Orlando City SC scored two second half goals to draw Columbus Crew SC 2-2. “I think it’s about the mentality,” Crew SC Sporting director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said after the match. “Winning is about the mentality to compete on every single play and I didn’t see that tonight.” Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Crew SC opened the match with one of the strongest halves of the season, creating numerous chances and firing ten shots on goal. In the 20th minute, Tony
10-man Columbus Crew SC and DC United fought to a 1-1 draw Saturday following an 89th minute goal from Fabian Espindola. “It’s tough, we’re not happy,” Crew SC Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said. “We’re very disappointed. I think the effort that the guys put in was enough to win the game.” Crew SC gained a 1-0 advantage in the second half off an Ola Kamara tap-in from close range, but the momentum shifted when Harrison Afful was given a
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
Columbus Crew SC snatched a late goal from Ola Kamara to secure a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls Saturday. “It was one of those (games) you have to dig deep for,“ Columbus Crew SC Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said, “I’m proud of the effort, your back’s against the wall, you are looking at a loss, (but) you keep going.” Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Crew SC’s back was undoubtedly up against the wall for most of the
On Saturday Columbus Crew SC won their first home game since April 23rd with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Real Salt Lake. Ola, the new Kamara in town, found his feet tonight with a hat trick and a fine all-around performance, putting to bed the “hat trick penalty” argument that sent Kei Kamara away to the New England Revolution. The game started 90 minutes late due to a thunderstorm in the area and it was Salt Lake City that started the
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
A Kamara continued to make headlines for Columbus Crew SC on Wednesday, only this time it was on the pitch and from Norwegian forward Ola Kamara, whose 17th minute goal proved to be the difference in a 1-0 result. “It felt great to play in the stadium and it was cool to play in front of the audience and get a goal as well,” Kamara said. Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com The new arrival to Crew SC had his fingerprints all over the
Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com Columbus Crew SC squandered a three-goal lead on Saturday night to draw 4-4 with Montreal Impact and stay routed in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, continuing their indifferent start to the season. Losing a three-goal lead was only the side note. An on-field argument between Federico Higuain and Kei Kamara and the post-match interview that followed became the major talking points of the game. With Columbus comfortably ahead 3-1 in the game they were awarded a
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com In their only matchup in the 2016 season, the Columbus Crew SC defeated the Houston Dynamo 1-0 in front of 17,705 at MAPFRE Stadium. Columbus Crew SC (2-3-2; 8 pts.) won on a 21st minute penalty from Kei Kamara, as the Houston Dynamo (1-4-2; 5 pts.) played more than 70 minutes a man down. “I am really pound of the team because I think it was a real professional performance,” Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter
