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.
The Columbus Crew (4-5-4, 16 points) fell 3-2 on the road to Toronto FC at BMO Field on Saturday night (5-4-1, 16 points) after Doneil Henry scored late in stoppage time to give the home side the victory. “I think that we put ourselves in a position to get a result tonight and we didn’t do it,” Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter stated. “At the end of the day it’s disappointing.” The Crew took the lead in the 18th minute through Justin
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com When U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced his final 23-man roster for the FIFA World Cup, L.A. Galaxy forward Landon Donovan stole the headlines, but he was just one of seven players who had to return home after training with the team. Another one of those players was 30-year-old Michael Parkhurst, who was aiming for his first-ever World Cup finals appearance. Parkhurst, a defender for the Columbus Crew, said hearing the decision was difficult, but
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 (3-4-4, 13 points) earned a road point against the Portland Timbers (1-3-7, 10 points) in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Providence Park on Saturday evening. Maximiliano Urruti scored the match’s first goal for Portland in the fifth minute of play before Federico Higuain leveled the score with a signature chip goal in the 14th minute. After Alvas Powell was shown a red card for a harsh challenge on Chad Barson, Columbus took a 2-1 lead before halftime courtesy
Photo Credit: Joe Foughty/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew took a tough loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 on Saturday night. Fatigue was certainly a factor as the Crew finished a span of three games in seven days. Columbus was not one to make excuses for the recent slide, knowing that the best is yet to come. “I’m not going to make excuses,” Crew defender Josh Williams stated. “That is the way the schedule came out. We have to be mentally tougher. It is
The Columbus Crew (3-3-3, 12 points) fell by a score of 1-0 to the Houston Dynamo (4-4-2, 14 points) on Wednesday night at BBVA Compass Stadium. A Will Bruin goal in the 50th minute of play was the difference between the two sides. After a scoreless first half, Houston notched the match’s only strike on a set piece, as Bruin headed home following service from Brad Davis during a Dynamo free kick. Columbus sustained stretches of possession in response to the
The Columbus Crew (3-2-3, 12 points) dropped a narrowly contested road match on Sunday by a final score of 2-0 against defending MLS Cup champion Sporting Kansas City (4-2-2, 14 points). The match’s opening strike came in the 10th minute of play, when forward Jacob Peterson scored his first goal of 2014 following a series of deflections inside the Crew’s area. His side-footed half-volley beat a diving Steve Clark and held-up as the match-winning goal. In the second half, the Crew gave
Jairo Arrieta scored once for the Columbus Crew, and, on two separate chances, almost doubled the team’s advantage. Almost. Although the Costa Rican forward converted his first-ever penalty attempt for the Crew in the 39th minute to give Columbus the lead, his two missed chances would prove costly late on. A 66th minute half-volley from Red Bull forward Bradley Wright-Phillips found its way past Crew goalkeeper Steve Clark, bounced off the far post and into the back of the net, with the game