The Philadelphia Union came into tonight’s game after a poor start to the season, recording only a single victory in their opening eight games. And with never having recorded a victory in Columbus, Philadelphia never looked like breaking that record with Columbus Crew SC running out comfortable winners 4-1. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com Crew SC started the game slowly allowing Philadelphia to have some promising possession, but that ended on 21 minutes with Kei Kamara scoring his 5th goal of the season. After
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com Goals from Federico Higuain, Justin Meram, and Kei Kamara gave Columbus Crew SC a 3-0 win over Orlando City SC in their first-ever meeting. “We are extremely excited, but obviously, there is still a lot of work to be done,” Crew SC midfielder Ethan Finlay added. “Fortunately for us, some of the results in MLS went our way tonight and that is kind of what we need to get to the top of the table that much
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
Josh Williams has the potential to be the best soccer player to ever come out of Northeast Ohio. That’s saying a lot, considering that the area has produced the likes of Brad Friedel, Darlington Nagbe, Justin Morrow, and others. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com His rise in the professional game has been a meteoric one. Williams has grown from a practice player his first season to a regular MLS starter to a star in one of America’s biggest markets. This is not a surprise
Columbus Crew SC today announced that it has partnered with MAPFRE Insurance in a historic deal that will see Crew Stadium, the first soccer-specific stadium in the United States, now named MAPFRE Stadium. Built in 1999, Crew SC now takes the pitch for its 17th season at MAPFRE Stadium and prepares for its historic 20th season in Major League Soccer this year. In a multi-million dollar agreement, the largest partnership in club history, MAPFRE Stadium becomes the home of the
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com Ballots have been finalized for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2015 elections, and voting will begin immediately for the Player, Veteran Player and Builder categories. Voting will continue through Friday, March 20, and the election results will be announced shortly after. Induction ceremony details for the Class of 2015 will be announced at a later date. Players in their first year of eligibility include the following: two-time FIFA World Cup participant and current Columbus
