Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com In their only matchup in the 2016 season, the Columbus Crew SC defeated the Houston Dynamo 1-0 in front of 17,705 at MAPFRE Stadium. Columbus Crew SC (2-3-2; 8 pts.) won on a 21st minute penalty from Kei Kamara, as the Houston Dynamo (1-4-2; 5 pts.) played more than 70 minutes a man down. “I am really pound of the team because I think it was a real professional performance,” Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter
Columbus Crew SC won an entertaining game against Seattle Sounders FC 3-2 at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday night. The match contained a total of 35 attempts on goal and continued Columbus’s home goalscoring exploits, now with 13 in five home games. “Obviously, I’m pleased with the game,” Crew SC Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter commented. “I think the way the game was played, I told the guys to go out and entertain the fans and entertain the people watching, and
These two teams should meet more often. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (4W-1L-1D) came back from two separate deficits to earn a 2-2 draw with Columbus Crew SC (1W-2L-1D) in an entertaining midweek affair at BC Place. Crew SC striker Kei Kamara scored twice for the visitors but the ‘Caps responded each time through Octavio Rivero’s league-leading fifth goal of the season and Darren Mattocks’ first of the year. Mattocks, who was named Budweiser Man of the Match, also added an assist in his
Josh Williams has the potential to be the best soccer player to ever come out of Northeast Ohio. That’s saying a lot, considering that the area has produced the likes of Brad Friedel, Darlington Nagbe, Justin Morrow, and others. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com His rise in the professional game has been a meteoric one. Williams has grown from a practice player his first season to a regular MLS starter to a star in one of America’s biggest markets. This is not a surprise
Columbus Crew SC today announced that it has partnered with MAPFRE Insurance in a historic deal that will see Crew Stadium, the first soccer-specific stadium in the United States, now named MAPFRE Stadium. Built in 1999, Crew SC now takes the pitch for its 17th season at MAPFRE Stadium and prepares for its historic 20th season in Major League Soccer this year. In a multi-million dollar agreement, the largest partnership in club history, MAPFRE Stadium becomes the home of the
Photo Credit: Pam Moody/ISNSoccer.com You won’t find a more impressive physical specimen on the pitch than Ryan Finley. His impressive size, strength, and power make him the ideal striker. Strong technique, a good touch, and a killer instinct made him attractive to Chivas USA, which acquired him in a trade with the Columbus Crew on May 8th. One thing is for certain, Finley is on the verge of greatness. He has proven himself at the college level and in MLS Reserve
September 28, 2011 was a historic milestone for the University of Akron’s FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field as a record crowd of 5,819 turned out to watch the Zips take on The Ohio State University in an epic men’s soccer match. Similar crowds of 5,241 (vs. Cleveland State) and 4,301 (vs. New Mexico) also took place in 2011. Those records are likely to be shattered when the Columbus Crew comes to town to play their U.S. Open Cup match on June 17th.
Matt Walker is one of the brightest young stars in the Columbus Crew organization. A true homegrown talent that played with the team’s academy, had an incredibly successful collegiate career, and then signed with the first team this winter. Walker represents a true success story within the MLS Homegrown Player program, someone who has been involved with an MLS team early on and has moved up through the ranks. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The Dayton Dutch Lions are lucky to have this
Down to 10 men, down a goal, and having failed to score in almost 225 minutes at home, the Columbus Crew seemed to have run out of magic from their early season run. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com That was until midfielders Wil Trapp and Hector Jimenez decided to give a spark to what had been a hapless Crew attack at home so far this season. In the 90th minute, Jimenez collected the ball from midfielder Wil Trapp on the left side of
