Officials

  • R Terry Vaughn 11th match as referee MLS Cup Playoffs: 1st as referee
  • AR1 Tom Bobadilla 74th match as an AR; 65th as AR1 MLS Cup Playoffs: 13th as an AR; 11th as AR1
  • AR2 Roger Itaya 64th match as an AR; 19th as AR2 MLS Cup Playoffs: 6th as an AR; 4th as AR2
  • 4th Ricardo Valenzuela 9th match as 4th official MLS Cup Playoffs: 5th as 4th official
All appearance counts
The crew, and where this match falls in each official's record.
Overall MLS Cup Playoffs
Pos Official In position Field / VOR Any position In position Field / VOR Any position
R Terry Vaughn 11th 37th 37th 1st 2nd 2nd
AR1 Tom Bobadilla 74th 74th 74th 13th 13th 13th
AR2 Roger Itaya 64th 66th 66th 6th 6th 6th
4th Ricardo Valenzuela 9th 59th 59th 5th 11th 11th

Cards

Los Angeles Galaxy

  • Paul Caligiuri sent off

    • Red card, 83’ · Serious foul play

MetroStars

  • Daniel Hernandez

    • Yellow card, 7’ · Unsporting behaviour
  • Adolfo Valencia

    • Yellow card, 32’ · Unsporting behaviour
  • Gilmar sent off

    • Red card, 65’ · Serious foul play
  • Steve Jolley

    • Yellow card, 90’* · Unsporting behaviour
  • Orlando Perez

    • Yellow card, 92’ · Unsporting behaviour

Yellow card reasons are unofficial, and some of them may be incorrect. “???” means we are missing a reason for a card.

* at 45, 90, 95, 100 means nobody has established whether it fell before added time or in it. The source never recorded added time, so the minute is the end of the period rather than the moment itself.

Penalties

No penalties awarded.

Includes at least one match with a substitution involving the named official. Appearances are credited by starting position; cards are credited to the official who issued them, so the two can differ.

This match had a mid-match referee substitution.

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