Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew recorded a victory tonight after going eight games without a win and was cheered on from a sellout crowd helped by the dollar brats and drafts on offer. The 2-1 victory was thanks to a spectacular brace from Bernardo Anor, his first goals since the home opener back in March. With Wil Trapp missing from suspension, Kevan George got his first start of the season in midfield. Adam Bedell received his first-ever MLS start
Crew lose a heartbreaker in the waning moments of the match Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com With seconds to spare in Wednesday’s match, the Columbus Crew let in a late goal, sending the team to their second consecutive loss. Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber’s long distance strike in the 93rd minute was the difference maker, giving Sporting Kansas City a 2-1 victory. In a match of few opportunities the Crew were not able to convert key scoring chances. Early on, the Crew were
The Columbus Crew (4-6-8, 20 points) fell on the road to the New York Red Bulls (5-5-8, 23 points) at Red Bull Arena on Saturday night by a final score of 4-1. “It is a tough result but, you know, I thought, going forward, we did create some really good chances,” Crew forward Adam Bedell stated. “Just couldn’t capitalize. Back to the drawing board. Get back to training on Monday [and] work towards Wednesday. You put this one out of your
The Columbus Crew (4-5-8, 20 points) earned a key road point in a 1-1 draw against the Colorado Rapids (7-5-5, 26 points) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Friday. The draw extends the Crew’s unbeaten run to four matches dating back to June 4 against Real Salt Lake. After a scoreless first half, the Rapids got on the board first in the 59th minute when Eric Gehrig inadvertently knocked a cross by Marvell Wynne behind goalkeeper Steve Clark. The Crew leveled the match
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew (4-5-7, 19 points) fought through humid conditions to earn a point at home in a scoreless draw with FC Dallas (6-7-5, 23 points) on Sunday afternoon at Columbus Crew Stadium. “We are not happy,” Crew midfielder Justin Meram stated. “We definitely could have got three points. We did not create enough, including myself. The first half I thought we were pretty good. The second half, I am not sure what happened, but we need
The Columbus Crew was eliminated from the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in the Fifth Round by the Chicago Fire after a thrilling 4-2 match that required 120 minutes of action on Wednesday evening at Toyota Park. The Fire went ahead 1-0 in the first half through a Patrick Ianni goal, who scored off of a free kick from Harry Shipp. After halftime, the Crew subbed Jairo Arrieta into the match, who leveled the contest with a stunning bicycle kick
Saying that tonight’s fourth round match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was crazy is a bit of an understatement. In a game with lots of missed opportunities for both teams, the Columbus Crew fought hard even after falling down to nine men to advance to the Fifth Round of the tournament. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com The night got started with a bang thanks to a Bernando Anor goal in the fourth minute. Ben Speas delivered in a perfect cross
The Columbus Crew (4-5-6, 18 points) benefited from goalkeeper Steve Clark’s penalty save on striker Fabian Espindola to complete a 0-0 draw with D.C. United (6-4-4, 22 points) at FedExField on Saturday night. With the draw, Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter’s side enters the 2014 FIFA World Cup break in the Eastern Conference’s fifth and final MLS Cup Playoffs position. Clark held firm to his line as Espindola attempted a chipped penalty, making the save and preserving the scoreless
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