The Chicago Fire defeated Columbus Crew SC on Tuesday night at Toyota Park in their round of sixteen game of the U.S. Open Cup. The Fire came into this match off a close win against the Indy Eleven that went into penalty kicks, while Columbus Crew SC cruised in after a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Fire have advanced to the semifinals in the last four out of five U.S. Open Cup tournaments, but haven’t moved to the
Two good teams went to battle Saturday night at MAPFRE Stadium, but only one emerged the victor. Columbus Crew SC finished with a disappointing 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls, but they were not one to make excuses for a performance that was at times lopsided and inconsistent. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com “We talked it, but we didn’t back it up,” Crew SC Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter commented. “From our side it wasn’t good. I am
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 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
Ethan Finlay just cannot stop scoring. After failing to score in his first two seasons with the Columbus Crew, the young midfielder has been the leader of the Crew’s resurgence as an offensive team. Scoring three times, and adding an assist, over the last four matches, Finlay has helped to cover some of the gaps that have been left with midfielder Federico Higuain’s time away from the squad. His most recent goal might be his most important. After allowing a second half goal
In 2007 when Major League Soccer introduced the Designated Player rule, it probably had in mind the kind of run Columbus Crew midfielder Federico Higuain is currently on. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Signed in 2012, the Argentinian midfielder has been arguably the Crew’s best player since, and in recent weeks has revitalized a team, and an offense, that had been stagnating. With two more assists as part of a 2-0 win against the Chicago Fire Saturday, Higuain now has assisted or scored
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
The University of Akron (18-1-2) is quite possibly facing their most challenging match of 2012. Fresh off an electric 2-1 win over Michigan last week, the Zips now head to their next opponent, the Bluejays of Creighton University (16-3-2). Creighton had four players drafted in January 2012, including Crew winger Ethan Finlay, a speedster that has a bright future in MLS. But like every other top program, Creighton reloaded nicely for the fall season. Bolstered by incoming freshmen and elite transfers
