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
Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com It’s no secret that Kei Kamara has had a rough week. Everyone’s aware of the situation(s) that led to his trade to the New England Revolution. I think it’s important to look back at the good times, a player that has been truly brilliant at every stop of his career. And he is not done yet. This enigmatic talisman is, after all, the star that brought Crew SC to the brink of a championship last season. Whether the
Several Crew SC players came away with standout performances in a 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC. Kei Kamara set the club record for being the fastest player to score 10 goals in a single season. Justin Meram made his 100th MLS appearance, while Steve Clark finished with a career-best seven saves. Crew SC midfielder Tony Tchani scored the game’s first goal in the 6th minute with help from Hector Jimenez and Ethan Finlay. Orlando City SC star Kaka scored in
Columbus Crew SC had to settle for a point tonight in a game that they led from the 8th minute until the last. Kei Kamara continued his scintillating form in front of goal with his 8th and 9th of the season and also scoring the Crew’s 500th home goal in their 303rd regular season game. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com Crew SC dominated the early exchanges with the Chicago Fire players looking leggy after their bus ride down. The first goal of
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
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
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:
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
Not every MLS player has a film made about them, but then again not every player is as talented as Sporting Kansas City’s Kei Kamara. Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker of Copper Pot Pictures put together this short, but powerful documentary about the Sierra Leone striker that has taken MLS by storm. Over 750 people turned out for the initial screening sponsored by Sporting KC and in the process the event raised nearly $2,000 for schools in West Africa. Connecting
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