In a chippy, disjointed match, a header from Sporting Kansas City’s Ike Opara made the difference in a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew that may have brought an end to Columbus’ Cinderella run at the end of the season. The Crew entered the match as one of the hottest teams in the league, earning […]
Crew’s Oduro Named MLS Player of the Month
October 4, 2013 by
Columbus Crew forward Dominic Oduro was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Month by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the month of September in the 2013 MLS season. Oduro led the Crew to a 4-1-0 record in September contributing three goals – all game-winning – and two assists in five League matches. […]
Crew Downs FC Dallas 4-2
September 30, 2013 by
Former FC Dallas forward Dominic Oduro put his old team to the sword on Sunday evening, leading the Columbus Crew to an exciting 4-2 victory that kept the team’s playoff push alive while simultaneously dealing a severe blow to Dallas’ own hopes. Oduro netted the all-important third goal just before halftime, placing it past Raúl […]
Crew Blanks Fire 3-0
September 23, 2013 by
The Columbus Crew have stormed back into the MLS playoff picture. A strong offensive performance and an early red card earned the club a 3-0 win over rivals Chicago Fire, and pulled the Crew even closer to a playoff spot that seemed impossible only a month ago. The Crew opened scoring early, when Dominic Oduro […]
Crew Beats League-Leading Impact 2-1
September 16, 2013 by
The Columbus Crew are officially back in the playoff hunt. After falling behind on Marco Di Vaio’s 18th goal of the season, an inspired Federico Higuain provided the assists on second-half goals by Chad Marshall and Dominic Oduro as the Crew notched an improbable 2-1 comeback win against the Montreal Impact, who were at the […]
Sporting KC Smacks Crew 3-0
September 9, 2013 by
Sporting Kansas City were missing four players to international duty and had just sold another across the Atlantic. And it didn’t matter, as they throttled the Columbus Crew 3-0 at Sporting Park on Saturday night, bringing Brian Bliss & Co. back to earth after their midweek win over Houston. Claudio Bieler broke a month-and-a-half scoring […]
Interim Coach Leads Crew to 2-0 Win Over Dynamo
September 5, 2013 by
The Columbus Crew didn’t just make Brian Bliss a winner in his head-coaching debut, they may have rescued their playoff hopes. Justin Meram and rookie Ryan Finley both scored as Columbus defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-0 at Crew Stadium on Wednesday night. Finley scored his first professional goal right out of halftime and Meram added […]
Crew Fires Head Coach
September 3, 2013 by
The Columbus Crew announced Monday that it has parted ways with Head Coach Robert Warzycha. In his fifth year in charge, Warzycha led the Crew to a 8-13-5 record (29 points), with the Black & Gold currently sitting in eighth place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference, eight points outside the fifth and final MLS […]
Crew Falls to Shorthanded Sounders 1-0
September 2, 2013 by
After a severe thunderstorm delayed the match nearly two hours, the sellout crowd of 20,392 in attendance at Columbus Crew Stadium saw the home team fall 1-0 to a Seattle Sounders squad that played more than 83 minutes of the game with ten men. While Crew captain and designated player Federico Higuain served the first […]
Crew Crushed by Real Salt Lake 4-0
August 26, 2013 by
After settling for just one point in two road matches, Supporters’ Shield leaders Real Salt Lake returned to Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday night with something to prove. With a convincing 4-0 win over the Columbus Crew, RSL delivered all the proof needed. Kyle Beckerman scored twice and youngsters Devon Sandoval and Luis Gil netted […]
