's quest for a title blown away by Bonnie". Chicago Tribune. sec. 4, p. 9. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Merz, Craig (October 4, 1998). "U.S. Open Cup move irks Rootes". The Columbus Dispatch. p. F11.