The Columbus Crew moved up to fourth in the Eastern Conference Saturday night thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over the Montreal Impact in their penultimate home game of 2014. With four games left, three of them of them on the road, Columbus will be looking for at least two more wins to confirm their place in the postseason. Montreal’s wait for an away win in 2014 goes on. Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com The Crew got the perfect start to the game
The Columbus Crew (9-9-10, 37 points) found a pair of second-half goals to erase a two-tally deficit en route to a 2-2 draw against the Houston Dynamo (9-13-5, 32 points) at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday, September 13. An Aaron Schoenfeld own goal and a Giles Barnes tally gave the Dynamo a 2-0 lead at the break. In the second half, Wil Trapp scored his first career MLS goal to halve the Houston lead, while Ethan Finlay
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew kept up their playoff push thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over Chivas USA on Sunday. The victory moved them up into playoff position, taking fourth place in the conference. With Chivas looking for new owners, tonight’s game highlights the level of work that is required to get the visiting team competing again. The game was a tale of two halves with the first being a desperately poor contest with both teams struggling to
Saturday saw the season’s largest crowd for the Dayton Dutch Lions, thanks to the appearance of world soccer legend Ruud Gullit and a new venue in West Carrollton. The crowd of nearly 900 was treated to a great night of soccer, a contest that ended in a 1-1 draw. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The first half contained both goals and a lot of back-and-forth action. The speed of play was lightning-quick as both sides tested the opposition’s goalkeeper. LA was the
The Harrisburg City Islanders fell to the Dayton Dutch Lions by a 1-0 deficit in the Islanders home opener Saturday night at the Skyline Sports Complex in Harrisburg. In front of a crowd of 1,711, fans gathered to show their support to the team’s valiant efforts. The fast-paced tempo of the match made it an exciting 90 minutes of action on the Island. The game’s lone goal came in the 41st minute of the match when Dutch Lions striker Aaron Schoenfeld charged
The Columbus Crew announced today that it has exercised the contract options on 14 players from its 2013 roster, while four others were already under contract for next season, giving the club a roster that currently features 18 players. The Crew picked-up the options of goalkeepers Matt Lampson and Daniel Withrow; defenders Chad Barson, Eric Gehrig and Tyson Wahl; midfielders Bernardo Anor, Ethan Finlay, Kevan George, Justin Meram, Shawn Sloan, Ben Speas and Tony Tchani; and forwards Ryan Finley and Aaron