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Columbus Crew 3 Toronto 2
MLS - Crew down TFC in stoppage time
Jason Garey heads game-winner as Columbus rallies
07/25/2009 10:02 PMBy Craig Merz / MLSnet.com Staff
Jason Garey scored on a header from a Frankie Hejduk cross two minutes into stoppage time to complete a second-half rally as the Columbus Crew stunned Toronto FC 3-2 on Saturday to establish an MLS record with their 19th consecutive regular-season home match without a loss.
Garey's goal, his fourth of the season and third in two games, came after Steven Lenhart leveled the score at 2-2 for the Crew in the 76th minute.
Ali Gerba had put TFC ahead in the 49th minute in his MLS debut before Lenhart's second goal of the season.
Columbus broke the 18-game record (20 in a row, including two playoff games) set by San Jose in 2004-05. Its last loss in Crew Stadium was 2-0 to San Jose on June 7, 2008. The Crew are 13-0-6 during the stretch compared to a 9-0-9 mark for the Earthquakes before the club moved to Houston prior to the 2006 season. The Crew also own the record for longest overall unbeaten streak (19 in 2004-05) and road unblemished mark (nine, 2004).
Not only did the Crew claim the Trillium Cup for winning the season series with their Canadian rivals but moved four points ahead of the Reds as well.
The game burst into life just past the half-hour mark as the Crew's Eddie Gaven and TFC's Dwayne De Rosario exchanged goals three minutes apart.
Gaven netted his third after a good work by Danny O'Rourke down the right side in the 32nd minute. O'Rourke took a pass from Duncan Oughton as a defender slid by. He dribbled into the penalty area and showed composure as he went around another Toronto player. O'Rourke then crossed the ball to Gaven where he slotted it in from 10 yards.
Toronto also worked the right side for the equalizer in the 35th minute. Marvell Wynne sped past Gino Padula and sent a crisp ball to the top of the goal area to Pablo Vitti. He put the ball back to an open De Rosario for the shot from eight yards and his team-best seventh goal.
Toronto has never beaten the Crew in nine meetings (0-4-5) and now has three losses and two ties in Columbus but was in good position to change that early in the second half. Gerba -- the Canadian international signed last month -- completed a give-and-go with Chad Barrett to break the 1-1 deadlock.
Barrett took advantage of a goal kick by the Crew's William Hesmer that got away from defender Andy Iro on the right side. Barrett fed the ball into the middle to Gerba, who sent it back. At the same as that was happening Crew defender Eric Brunner tripped over Gerba, leaving the forward by himself to receive the return pass from Barrett deep inside the box for the finish past Hesmer.
Columbus pressed for the tying goal, especially when swift right winger Emmanuel Ekpo entered for Duncan Oughton in the 64th minute. Ekpo broke free in the 72nd minute and unleashed a rising strike from 25 yards that goalkeeper Stefan Frei got in front of.
But TFC wasn't rattled and Vitti rang the crossbar in the 73rd minute with a goal that might have sealed the victory before Garey and Lenhart's heroics.
In the 76th minute, Lenhart got a step on defender Marco Velez on the right side of the penalty area and was in position to get to a pass from Brian Carroll before Frei could. Lenhart used his left foot to flick the ball over the 'keeper to make it 2-2.
The Crew were missing starting forwards Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Alejandro Moreno for the second consecutive match because of injuries, although Moreno was available off the bench. Also, defender Chad Marshall and midfielder Robbie Rogers are with the U.S. squad for CONCACAF Gold Cup. Meanwhile, TFC was minus U.S. midfielder Sam Cronin among its regulars.
Columbus went with the same 11 that defeated Real Salt Lake 3-1 on June 18. It included Garey and Lenhart, who combined for all three goals in that game.
The only change for Toronto from its 1-1 tie with Houston in its last match was the insertion of Gerba. He got acclimated to his teammates by playing in a midweek friendly vs. River Plate, as did rookie forward O'Brian White, who played for the first time since suffering a knee injury with the University of Connecticut in October. The fourth overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft entered in the 79th minute for Barrett.
Toronto was dealt a blow in the 22nd minute when midfielder Amado Guevara left the game with an upper body contusion and was replaced by defender Marco Velez.
Columbus is 6-0-4 at home this season and is 7-1-7 in the past 15 games. Toronto had a win and in its previous two outings and is 2-4-2 on the road.
Both teams will be on the road Aug. 1 with Columbus facing Colorado and TFC playing New England.
Craig Merz is a contributor to MLSnet.com
Toronto FC (7-7-5) vs. Columbus Crew (7-3-9)
July 25, 2009 -- Columbus Crew Stadium
Scoring Summary:
CLB -- Eddie Gaven 3 (Danny O'Rourke 1, Duncan Oughton 2) 32
TOR -- Dwayne De Rosario 7 (Pablo Vitti 1, Marvell Wynne 3) 35
TOR -- Ali Gerba 1 (Chad Barrett 3) 49
CLB -- Steven Lenhart 2 (Brian Carroll 1, Jason Garey 2) 76
CLB -- Jason Garey 4 (Frankie Hejduk 2) 92+
Toronto FC -- Stefan Frei, Marvell Wynne, Nick Garcia, Adrian Serioux, Jim Brennan, Carl Robinson, Dwayne De Rosario, Amado Guevara (Marco Velez 22), Pablo Vitti, Ali Gerba (Danny Dichio 87), Chad Barrett (O'Brian White 79).
Substitutes Not Used: Brian Edwards, Gabe Gala, Emmanuel Gomez
Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Eric Brunner, Andy Iro, Gino Padula (Adam Moffat 73), Duncan Oughton (Emmanuel Ekpo 64), Brian Carroll, Danny O'Rourke, Eddie Gaven, Steven Lenhart, Jason Garey.
Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Burns, Cory Elenio, Andy Gruenebaum, Alejandro Moreno, Jed Zayner
Columbus Crew Toronto FC
total shots: 19 (Jason Garey 5,
Steven Lenhart 5) 12 (Chad Barrett 3)
shots on goal: 11 (Jason Garey 4) 6 (5 tied with 1)
fouls: 9 (Steven Lenhart 3) 10 (Adrian Serioux 3)
offsides: 3 (Steven Lenhart 2) 3 (Ali Gerba 2)
corner kicks: 6 (3 tied with 2) 5 (Dwayne De Rosario 4)
saves: 4 (William Hesmer 4) 8 (Stefan Frei 8)
Misconduct Summary:
TOR -- Carl Robinson (caution; Reckless Foul) 27
CLB -- Brian Carroll (caution; Tactical Foul) 29
CLB -- Gino Padula (caution; Reckless Tackle) 38
TOR -- Marco Velez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 78
referee: Alex Prus
Referee's Assistants: Sean Hurd; Cyril Madukanya
4th official: Mikael Lundqvist
time of game: 1:50
attendance: 13,775
weather: Cloudy -and- 75 degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
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MLS - Crew down TFC in stoppage time
Jason Garey heads game-winner as Columbus rallies
07/25/2009 10:02 PMBy Craig Merz / MLSnet.com Staff
Jason Garey scored on a header from a Frankie Hejduk cross two minutes into stoppage time to complete a second-half rally as the Columbus Crew stunned Toronto FC 3-2 on Saturday to establish an MLS record with their 19th consecutive regular-season home match without a loss.
Garey's goal, his fourth of the season and third in two games, came after Steven Lenhart leveled the score at 2-2 for the Crew in the 76th minute.
Ali Gerba had put TFC ahead in the 49th minute in his MLS debut before Lenhart's second goal of the season.
Columbus broke the 18-game record (20 in a row, including two playoff games) set by San Jose in 2004-05. Its last loss in Crew Stadium was 2-0 to San Jose on June 7, 2008. The Crew are 13-0-6 during the stretch compared to a 9-0-9 mark for the Earthquakes before the club moved to Houston prior to the 2006 season. The Crew also own the record for longest overall unbeaten streak (19 in 2004-05) and road unblemished mark (nine, 2004).
Not only did the Crew claim the Trillium Cup for winning the season series with their Canadian rivals but moved four points ahead of the Reds as well.
The game burst into life just past the half-hour mark as the Crew's Eddie Gaven and TFC's Dwayne De Rosario exchanged goals three minutes apart.
Gaven netted his third after a good work by Danny O'Rourke down the right side in the 32nd minute. O'Rourke took a pass from Duncan Oughton as a defender slid by. He dribbled into the penalty area and showed composure as he went around another Toronto player. O'Rourke then crossed the ball to Gaven where he slotted it in from 10 yards.
Toronto also worked the right side for the equalizer in the 35th minute. Marvell Wynne sped past Gino Padula and sent a crisp ball to the top of the goal area to Pablo Vitti. He put the ball back to an open De Rosario for the shot from eight yards and his team-best seventh goal.
Toronto has never beaten the Crew in nine meetings (0-4-5) and now has three losses and two ties in Columbus but was in good position to change that early in the second half. Gerba -- the Canadian international signed last month -- completed a give-and-go with Chad Barrett to break the 1-1 deadlock.
Barrett took advantage of a goal kick by the Crew's William Hesmer that got away from defender Andy Iro on the right side. Barrett fed the ball into the middle to Gerba, who sent it back. At the same as that was happening Crew defender Eric Brunner tripped over Gerba, leaving the forward by himself to receive the return pass from Barrett deep inside the box for the finish past Hesmer.
Columbus pressed for the tying goal, especially when swift right winger Emmanuel Ekpo entered for Duncan Oughton in the 64th minute. Ekpo broke free in the 72nd minute and unleashed a rising strike from 25 yards that goalkeeper Stefan Frei got in front of.
But TFC wasn't rattled and Vitti rang the crossbar in the 73rd minute with a goal that might have sealed the victory before Garey and Lenhart's heroics.
In the 76th minute, Lenhart got a step on defender Marco Velez on the right side of the penalty area and was in position to get to a pass from Brian Carroll before Frei could. Lenhart used his left foot to flick the ball over the 'keeper to make it 2-2.
The Crew were missing starting forwards Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Alejandro Moreno for the second consecutive match because of injuries, although Moreno was available off the bench. Also, defender Chad Marshall and midfielder Robbie Rogers are with the U.S. squad for CONCACAF Gold Cup. Meanwhile, TFC was minus U.S. midfielder Sam Cronin among its regulars.
Columbus went with the same 11 that defeated Real Salt Lake 3-1 on June 18. It included Garey and Lenhart, who combined for all three goals in that game.
The only change for Toronto from its 1-1 tie with Houston in its last match was the insertion of Gerba. He got acclimated to his teammates by playing in a midweek friendly vs. River Plate, as did rookie forward O'Brian White, who played for the first time since suffering a knee injury with the University of Connecticut in October. The fourth overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft entered in the 79th minute for Barrett.
Toronto was dealt a blow in the 22nd minute when midfielder Amado Guevara left the game with an upper body contusion and was replaced by defender Marco Velez.
Columbus is 6-0-4 at home this season and is 7-1-7 in the past 15 games. Toronto had a win and in its previous two outings and is 2-4-2 on the road.
Both teams will be on the road Aug. 1 with Columbus facing Colorado and TFC playing New England.
Craig Merz is a contributor to MLSnet.com
Toronto FC (7-7-5) vs. Columbus Crew (7-3-9)
July 25, 2009 -- Columbus Crew Stadium
Scoring Summary:
CLB -- Eddie Gaven 3 (Danny O'Rourke 1, Duncan Oughton 2) 32
TOR -- Dwayne De Rosario 7 (Pablo Vitti 1, Marvell Wynne 3) 35
TOR -- Ali Gerba 1 (Chad Barrett 3) 49
CLB -- Steven Lenhart 2 (Brian Carroll 1, Jason Garey 2) 76
CLB -- Jason Garey 4 (Frankie Hejduk 2) 92+
Toronto FC -- Stefan Frei, Marvell Wynne, Nick Garcia, Adrian Serioux, Jim Brennan, Carl Robinson, Dwayne De Rosario, Amado Guevara (Marco Velez 22), Pablo Vitti, Ali Gerba (Danny Dichio 87), Chad Barrett (O'Brian White 79).
Substitutes Not Used: Brian Edwards, Gabe Gala, Emmanuel Gomez
Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Eric Brunner, Andy Iro, Gino Padula (Adam Moffat 73), Duncan Oughton (Emmanuel Ekpo 64), Brian Carroll, Danny O'Rourke, Eddie Gaven, Steven Lenhart, Jason Garey.
Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Burns, Cory Elenio, Andy Gruenebaum, Alejandro Moreno, Jed Zayner
Columbus Crew Toronto FC
total shots: 19 (Jason Garey 5,
Steven Lenhart 5) 12 (Chad Barrett 3)
shots on goal: 11 (Jason Garey 4) 6 (5 tied with 1)
fouls: 9 (Steven Lenhart 3) 10 (Adrian Serioux 3)
offsides: 3 (Steven Lenhart 2) 3 (Ali Gerba 2)
corner kicks: 6 (3 tied with 2) 5 (Dwayne De Rosario 4)
saves: 4 (William Hesmer 4) 8 (Stefan Frei 8)
Misconduct Summary:
TOR -- Carl Robinson (caution; Reckless Foul) 27
CLB -- Brian Carroll (caution; Tactical Foul) 29
CLB -- Gino Padula (caution; Reckless Tackle) 38
TOR -- Marco Velez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 78
referee: Alex Prus
Referee's Assistants: Sean Hurd; Cyril Madukanya
4th official: Mikael Lundqvist
time of game: 1:50
attendance: 13,775
weather: Cloudy -and- 75 degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
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