San Jose vs. Columbus (Match Recap)
by Aaron Katzeman on May 20, 2012 1:49 PM EDT
After being barraged with shot attempts all night, Crew goalie Andy Gruenebaum finally succumbed to San Jose's attack in the 90th minute. It was a valiant effort, but Gruenebaum came just short of carrying his team to three vital away points.
The Crew used the same starting XI from last week's game against FC Dallas, except two new forwards were inserted. Out were Emilio Renteria and Ethan Finlay (concussion), and in were Olman Vargas and Justin Meram. The Earthquakes lined up in a 4-4-2.
San Jose were by far the more dangerous side in the opening minutes. Gruenebaum was called upon numerous times to bail out his team's bad defending.
Gruenebaum single-handedly kept the score 0-0 in the 21st minute. Earthquakes forward Steven Lenhart received a pass near the top of the box. He played the ball around defender Eric Gehrig to himself. Gehrig, caught on the wrong side of Lenhart, was forced to attempt to win the ball. However, his legs tangled with Lenhart's, who went down in the box and earned a penalty.
More after the jump...
1 commentSan Jose vs. Columbus (Match Preview)
by Aaron Katzeman on May 19, 2012 11:53 AM EDT
The Crew play their first of three games this week on Saturday night in San Jose, as they take on the Earthquakes at 10:30 pm in Buck Shaw Stadium.
Columbus is coming off a 2-1 home victory over FC Dallas last Saturday night. In the game, Dallas took an early lead. However, the Crew were able to score twice in the second half after Dallas went down to ten men to earn all three points. The Crew are 3-4-2 (11 points) this season, sitting in eight place in the Eastern Conference.
San Jose tied Chivas USA at home last weekend, 1-1, after an 89th minute equalizing goal by forward Alan Gordon. The Earthquakes are currently second in the league with 23 points (7-2-2). They are also tied for second in MLS in the goals scored department. Forward Chris Wondolowski has scored 11 of the team's 22 goals, good for first in the league.
Prediction and much more after the jump...
Views From Field Level (Crew vs FC Dallas "Pioneer Cup" Edition)
by Sam.Fahmi on May 17, 2012 9:42 PM EDT
HA HA, you all thought I forgot about this, didn't you? Na, I was actually fairly frustrated with the last home result, not the performance, that I decided to refrain from writing a post due to the possibility of it consisting of a lot of profanity.
jump. JUMP. NOW. I promise a soft landing..... maybe.
Crew Enticing Naming Rights Prospects
by Patrick Guldan on May 16, 2012 11:27 PM EDT
The Crew have hatched a plan to make Crew Stadium's naming rights much more attractive, it includes a 100 foot tall electronic signboard. The team is hoping that the prominent placement along Interstate 71 convince a partner to pay $15 million over 10 years for prominent placement on the LED sign.
Crew Host 3rd Round Open Cup Game
The Crew will host the 3rd round Open Cup game on Tuesday, May 29th at 7:30 p.m. at Crew Stadium. Columbus will learn their opponent next Tuesday when the Dayton Dutch Lions travel to face the Chicago Fire PDL in the 2nd Round game.
Tradition, More Than A Word
by Patrick Guldan on May 15, 2012 11:51 PM EDT
Chris Birchall and Frankie Hejduk weren't in Washington D.C. today for the L.A. Galaxy's recognition ceremony at the White House. I was very surprised; I thought it was a given to bring back the key cogs for this type of event. Birchall even played in the Cup final. However, the Galaxy chose differently.
Birchall and Hejduk Won't Meet Obama Today
Curiously, the L.A. Galaxy didn't invite Chris Birchall and Frankie Hejduk to the recognition event at the White House for the MLS Cup Champions.
One of my favorite memories of the 2008 Crew championship team was bringing back players who were no longer with the team. It was a very nice gesture to the players who made the season great, even if they weren't with the team.
I've requested more information from the Galaxy, but their (probably extremely busy) media staff hasn't replied yet.
Crew v. FC Dallas: Notes and Grades
by Patrick Guldan on May 14, 2012 11:33 PM EDT
The Crew break a five game losing streak and do it behind some impressive goals.
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