Falling behind once again proved no deterrent to the Chicago Fire on Saturday, as the pinpoint passing of Joel Lindpere led to second-half goals by Dilly Duka and red-hot forward Mike Magee for 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium. A Federico Higuaín penalty pick in the 7th minute staked the Crew to […]
Crew Smacks League-Leading Impact 2-0
June 17, 2013 by
Dominic Oduro scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner by Matias Sanchez as the Crew completed a tiring and trying week with an inspired 2-0 win over Eastern Conference leaders Montreal Impact on Saturday before a season-high crowd of 18,320 at Crew Stadium. Sanchez scored in the 6th minute on a deflected shot from […]
Crew Bounced from US Open Tourney by Fire
June 14, 2013 by
It took 78 minutes, but the Chicago Fire finally took advantage of the opportunity provided them by Wednesday night’s postponement of their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup fourth round clash with the Columbus Crew, as Patrick Nyarko’s late strike propelled them into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win under their belt. After losing in their […]
Union Smacks Crew 3-0
June 6, 2013 by
The Philadelphia Union exploded for three goals in a six-minute span en route to an easy 3-0 victory over the visiting Columbus Crew on Wednesday night at PPL Park. Brian Carroll, Sheanon Williams and Conor Casey were the goalscorers for the Union, who snapped a two-game winless streak in the league to improve to 6-5-4 […]
Crew Earn 1-1 Draw with Dynamo
June 3, 2013 by
Federico Higuaín came to the rescue with another penalty kick but the Columbus Crew’s home woes continued with a 1-1 tie against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening at Crew Stadium. Higuaín’s penalty kick snapped a 294-minute home goalless streak the 69th minute, the Crew’s first tally since another Higuaín penalty on April 27 vs. […]
Crew Beat Dutch Lions 2-1, Advance in U.S. Open Cup
May 30, 2013 by
To avoid the fate the Black & Gold have faced in the tournament the past two seasons, Columbus Head Coach Robert Warzycha mixed experienced veterans such as Federico Higuaín and Eddie Gaven with younger players like Chad Barson and Aaron Schoenfeld in his team’s third-round clash with USL PRO club Dayton Dutch Lions FC on […]
Crew Earn Hard Fought Point at New York
May 27, 2013 by
The New York Red Bulls are beginning to make a habit out of late-game heroics. For the second straight week, the Red Bulls scored in the dying moments of a match, and this time it led to a 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew at Red Bull Arena on Sunday. New York fell behind twice […]
Crew Beats Toronto 1-0
May 20, 2013 by
The faces were new, but the result was the same for Toronto FC, as Federico Higuaín and the Columbus Crew continued their mastery of their Trillium Cup rivals in a 1-0 victory at BMO Field on Saturday. Newcomers Steven Caldwell, Jeremy Brockie and Bobby Convey all made their TFC debuts, but it went for naught […]
Rapids Beat Crew 2-0
May 13, 2013 by
The Colorado Rapids made judicious use of their forward forays, scoring on their first two shots even though they were 61 minutes apart, as the visiting Rapids downed the Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday. Former Crew star Edson Buddle put the Rapids ahead in the 8th minute and rookie Dillon Powers netted the important insurance […]
Red Bulls Use Late Goal to Beat Crew
May 6, 2013 by
Luis Robles saved a penalty kick to keep the match scoreless and his New York teammates rewarded his effort just moments later when Tim Cahill scored in the 80th minute to give the streaking Red Bulls a 1-0 win against Columbus on Saturday. Cahill was in position in front of the goal for a header […]
