Mike Grella hadn’t played in a Major League Soccer match since June 3, 2017 and he hadn’t played a match at all for Columbus Crew SC before Saturday and the Black & Gold’s 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com After suffering a knee injury and undergoing months of rehab, Grella made his first appearance for Crew SC off the bench after leaving the New York Red Bulls as a free agent during the offseason. He entered
Ohio Elite Rugby capped a successful weekend on Sunday in Obetz with a convincing win over the Michigan selected side. Ohio outscored its opponents from Michigan and Allegheny by a combined score of 162-3 over two matches in two days. “Dominating,” Ohio head coach Brandon Wolfe said. “We played even better today than yesterday. Every facet of the game minus that little penalty in the end where they scored. We basically gave up no points all weekend, which is excellent. I
It took a home match for Columbus Crew SC to snap a three-game losing streak and remedy a scoring drought against the New England Revolution on Saturday evening. The 2-2 tie saw a score by forward Gyasi Zardes and a New England own goal. Entering the match, the Black & Gold had scored just one goal in their past three matches and had been shutout in their last two. “I think it’s positive,” Crew SC Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said. “What I
Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com Sunday afternoon saw FC Columbus introduced to its home fans for the first time at Grandview Heights High School. The home side made a comeback from a two-goal deficit against in-state adversary Cleveland SC, but eventually surrendered a game-winning penalty kick late in the second leg of a home-and-home series. FC Columbus owner/coach Maziya Chete was encouraged by his team’s comeback effort in its debut home match despite the loss. After announcing his National Premier Soccer League
The allowance of two second-half goals made for Columbus Crew SC’s first loss in its past 15 regular season games on Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. An early goal by forward Gyasi Zardes was the lone score for Columbus. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com In the 29th minute of Crew SC’s loss, midfielder Pedro Santos fired a hard shot from outside the box that was deflected by VWFC goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic. Zardes collected the ball and put it into
A first-half goal onslaught pushed Columbus Crew SC past longtime foes D.C. United by a score of 3-1 on Saturday evening in Columbus. Defender Milton Valenzuela and midfielders Ricardo Clark and Pedro Santos all scored their first career goals for the Black & Gold to keep Columbus undefeated on the year and in its past 14 matches. In the 20th minute, Valenzuela gathered a deflected ball in the box and slotted it home between three D.C. United players, including goalkeeper David
A late goal by Montreal midfielder Raheem Edwards locked Columbus Crew SC in what looked like a 2-2 draw in the home opener. And then the Black & Gold’s new volume scorer stepped up and knocked a penalty kick home in stoppage time, on Crew SC’s last chance. The goal bagged a brace for the import from the LA Galaxy. Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com Charging one final time four minutes into stoppage play, Edwards made contact with Columbus rookie midfielder Luis
Just five minutes into Columbus Crew SC’s scrimmage with the Seattle Sounders on Feb. 4, Canton, Ohio native Colin Biros received a cross and put the ball into the net. That doesn’t happen often for a high school senior. Photo Credit Carlos Mojica/Columbus Crew SC “I was overcome with joy,” Biros said. “As you could probably see, with my celebration. It was a sigh of relief, almost. I knew that I can do it, it is possible, I am good enough
Photo Credit: Brent Durken Photography The story of Cleveland SC began just over three weeks ago with two former players in a Chipotle parking lot. Coletun Long and Chris Cvecko finished their meals inside the popular Mexican grill and adjourned to Long’s car, where they called everyone they could think of that could assist in bringing National Premier League Soccer back to Cleveland. Both were defenders on the since-folded AFC Cleveland Royals, and in danger of being without a landing spot
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