Columbus Crew SC won their home opener tonight 2-0 against Toronto FC at the newly named MAPFRE Stadium thanks to some help from the officials as Justin Morrow was controversially dismissed just before halftime. Toronto came into tonight’s game with an expensively assembled front line of Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco, and the interchange of their attacking play was causing Columbus some early trouble. Giovinco twice found space behind the defense, but both times he was unable to trouble Steve Clark. Photo Credit:
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
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
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew put on their most impressive performance in recent memory in front of 20,729, beating an in form LA Galaxy 4-1. The Galaxy were flying high coming into this match, having only lost once in their last 13 matches. The win also moves the Crew up to fourth and back into the playoff position with ten games remaining. The game started at a relentless pace with both teams setup to attack, creating an open and free-flowing
The top two teams from England produced a pulsating 2–2 draw tonight with Liverpool winning the game 3-1 on a penalty shootout. Tonight’s game typified the season where only 2 points separate the teams, with both offering flair and excitement going forward. The game at Yankee Stadium was played out in front of 49,653 supporters and felt like a home fixture for Liverpool with red jerseys in abundance. The team that Brendan Rogers started with will have given a clue on
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com Crystal Palace came into today’s game having only played one preseason game in Austria which ended in a 13-1 rout, but tonight’s game proved to be a much tougher proposition against a Columbus side midway through their season. The game ended in a 2-2 draw with good things shown by both sides. The Crew started the game much the better side, keeping possession and making the Palace players work hard without the ball. The early dominance nearly
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew recorded a victory tonight after going eight games without a win and was cheered on from a sellout crowd helped by the dollar brats and drafts on offer. The 2-1 victory was thanks to a spectacular brace from Bernardo Anor, his first goals since the home opener back in March. With Wil Trapp missing from suspension, Kevan George got his first start of the season in midfield. Adam Bedell received his first-ever MLS start
They were calling it “Marvelous March” with the Columbus Crew starting the season a perfect 3-0 for the first time in their history. It wasn’t long before Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter’s honeymoon was abruptly ended by a 2-0 loss to Toronto FC, a team that finished last season with the third-worst record in MLS. That was certainly before some big-name signings came to Ontario during the offseason, bringing along an expectation that the team would be reaching the playoffs
The Columbus Crew opened their home schedule tonight with a 2-1 win over Philadelphia Union, marking a perfect start for new head coach Gregg Berhalter’s and the 17,517 in attendance. Tonight’s win also made history for Columbus, starting the season 2-0 for the first time. From the offset you could see the change in style that Berhalter has brought to the team. The Crew were trying to keep more possession and build attacks from the defense, a big shift from the