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
Saturday’s match between Columbus Crew SC and Orlando City SC might has well been called “The Justin Meram Show” as the midfielder’s brace helped the Ohio side cruise to a 2-0 win, their third victory of the young season. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Fresh off a contract extension in March, Meram has been the fulcrum of the Crew SC attack with three goals on the season. He is, after all, the longest-tenured player in the current Black & Gold roster and
Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Columbus Crew SC today announced that it has exercised the contract options on Designated Player and midfielder Federico Higuain and midfielders Justin Meram and Wil Trapp. The announcements of additional roster decisions are set to follow in the near future. Higuain, Meram and Trapp have combined for 370 matches played, 64 goals and 70 assists for Crew SC, with Meram currently the longest tenured player on the club after being drafted in 2011. When the trio of
Giles Barnes scored the winning goal, Tyler Deric made six saves and the Houston Dynamo won in head coach Owen Coyle’s debut with a 1-0 triumph over Columbus Crew SC before a sellout crowd at BBVA Compass Stadium in the 2015 season opener on Saturday. Saturday’s attendance of 22,351 set a record for a Dynamo match at BBVA Compass Stadium, surpassing the previous mark (22,345) set on Oct. 20, 2013 vs. the New York Red Bulls. After an even first half, Deric
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 (3-1-1, 10 points) secured a road point with a 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes (0-2-2, 2 points) on Sunday afternoon at Buck Shaw Stadium. Behind a 44th-minute goal from Federico Higuain, the Crew remains unbeaten on the road in 2014 (2-0-1) following today’s draw. Higuain put the Crew on the board first, capitalizing on a Waylon Francis cross that was initiated by Hector Jimenez. The goal – Higuain’s fourth of the season and his 20th career
The Columbus Crew (1-0-0, 3 points) opened its 19th season in Major League Soccer with a commanding 3-0 victory over D.C. United (0-0-0, 0 points) on Saturday night at RFK Stadium. Behind a tally from Jairo Arrieta and a pair of strikes from Federico Higuain, the Black & Gold helped give Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter his first win in his inaugural match as Crew boss. “It was a great way to get started,” Berhalter stated. “The emphasis was on
The Precourt Era is underway in Columbus. For the first time since the sale of the team to Anthony Precourt, the Crew played in front of their home fans and gave them a look at what things would be like under their new owner, taking on the first place New York Red Bulls. If the match was any indication Columbus has a bright road ahead. Having struggled for most of the summer not much was expected from the Crew on the night, but
The meteoric rise of defender Josh Williams has been one of the great storylines for Columbus Crew fans over the past few years. Williams has gone from a late signing in September 2010 to a consistent starter to one of the best young defenders in all of MLS. Photo Credit: Dan Garee/ISNSoccer.com He has contributed all along the Crew backline, playing at left back, right back, and his personal favorite, center back. Williams is an athletic defender, one that is capable of
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