1997 MLS All-Star Game

MLS All-Star Game 1997
Event 1997 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars East MLS All-Stars West
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Date July 9, 1997
Venue Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Man of the Match Carlos Valderrama (MLS East)
Referee Arturo Angeles
Attendance 24,816

The 1997 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the second Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 9, 1997. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 5–4, with goals from MVP Carlos Valderrama, Giuseppe Galderisi, Robert Warzycha, Richie Williams and Brian McBride. Dante Washington, Jorge Campos, Digital Takawira and Cobi Jones scored for the MLS All-Stars West. Arturo Angeles refereed the game, which was attended by 24,816 spectators.

Match details

July 9, 1997
MLS All-Stars East 5 – 4 MLS All-Stars West
Valderrama  50'
Galderisi  63'
Warzycha  66'
Williams  70'
McBride  88'		 Report Washington  11'
Campos  44'
Takawira  80'
Jones  86'
MLS All-Stars East:
GK Italy Walter Zenga  46'
DF 23 United States Eddie Pope  46'
DF United States Alexi Lalas  46'
DF 12 United States Jeff Agoos
MF 19Poland Robert Warzycha  79'
MF 6 United States John Harkes  46'
MF 7 Italy Roberto Donadoni  28'
MF 8 Colombia Carlos Valderrama
MF Bolivia Marco Etcheverry  46'
FW 2 El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce  46'  79'
FW Bolivia Jaime Moreno  46'
Substitutions:
GK United States Tony Meola  46'
DF 4 United States Ted Chronopoulos  46'
DF Canada Frank Yallop  46'
MF 16United States Richie Williams  46'
MF 14 United States Steve Ralston  28'
FW 20Italy Giuseppe Galderisi  46'
FW 11Mozambique Chiquinho Conde  46'
FW 15 United States Brian McBride  46'
Coach:
MLS All-Stars West:
GK 1 United States Mark Dodd  58'
DF 2 Argentina Diego Soñora
DF Scotland Richard Gough  46'
DF United States Marcelo Balboa  46'
MF United States Chris Henderson
MF United States Damian Silvera  46'
MF 10 El Salvador Mauricio Cienfuegos
MF United States Preki  46'
MF 66Switzerland Alain Sutter  35'
FW 12Zimbabwe Digital Takawira  46'  58'
FW United States Dante Washington  46'
Substitutions:
GK 9 Mexico Jorge Campos  35'
DF 3 United States John Doyle  46'
MF 7 United States Mark Santel  46'
MF 23United States Cobi Jones  46'
MF 13 United States Mark Chung  46'
FW Scotland Mo Johnston  46'
FW 20El Salvador Ronald Cerritos  46'
Coach:

Most Valuable Player:
Colombia Carlos Valderrama (MLS All-Stars East)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Reyes
Thomas Bobadilla

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