(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOW DC 0-0-2 4-0-0 0-1-0 3-0-2 1-1-0 CLB 2-0-0 1-2-2 0-0-0 3-0-1 0-2-0 D.C. UNITED COLUMBUS CREW SC Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since) Home win 3/28/2015 DC 1, LA 0 (2) 4/25/2015 CLB 4, PHI 1 (0) Road win 4/25/2015 DC 2, VAN 1 (0) 10/19/2014 CLB 3, NY 1 (3) Home loss 6/28/2014 DC 0, SEA 1 (11) 3/28/2015 CLB 1, NYR 2 (2) Road loss 3/22/2015 DC 0, NYR 2 (2) 3/07/2015 CLB 0, HOU 1 (2) Tie game 4/18/2015 DC 1, HOU 1 (1) 4/11/2015 CLB 0, NE 0 (2) Shutout for 4/03/2015 DC 1, ORL 0 (3) 4/18/2015 CLB 3, ORL 0 (1) Shutout vs. 3/22/2015 DC 0, NYR 2 (5) 4/11/2015 CLB 0, NE 0 (2) United WLWWTTW Crew SC LWLTTWW GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG DC 7 1 4 2 0 0 8 1.14 CLB 7 2 1 2 1 1 12 1.71 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG DC 7 3 2 2 0 0 6 0.86 CLB 7 3 2 2 0 0 6 0.86 GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 DC 8 1 1 1 1 2 2 CLB 12 0 2 3 5 2 0 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 DC 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 CLB 6 0 0 1 1 4 0 GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS BY INTERVALS RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL THE LAST TIME GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED UNITED G: 2 Kitchen/Rolfe A: 2 Arnaud/Rolfe SHT: 20 Pontius SOG: 10 Rolfe FC: 15 Arnaud FS: 15 Arnaud OF: 14 Arrieta C: 2 3 players tied E: 0 CREW SC G: 5 Kamara A: 4 Finlay SHT: 31 Kamara SOG: 14 Kamara FC: 14 Tchani FS: 8 Higuain OF: 5 Finlay C: 2 Higuain/Tchani E: 1 Higuain TEAM LEADERS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA United 7 4-1-2 14 8 6 at home 4 2-0-2 8 5 3 Crew SC 7 3-2-2 11 12 6 on road 3 0-1-2 2 2 3 2015 SEASON RECORDS LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (59 meetings): United 25 wins (5 shootout), 82 goals … Crew SC 24 wins (0 shootout), 85 goals … Ties 10 AT RFK (30 meetings): United 18 wins (3 shootout), 57 goals … Crew SC 8 wins (0 shootout), 41 goals … Ties 4 LAST YEAR (MLS) 3/8: DC 0, CLB 3 (Arrieta 18; Higuain 27, 90) 4/19: CLB 1, DC 1 (Jimenez 90 – Espindola 31) 6/7: DC 0, CLB 0 D.C. UNITED 2 Taylor Kemp (DF) 4 Marcus Halsti (MF) 5 Sean Franklin (DF) 6 Kofi Opare (DF) 7 Eddie Johnson (FW) 8 Davy Arnaud (MF) 10 Fabian Espindola (FW) 11 Luis Silva (MF) 12 Michael Farfan (MF) 13 Chris Pontius (MF) 14 Nick DeLeon (MF) 15 Steve Birnbaum (DF) 17 Miguel Aguilar (MF) 18 Chris Rolfe (FW) 19 Jairo Arrieta (FW) 20 Jalen Robinson (DF) 22 Chris Korb (DF) 23 Perry Kitchen (MF) 25 Jared Jeffrey (MF) 27 Collin Martin (MF) 28 Bill Hamid (GK) 29 Michael Seaton (FW) 30 Conor Doyle (FW) 32 Bobby Boswell (DF) 34 Luke Mishu (DF) 48 Travis Worra (GK) 50 Andrew Dykstra (GK) COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 Steve Clark (GK) 2 Tyson Wahl (DF) 3 Chris Klute (DF) 4 Michael Parkhurst (DF) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz (DF) 6 Tony Tchani (MF) 7 Kristinn Steindorsson (MF) 8 Mohammed Saeid (MF) 9 Justin Meram (MF) 10 Federico Higuain (MF) 12 Kevan George (MF) 13 Ethan Finlay (MF) 14 Waylon Francis (DF) 16 Hector Jimenez (MF) 17 Ben Speas (MF) 18 Aaron Schoenfeld (FW) 19 Romain Gall (MF) 20 Wil Trapp (MF) 21 Chad Barson (DF) 22 Kalen Ryden (DF) 23 Kei Kamara (FW) 24 Sergio Campbell (DF) 26 Ben Swanson (MF) 27 Hernan Grana (DF) 28 Matt Lampson (GK) 29 Adam Bedell (FW) 41 Brad Stuver (GK) ROSTERS PROBABLE LINEUPS REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; AR2 (opposite): Kathryn Nesbitt; 4th: Edvin Jurisevic UNITED Sat. May 9 Sporting KC Wed. May 13 Orlando City SC Sun. May 17 at Philadelphia Sat. May 23 at New England UPCOMING MATCHES D.C. UNITED v COLUMBUS CREW SC (May 2, RFK Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. ET) CREW SC Sat. May 9 Seattle Sat. May 16 at San Jose Fri. May 22 Chicago Sat. May 30 at Orlando City SC GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA F A 12 6 53 105 9 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 8 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 6 1 0 F A 8 6 79 105 5 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 0 WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM HOW SCORED TYPE OF PLAY DISTANCE UNITED CREW SC DISCIPLINARY SITUATION DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE INTERNATIONAL DUTY none none SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): none 18 Rolfe 28 Hamid 14 DeLeon 10 Espindola 5 Franklin 15 Opare 13 Pontius 23 Kitchen 32 Boswell 8 Arnaud 2 Kemp 1 Clark 4 Parkhurst 23 Kamara 14 Francis 27 Grana 5 Pogatetz 13 Finlay 9 Meram 10 Higuain 8 Saeid 6 Tchani
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GP W-L-T PTS GF GA United 7 4-1-2 14 8 6at home 4 2-0-2 8 5 3
Crew SC 7 3-2-2 11 12 6on road 3 0-1-2 2 2 3
2015 SEASON RECORDS
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (59 meetings): United 25 wins (5 shootout), 82 goals … Crew SC 24 wins (0 shootout), 85 goals … Ties 10
AT RFK (30 meetings): United 18 wins (3 shootout), 57 goals … Crew SC 8 wins (0 shootout), 41 goals … Ties 4
LAST YEAR (MLS)3/8: DC 0, CLB 3 (Arrieta 18; Higuain 27, 90)4/19: CLB 1, DC 1 (Jimenez 90 – Espindola 31)6/7: DC 0, CLB 0
D.C. UNITED2 Taylor Kemp (DF)4 Marcus Halsti (MF)5 Sean Franklin (DF)6 Kofi Opare (DF)7 Eddie Johnson (FW)8 Davy Arnaud (MF)10 Fabian Espindola (FW)11 Luis Silva (MF)12 Michael Farfan (MF)13 Chris Pontius (MF)14 Nick DeLeon (MF)15 Steve Birnbaum (DF)17 Miguel Aguilar (MF)18 Chris Rolfe (FW)19 Jairo Arrieta (FW)20 Jalen Robinson (DF)22 Chris Korb (DF)23 Perry Kitchen (MF)25 Jared Jeffrey (MF)27 Collin Martin (MF)28 Bill Hamid (GK)29 Michael Seaton (FW)30 Conor Doyle (FW)32 Bobby Boswell (DF)34 Luke Mishu (DF)48 Travis Worra (GK)50 Andrew Dykstra (GK)
COLUMBUS CREW SC1 Steve Clark (GK)2 Tyson Wahl (DF)3 Chris Klute (DF)4 Michael Parkhurst (DF)5 Emanuel Pogatetz (DF)6 Tony Tchani (MF)7 Kristinn Steindorsson (MF)8 Mohammed Saeid (MF)9 Justin Meram (MF)10 Federico Higuain (MF)12 Kevan George (MF)13 Ethan Finlay (MF)14 Waylon Francis (DF)16 Hector Jimenez (MF)17 Ben Speas (MF)18 Aaron Schoenfeld (FW)19 Romain Gall (MF)20 Wil Trapp (MF)21 Chad Barson (DF)22 Kalen Ryden (DF)23 Kei Kamara (FW)24 Sergio Campbell (DF)26 Ben Swanson (MF)27 Hernan Grana (DF)28 Matt Lampson (GK)29 Adam Bedell (FW)41 Brad Stuver (GK)
HEAD COACH : Gregg Berhalter 08/01/1973 W17 L12 T12
COLUMBUS CREW SC
2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Taylor Kemp DF 5-11 153 07/23/1990 Highlands Ranch, CO 5 4 0 1 26 22 1 34 Marcus Halsti MF 6-1 185 03/19/1984 Helsinki, Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 Sean Franklin DF 5-10 160 03/21/1985 Panorama City, CA 7 7 0 0 196 185 6 246 Kofi Opare DF 6-2 190 10/12/1990 Mampong, Ghana 5 4 0 0 17 15 1 07 Eddie Johnson FW 6-0 180 03/31/1984 Bunnell, FL 0 0 0 0 202 162 71 218 Davy Arnaud MF 5-11 160 06/22/1980 Nederland, TX 6 6 0 2 334 301 50 4510 Fabian Espindola FW 5-9 160 05/04/1985 San Luis, Argentina 1 1 0 0 181 152 55 2811 Luis Silva MF 5-11 170 12/10/1988 Los Angeles, CA 4 0 1 0 88 68 20 1312 Michael Farfan MF 5-9 160 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 6 3 0 1 88 69 4 1013 Chris Pontius MF 6-0 168 05/12/1987 West Covina, CA 7 7 1 0 136 116 29 1614 Nick DeLeon MF 5-10 170 07/17/1990 Phoenix, AZ 6 5 0 1 91 84 10 1115 Steve Birnbaum DF 6-1 180 01/23/1991 Irvine, CA 3 3 0 0 24 24 0 017 Miguel Aguilar MF 5-9 172 08/30/1993 Juarez, Mexico 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 018 Chris Rolfe FW 5-8 155 01/17/1983 Kettering, OH 7 7 2 2 206 176 56 3019 Jairo Arrieta FW 5-8 154 08/25/1983 Nicoya, Costa Rica 6 6 1 0 73 59 18 920 Jalen Robinson DF 5-9 145 05/08/1994 Cantonsville, MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Chris Korb DF 5-9 160 10/08/1987 Cleveland, OH 3 3 0 0 90 82 0 823 Perry Kitchen MF 6-0 160 02/29/1992 Indianapolis, IN 7 7 2 0 132 131 9 925 Jared Jeffrey MF 5-11 165 06/14/1990 Richardson, TX 1 0 0 0 21 12 2 027 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 0 0 0 0 13 6 0 128 Bill Hamid GK 6-3 225 11/25/1990 Annandale, VA 5 5 0 0 120 120 0 129 Michael Seaton FW 6-0 180 05/01/1996 Spanish Town, Jamaica 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 030 Conor Doyle FW 6-2 172 10/13/1991 McKinney, TX 6 0 0 0 37 9 2 132 Bobby Boswell DF 6-2 185 03/15/1983 Austin, TX 7 7 1 0 298 295 15 1234 Luke Mishu DF 6-0 180 06/26/1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 048 Travis Worra GK 6-3 175 04/09/1993 Lancaster, PA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 050 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 2 2 0 0 23 23 0 1
HEAD COACH: Ben Olsen 05/03/1977 W53 L65 T37
D.C. UNITED
MLS GAME INFORMATION
D.C. UNITED vs COLUMBUS CREW SC RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM, Washington, D.C.
May 2, 2015 (WEEK 9, MLS Game #81) 7 p.m. ET (CSN-MA; TWCSN-OH)
One of the initial rivalries in Major League Soccer is renewed when a key clash in the Eastern Conference takes center stage as D.C. United and Columbus Crew SC meet on Saturday evening at RFK Stadium. United have reeled off five games without defeat, returning home after a 2-1 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC, to move into a tie atop the East. Crew SC have put together a four-game undefeated run of their own following an impressive 4-1 win against Philadelphia Union on their home ground last weekend, sitting just three points out of the top spot in the division. REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; AR2 (opposite): Kathryn Nesbitt; 4th: Edvin Jurisevic MLS Career: 189 games; FC/gm: 25.1; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 68; pens: 69 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (59 meetings): United 25 wins (5 shootout), 82 goals … Crew SC 24 wins (0 shootout), 85 goals … Ties 10 AT RFK (30 meetings): United 18 wins (3 shootout), 57 goals … Crew SC 8 wins (0 shootout), 41 goals … Ties 4 RETURN MATCHES: 9/19: D.C. United vs. Columbus Crew SC, 7 p.m. ET; 10/25: Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United, tbd LAST YEAR (MLS) 3/8: DC 0, CLB 3 (Arrieta 18; Higuain 27, 90) 4/19: CLB 1, DC 1 (Jimenez 90 – Espindola 31) 6/7: DC 0, CLB 0
D.C. United have not defeated Crew SC since the final meeting in 2012, a 3-2 victory at RFK Stadium. Crew SC have won three of the five meetings since, with two draws – those two results coming in the last two meetings between the teams.
Crew SC have taken points on each of their three trips to RFK Stadium, with two wins and a draw. United haven’t won in Columbus since 2007; Crew SC have won five of their seven home meetings since, with two draws.
Coaches record: Gregg Berhalter vs. DC: P3 W1 L0 D2 … Ben Olsen vs. CLB: P11 W3 L6 D2 D.C. UNITED D.C. United extended their undefeated run to five matches, coming back from an early deficit for a 2-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday evening at BC Place. United are in a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with 14 points from 7 matches. LAST MATCH
Whitecaps FC took the lead in just the second minute, when Octavio Rivero's cross found an unmarked Pedro Morales just inside the box and he hit a perfectly controlled volley past United goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra.
But United were back on level terms just seven minutes later when center back Bobby Boswell shook off his marker to powerfully head home a Michael Farfan cross.
The match took a turn three minutes before the break when Matias Laba clipped Fabian Espindola as he raced into the 'Caps half, and referee David Gantar issued him his second booking of the match to leave the Caps down a man.
The visitors grabbed the eventual winner in the 64th minute. From a quick counter, the ball fell to Chris Rolfe, and he buried his shot past Vancouver goalkeeper David Ousted from just inside the box.
United head coach Ben Olsen made three changes to the team that reached a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo at RFK Stadium. Chris Korb came into the back four in place of Taylor Kemp, and Nick DeLeon and Fabian Espindola came into the side for Davy Arnaud and Jairo Arrieta.
D.C. UNITED (4-4-2): Andrew Dykstra (Travis Worra 58) - Sean Franklin, Bobby Boswell, Kofi Opare, Chris Korb - Nick DeLeon, Perry Kitchen, Michael Farfan, Chris Pontius (Conor Doyle 90) - Fabian Espindola, Chris Rolfe (Luis Silva 76).
MLS GAME INFORMATION
TEAM NEWS United extended their undefeated streak to five matches with a second consecutive away victory in the victory
at Vancouver. They have not lost since the March 22 defeat at the New York Red Bulls. “We’re certainly happy with the three points. It’s not an easy trip to come out here and take anything away,”
said United head coach Ben Olsen. “Obviously, the red card helps. But I thought up to that point, we were in good form. I’m just happy for the guys to come out with the win.”
Chris Rolfe scored a goal for a second consecutive match, playing up top as part of a strike partnership after lining out as a wide midfielder from the start of the season.
“He’s a classy player. His heart rate doesn’t get too high when he’s in front of goal. He’s pretty even keeled and a wonderful finisher. When he gets his chances, he does very well,” Olsen said.
Fabian Espindola made his first league start this season, partnering with Rolfe up top, after coming off a suspension levied in the MLS Cup Playoffs last year.
“I think he did great. For him to play the full 90 minutes, physically, is pretty impressive,” said Olsen. “He’s a very dangerous player. He didn’t get his looks on goal enough but once he gets in there and we get a rhythm with him, things will start clicking better. He’s always a danger and it was good to have him back.”
Michael Farfan moved into a central midfield role and contributed his first assist of the season, his first in MLS play since May 25, 2013, when he was with Philadelphia Union.
Travis Worra finished out the victory playing the final 32 minutes in goal, coming on to make his MLS debut in place of an injured Andrew Dykstra.
“To have those guys in front of me helped me out the whole time. As soon as I ran out there in the field, Kofi Opare and Bobby Boswell both looked me in the eyes and very calmly said, ‘Relax, you will be fine.’ I think before Bobby even said that, he said ‘Congrats,’” Worra said. “I still had a game to play so I asked him to tell me what to do. There was a job at hand and I was there to get the job done and get three points.”
Dykstra was making his second consecutive start between the posts in place of an injured Bill Hamid, who last played in the April 11 match vs. New York Red Bulls when he suffered a thigh contusion.
“Obviously, it was Travis Worra’s first game. I think he did really well in his first MLS game. He’s been with us since the preseason and we know what kind of goalkeeper he is,” said Opare. “Obviously, it’s hard to get minutes especially when you have Andrew Dykstra and Bill Hamid in front of you, but he’s more than capable of stepping in and getting the job done. We had confidence in him when he came in.”
Bobby Boswell scored his first league goal in almost exactly one year – his last previous goal in MLS came April 26, 2014, vs. FC Dallas.
COLUMBUS CREW SC Columbus Crew SC stretched their undefeated streak to four games, rolling to a 4-1 win against Philadelphia Union on Saturday evening at Mapfre Stadium. Crew SC are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 11 points from 7 matches. LAST MATCH
Crew SC took the lead as Kei Kamara hit for the opener in the 21st minute. Ethan Finlay worked his way down the right wing and broke free again, before lofting a ball that Kamara controlled with his chest and blasted underneath Union goalkeeper John McCarthy.
The lead was doubled in the 32nd minute as Finlay was on the receiving end. Waylon Francis put a ball from the left side directly onto Finlay's foot, and he simply redirected it past McCarthy on his first touch.
Crew SC extended their lead to 3-0 just before the halftime break. Emanuel Pogatetz floated a long ball toward Justin Meram, who was guarded by Union defender Maurice Edu. Meram managed to flick the ball in front of him and carry it 40 yards downfield before slipping a shot past McCarthy.
The visitors pulled a goal back in the 64th minute when Eric Ayuk Mbu would provide some consolation for Union fans by smashing home a header from a C.J. Sapong cross past Crew SC goalkeeper Steve Clark.
But Finlay sealed the scoreline 10 minutes later after a blistering run and a beautiful Kamara pass that left him one-on-one with McCarthy for a chance that he easily finished.
Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter made no changes to the team that rolled to a 3-0 win against a 10-man Orlando City SC at Mapfre Stadium.
COLUMBUS CREW SC (4-2-3-1): Steve Clark - Hernan Grana, Michael Parkhurst, Emanuel Pogatetz (Tyson Wahl 56), Waylon Francis - Mohammed Saeid, Tony Tchani - Ethan Finlay, Federico Higuain, Justin Meram (Kristinn Steindorsson 66) - Kei Kamara (Aaron Schoenfeld 77).
TEAM NEWS Crew SC won their second match on the trot and extended their undefeated streak to four games following the
triumph against Philadelphia. Crew SC have scored seven goals over their last two games – they had scored five goals total through their
first five games of the season. Crew SC lead MLS with 12 goals this season, an average of 1.71 goals per game.
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“I think it was a very good performance. The goal of the season is to navigate your way through the season. You want to be consistent, you want to keep performing and hopefully at the end of the season, the playoffs are there and you’re peaking at the right time to be able to win a championship,” said Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter.
Ethan Finlay netted a pair of goals – his first career multiple-goal game – and added an assist in the win. Finlay had ended the 2014 season with five goals in his last seven matches.
“Anytime someone scores after not scoring for a little bit, it’s a relief, no matter what the circumstances are,” said Berhalter. “I think that [Finlay] has been playing well and for him, we couldn’t be happier because of the work he has put in assisting teammates and now for him to get on the scoreboard, that’s great.”
Said Finlay: “I think we’re one of the best offenses in the league. I think we’re a team that no one wants to play when we’re all clicking. The other part of that is, when one guy’s not having a great game, you can have three other guys that can really make a huge impact and a huge difference. So when you have that, that’s extremely dangerous throughout the season. We’ll need it. We’ll need it from all types of guys.”
Kei Kamara scored a goal for a second consecutive match and now has five goals for the season, tied atop the MLS Golden Boot standings with Vancouver’s Octavio Rivero. Kamara’s goal came in his 200th career MLS league appearance.
“He has been fantastic. Besides the assist and the goal that he had, he was dominating out there. Every ball in the air he was winning, bringing his teammates into the game,” said Berhalter. “That’s what we imagined when we signed him. We are very pleased with him so far.”
Said Kamara: “I’m here to click with the team. I’m here to help the team out. I’m happy I’m getting on the same page with a few of the guys, and it’s working out … I feel like I’m really part of this league, I’m really part of MLS. I feel like I’m one of the originals. I’ve been around here so long; that’s why I feel like I’ve played more than 200 games. I respect this league so much.”
Justin Meram also netted for a second consecutive game and now has three goals for the season, tied for third in the MLS Golden Boot standings.
"I am most happy with the collective effort of the group and I have been telling people that our style of play needs the guys working together and that is our whole training. Everything is about passing it to each other, then moving together and the collective effort was outstanding,” said Berhalter. “If you look at the scoresheet, our three attacking players get on the board and [Federico Higuain] probably had, in my eyes, one of his best games of the season without getting on the scoring line.”
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
18 F Chris Rolfe 7 7 567 2 2 19 10 3 6 1 9 0 023 M Perry Kitchen 7 7 630 2 0 4 3 14 10 0 0 2 032 D Bobby Boswell 7 7 630 1 0 5 2 5 2 0 0 2 013 M Chris Pontius 7 7 604 1 0 20 5 2 13 1 0 0 019 F Jairo Arrieta 6 6 423 1 0 7 5 9 6 14 0 0 011 M Luis Silva 4 0 63 1 0 4 2 4 2 0 4 0 08 M Davy Arnaud 6 6 540 0 2 3 1 15 15 0 0 2 012 M Michael Farfan 6 3 284 0 1 4 1 9 3 0 6 1 014 M Nick DeLeon 6 5 437 0 1 5 0 5 7 1 0 0 02 D Taylor Kemp 5 4 380 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 3 1 050 G Andrew Dykstra 2 2 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 G Bill Hamid 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 D Chris Korb 3 3 250 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 030 F Conor Doyle 6 0 118 0 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 010 F Fabian Espindola 1 1 90 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 025 M Jared Jeffrey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 D Kofi Opare 5 4 445 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 017 M Miguel Aguilar 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 D Sean Franklin 7 7 630 0 0 3 1 8 3 2 6 0 015 D Steve Birnbaum 3 3 185 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 048 G Travis Worra 1 0 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Chris Rolfe 1, Chris Pontius 1, Luis Silva 1, Jairo Arrieta 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Davy Arnaud 2, Chris Rolfe 1, Nick DeLeon 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Chris Pontius 0-1
Sat. Mar. 7 Montreal W 1-0 11549 1-0-0 2 3 DC: Arrieta (58); Sun. Mar. 22 at New York L 0-2 21036 1-1-0 7 3 NYR: Wright-Phillips (25) Sam (71)Sat. Mar. 28 Los Angeles W 1-0 14462 2-1-0 2 6 DC: Pontius (93+); Fri. Apr. 3 at Orlando City
SCW 1-0 32822 3-1-0 1 9 DC: Silva (91+);
Sat. Apr. 11 New York T 2-2 16304 3-1-1 1 10 DC: Kitchen (26,66); NYR: Perrinelle (68) Sam (90)Sat. Apr. 18 Houston T 1-1 13047 3-1-2 2 11 DC: Rolfe (36); HOU: Clark (65)Sat. Apr. 25 at Vancouver W 2-1 21000 4-1-2 2 14 DC: Boswell (10) Rolfe (64); VAN: Morales (2)Sat. May 2 ColumbusSat. May 9 Sporting KCWed. May 13 Orlando City SCSun. May 17 at PhiladelphiaSat. May 23 at New EnglandWed. May 27 at PortlandSat. May 30 PhiladelphiaWed. June 3 ChicagoSat. June 6 Toronto FCSun. June 14 at Orlando City
SCSun. June 21 New EnglandWed. June 24 at ChicagoSat. June 27 at Toronto FCFri. July 3 at SeattleSat. July 18 at FC DallasSun. July 26 PhiladelphiaSat. Aug. 1 Real Salt LakeSat. Aug. 8 at MontrealThu. Aug. 13 at New York
City FCSat. Aug. 22 San JoseSun. Aug. 30 at New YorkSat. Sep. 12 at ColoradoSat. Sep. 19 ColumbusSat. Sep. 26 at MontrealFri. Oct. 2 New York City
Sat. Mar. 7 at Houston L 0-1 22351 0-1-0 5 0 HOU: Barnes (66)
Sat. Mar. 14 Toronto FC W 2-0 15826 1-1-0 2 3 CLB: Meram (57) Kamara (61); Sat. Mar. 28 New York L 1-2 18333 1-2-0 8 3 CLB: Tchani (58); NYR: Wright-Phillips (49) Grella
(67)Wed. Apr. 8 at Vancouver T 2-2 18083 1-2-1 9 4 CLB: Kamara (24,50); VAN: Rivero (31) Mattocks (64)Sat. Apr. 11 at New England T 0-0 13092 1-2-2 7 5Sat. Apr. 18 Orlando City SC W 3-0 15655 2-2-2 5 8 CLB: Higuain (32) Meram (55) Kamara (60); Sat. Apr. 25 Philadelphia W 4-1 15553 3-2-2 3 11 CLB: Kamara (21) Finlay (32,73) Meram (44); PHI: Mbu
(64)Sat. May 2 at D.C. UnitedSat. May 9 SeattleSat. May 16 at San JoseFri. May 22 ChicagoSat. May 30 at Orlando City
SCWed. June 3 at PhiladelphiaSat. June 6 MontrealSat. June 13 Los AngelesWed. June 24 New England
Sat. June 27 at Real Salt Lake
Sat. July 4 New YorkSat. July 11 at MontrealWed. July 15 at ChicagoSun. July 19 ChicagoSat. July 25 Toronto FCSat. Aug. 1 at Orlando City
SCSat. Aug. 8 at ColoradoWed. Aug. 19 New York City
FCSat. Aug. 22 Sporting KCSat. Aug. 29 at New York
City FCSun. Sep. 6 FC DallasSat. Sep. 12 at PhiladelphiaSat. Sep. 19 at D.C. UnitedSat. Sep. 26 PortlandSat. Oct. 3 at New York
Sat. Oct. 17 at Toronto FCSun. Oct. 25 D.C. United
4/13/1996 CLB 4 vs DC 0 (OH)5/15/1996 DC 5 vs CLB 2 (DC)7/28/1996 DC 2 vs CLB 0 (DC)8/10/1996 CLB 3 vs DC 2 (OH)5/29/1997 DC 3 at CLB 2 (OH)7/25/1997 DC 2 vs CLB 1 DC SOW (DC)7/30/1997 DC 4 vs CLB 2 (DC)8/16/1997 CLB 2 vs DC 0 (OH)10/12/1997 DC 3 vs CLB 2 (DC)10/15/1997 DC 1 at CLB 0 (OH)4/4/1998 CLB 2 vs DC 1 (OH)4/26/1998 DC 2 vs CLB 1 DC SOW (DC)6/13/1998 DC 4 at CLB 3 DC SOW (OH)9/27/1998 DC 3 vs CLB 2 DC SOW (DC)10/11/1998 DC 2 vs CLB 0 (DC)10/18/1998 CLB 4 vs DC 2 (OH)10/21/1998 DC 3 vs CLB 0 (DC)6/5/1999 DC 1 vs CLB 0 (DC)6/13/1999 DC 2 at CLB 1 (CC)7/7/1999 DC 2 at CLB 1 DC SOW (CC)8/14/1999 DC 2 vs CLB 1 (DC)10/31/1999 DC 2 vs CLB 1 (DC)11/7/1999 CLB 5 vs DC 1 (CC)11/13/1999 DC 4 vs CLB 0 (DC)5/3/2000 CLB 2 at DC 1 (DC)6/3/2000 CLB 1 vs DC 1 (2OT) (CC)5/19/2001 CLB 2 vs DC 1 (2OT) (CC)8/25/2001 DC 2 vs CLB 1 (DC)4/27/2002 CLB 1 vs DC 0 (CC)5/12/2002 DC 1 vs CLB 1 (2OT) (DC)7/13/2002 CLB 3 at DC 1 (DC)7/24/2002 CLB 1 vs DC 0 (CC)6/14/2003 DC 3 vs CLB 0 (DC)6/28/2003 CLB 3 vs DC 0 (CC)10/4/2003 CLB 1 vs DC 1 (2OT) (CC)10/19/2003 CLB 3 at DC 2 (2OT) (DC)5/8/2004 DC 1 vs CLB 1 (DC)6/19/2004 DC 3 vs CLB 1 (DC)8/21/2004 CLB 2 vs DC 2 (CC)9/25/2004 CLB 1 vs DC 0 (CC)4/15/2005 CLB 1 vs DC 0 (CC)5/7/2005 DC 3 vs CLB 1 (DC)7/2/2005 DC 1 at CLB 0 (CC)10/15/2005 DC 2 vs CLB 2 (DC)5/20/2006 CLB 1 vs DC 1 (CC)5/31/2006 DC 5 vs CLB 1 (DC)7/8/2006 DC 1 at CLB 0 (CC)7/15/2006 DC 3 vs CLB 2 (DC)4/28/2007 CLB 1 vs DC 0 (CC)8/18/2007 DC 2 at CLB 0 (CC)10/20/2007 CLB 3 at DC 2 (DC)4/17/2008 CLB 2 at DC 1 (DC)10/26/2008 CLB 1 vs DC 0 (CC)7/4/2009 CLB 1 vs DC 1 (CC)10/17/2009 DC 1 vs CLB 0 (DC)6/26/2010 CLB 2 vs DC 0 (CC)9/4/2010 CLB 1 at DC 0 (DC)3/19/2011 DC 3 vs CLB 1 (DC)10/2/2011 CLB 2 vs DC 1 (CC)7/21/2012 CLB 1 vs DC 0 (CC)8/4/2012 DC 1 vs CLB 0 (DC)10/20/2012 DC 3 vs CLB 2 (DC)3/23/2013 CLB 2 at DC 1 (DC)4/27/2013 CLB 3 vs DC 0 (CC)3/8/2014 CLB 3 at DC 0 (DC)4/19/2014 CLB 1 vs DC 1 (CC)6/7/2014 DC 0 vs CLB 0 (DC)
CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Ben Olsen vs. CLB 3-6-2 (1 pts./game)Gregg Berhalter
vs. DC 1-0-2 (1.67 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:United Crew SC
Goals 15 Jaime Moreno 11 Brian McBrideAssists 11 Marco Etcheverry 8 Brian MaisonneuveShots 84 Jaime Moreno 54 Brian McBrideShots on Goal 48 Jaime Moreno 25 Brian McBrideFouls Committed 48 Jaime Moreno 41 Mike ClarkFouls Suffered 77 Jaime Moreno 50 Brian McBrideWins 7 Tom Presthus 6 Busch/HesmerLosses 5 Rimando/Hamid 5 Mark DoughertyShutouts 2 3 times 4 Jon BuschSaves 38 Perkins/Rimando 54 Jon BuschGoals Allowed 14 Perkins/Rimando 14 Jon Busch
D.C. United Columbus Crew SCW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)
Day Date Opponent (Result) Time Television Radio Sat. March 7 Montreal Impact (W, 1-0) 3:00pm CSN 106.7 FM
Sun. March 22 at New York Red Bullss (L, 2-0) 5:00pm ESPN2 1580 AM Sat. March 28 LA Galaxy (W, 1-0) 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Fri. April 3 at Orlando City SC (W, 1-0) 7:00pm UniMas 106.7 FM Sat. April 11 New York Red Bullss (T, 2-2) 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. April 18 Houston Dynamo (T, 1-1) 7:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sat. April 25 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (W, 2-1) 10:30pm CSN 106.7 FM Sat. May 2 Columbus Crew SC 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. May 9 Sporting Kansas City 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Wed. May 13 Orlando City SC 8:00pm ESPN2 106.7 FM
Sun. May 17 at Philadelphia Union 7:00pm FOX Sports 1 99.1 FM Sat. May 23 at New England Revolution 7:30pm CSN 106.7 FM
Wed. May 27 at Portland Timbers 10:30pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. May 30 Philadelphia Union 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Wed. June 3 Chicago Fire 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. June 6 Toronto FC 7:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sun. June 14 at Orlando City SC 7:00pm FOX Sports 1 106.7 FM Sun. June 21 New England Revolution 5:00pm ESPN2 99.1 FM
Wed. June 24 at Chicago Fire 8:30pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. June 27 at Toronto FC 5:00pm CSN TBD Fri. July 3 at Seattle Sounders FC 11:00pm UniMas 106.7 FM Sat. July 18 at FC Dallas 9:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sun. July 26 Philadelphia Union 5:00pm ESPN2 99.1 FM
Sat. Aug. 1 Real Salt Lake 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. Aug. 8 at Montreal Impact 8:00pm CSN TBD Thurs. Aug. 13 at New York City FC 7:30pm CSN 99.1 FM
Sat. Aug. 22 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sun. Aug. 30 at New York Red Bullss 7:00pm FOX Sports 1 106.7 FM Sat. Sept. 12 at Colorado Rapids 9:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sat. Sept. 19 Columbus Crew SC 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. Sept. 26 at Montreal Impact 5:00pm CSN TBD Fri. Oct. 2 New York City FC 7:00pm UniMas 99.1 FM Sun. Oct. 18 Chicago Fire TBD CSN TBD Sun. Oct. 25 at Columbus Crew SC 5:00pm CSN TBD
*All dates and times are subject to change
2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (4-1-2)
BEST START SINCE 2006 D.C. United’s 4-1-2 start to the season is its best since 2006. The last time United had 14 points after the first seven matches of the season, it reached the Eastern Conference finals. With a win over Columbus, the Black-and-Red will clinch the club’s best start after eight games.
UNBEATEN STREAK AT HOME D.C. United tied the Houston Dynamo, 1-1, on Apr. 11 to extend their home unbeaten streak to 15 matches in all competitions, including 11 straight in regular season play. United’s last loss at home came on June 28, 2014, a 1-0 defeat against Seattle. ROLFE WITH TWO IN TWO D.C. United midfielder Chris Rolfe has goals in back-to-back games, recording his first goal of the 2015 season with a spectacular free kick in the 36th minute of United’s 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Apr. 18. He also scored the game-winning goal in United’s 2-1 win at Vancouver on Apr. 26. Rolfe, who finished 2014 with six goals and six assists, also leads the team with two assists in 2015. He now has 56 career goals, tying him for eighth among active MLS players and 30th all-time. THE RETURN OF FABIÁN ESPÍNDOLA Argentine forward Fabián Espíndola made his first start of 2015 in United’s 2-1 win over Vancouver following a six-game suspension to start the season. He is coming off the most productive of his eight seasons in Major League Soccer. In 2014, he was tied for D.C. United’s team lead in scoring with a career-high 11 goals and led the squad with a career-high nine assists. He’s also one of only four MLS players with at least nine goals every year from 2011-14, a group that includes Landon Donovan, Thierry Henry and Chris Wondolowski. Espíndola has two goals in 2015 (outside of MLS play) against Alajuelense in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. ARRIETA FACES FORMER CLUB This game marks the first time that Jairo Arrieta will have the opportunity to take on Columbus Crew SC, where he had 17 goals and nine assists in 67 appearances over the last three seasons. Arrieta scored twice in eight games against D.C. United, in the Crew’s 3-0 win at RFK Stadium on Mar. 8, 2014, and in D.C. United’s 3-2 win at RFK on Oct. 20, 2012, a game in which United clinched its first playoff berth in five years. UNDEFEATED WHEN SCORING FIRST D.C. United improved its 2015 record to 3-0-2 when scoring first with the team’s 1-1 draw against Houston on Apr. 18. D.C. United was the only team in MLS that did not lose a game when scoring the first goal in 2014, finishing the regular season 16-0-1 (.971). In addition, the Black-and-Red went undefeated when leading at the half (14-0-1). FIRST WIN IN VANCOUVER D.C. United earned its first win against the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place in four tries with its come-from-behind 2-1 victory on Apr. 25. It was also D.C. United’s first come-from-behind victory since June 11, 2014, when Montreal owned a 2-1 lead for two minutes in United’s 4-2 victory at Saputo Stadium. BOSWELL HOLDS STEADY AT CENTERBACK Defender Bobby Boswell, a 2014 MLS Best XI selection and 2014 MLS All-Star, made his 61st consecutive MLS regular season start in D.C. United’s 2-1 win at Vancouver on Apr. 25. His current streak is the second longest in Major League Soccer behind New York goalkeeper Luis Robles (78 consecutive starts). Boswell has started 41 straight games since his return to D.C. United in 2014. He is tied for 11th all-time in starts (295) and tied for 25th in games played (298). DYKSTRA RETURNS D.C. United goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra made his first regular season start of 2015 against the Houston Dynamo on Apr. 18, replacing injured Bill Hamid, who missed the game with a thigh contusion. Dykstra finished with four saves. It was his first regular season start since June 11, 2014, in a 4-2 victory at Montreal, and his first regular season start since a season-ending Achilles injury suffered in an exhibition match against Fulham on July 26, 2014. After missing much of preseason, Dykstra started D.C. United’s 5-2 loss on the road at Costa Rican side Alajuelense in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals in February. Dykstra made four starts for D.C. United in 2014, going 3-0-1 with two shutouts. WORRA MAKES DCU DEBUT Undrafted rookie goalkeeper Travis Worra made his MLS debut in D.C. United’s 2-1 win at Vancouver, replacing an injured Andrew Dykstra in the 58th minute. Worra finished with one save and zero goals allowed. The former University of New Hampshire product has gone 2-0-1 with two shutouts and a penalty kick save on loan with the USL Richmond Kickers in 2015. ARNAUD BECOMES MOST FOULED PLAYER IN MLS HISTORY Midfielder Davy Arnaud became the most fouled player in MLS history in D.C. United’s 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Mar. 28. In his 14th MLS season, the 34-year-old has suffered 713 fouls. Former D.C. United legend Jaime Moreno is second (703), and the closest active player is Houston midfielder Brad Davis (471).
GAME NOTES
ARNAUD MAKES 300th START After reaching 300 career regular season appearances in 2014, midfielder Davy Arnaud made his 300th start in United’s 2-2 draw with New York on Apr. 11. With 301 career starts, Arnaud is eighth all-time in MLS history and fourth among active players behind Kyle Beckerman (331), Brad Davis (304) and Brian Carroll (303). SILVA SCORES IN ’15 DEBUT In his first appearance since October 2014, Luis Silva came on as a substitute in the 76th minute and scored the lone goal with a free kick in the 91st minute of D.C. United’s 1-0 victory at Orlando City on April 3. Silva finished 2014 as D.C. United’s co-leading scorer with a career-high 11 goals in 27 appearances. PONTIUS NETS FIRST GOAL OF 2015 With his game-winning, 93rd-minute goal against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chris Pontius recorded his first goal of the 2015 regular season. The goal was the 29th of Pontius’ career, moving him into a tie with Ben Olsen for seventh all-time on D.C. United’s all-time scoring list. Pontius, 27, is D.C. United’s longest tenured player, selected in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. OPARE MAKES FIRST DCU START Defender Kofi Opare made his first start for the Black-and-Red in league play in D.C. United’s 1-0 win over Orlando City on Apr. 3. A week earlier, he made his regular season debut for United, coming on in the fifth minute as an injury replacement for Steven Birnbaum in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Opare was acquired from the Galaxy in July 2014, but did not feature during the regular season for the Black-and-Red while starting all four of D.C. United’s CONCACAF Champions League group stage games during the fall. OLSEN REACHES 50 VICTORIES With D.C. United’s 1-0 win over Montreal on March 7, Head Coach Ben Olsen reached 50 career regular season victories. His overall record is 53-65-37. In his fifth full season, Olsen is the longest-serving coach in D.C. United history. He is currently the third-longest tenured coach in MLS behind Los Angeles’ Bruce Arena (2008) and Kansas City’s Peter Vermes (2009) and sixth among active MLS coaches in regular season victories. USMNT CALL-UPS Goalkeeper Bill Hamid and midfielder Perry Kitchen were both part of the U.S. Men’s National Team’s roster for its recent 2-0 victory over Mexico at Alamodome in San Antonio on April 15. Kitchen made his second U.S. appearance in the match, playing the final 27 minutes. It was also the second appearance for Kitchen in 2015, as he made his U.S. senior team debut against Panama on Feb. 8. UNITED LOANS PLAYERS TO RICHMOND D.C. United players are again having success this season on loan with the USL Richmond Kickers, which is an affiliate club for the third straight season. Four players have appeared for the Kickers in 2015: goalkeeper Travis Worra, defender Luke Mishu, defender Jalen Robinson, and midfielder Miguel Aguilar.
2015 D.C. United Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 2 Taylor Kemp D 5-11 153 7-23-90 Highlands Ranch, CO University of Maryland 4 Markus Halsti M/D 6-1 185 3-19-84 Helsinki, Finland ------ 5 Sean Franklin D 5-10 160 3-21-85 Panorama City, CA Cal State Northridge 6 Kofi Opare D 6-2 190 10-12-90 Mampong, Ghana University of Michigan 7 Eddie Johnson F 6-0 180 3-31-84 Daytona Beach, FL ------ 8 Davy Arnaud M 5-11 160 6-22-80 Nederland, TX West Texas A&M University 10 Fabián Espíndola F 5-9 160 5-4-85 San Luis, Argentina ------ 11 Luis Silva M 5-11 163 10-12-88 Los Angeles, CA University of California-Santa Barbara 12 Michael Farfan M 5-9 160 6-23-88 San Diego, CA University of North Carolina 13 Chris Pontius M/F 6-0 168 5-12-87 Yorba Linda, CA University of California-Santa Barbara 14 Nick DeLeon M 5-10 170 7-17-90 Phoenix, AZ University of Louisville 15 Steve Birnbaum D 6-1 180 1-23-91 Irvine, CA University of California 17 Miguel Aguilar M 5-9 172 8-30-93 Sacramento, CA University of San Francisco 18 Chris Rolfe M/F 5-8 155 1-17-83 Kettering, OH University of Dayton 19 Jairo Arrieta F 5-9 150 8-25-83 Nicoya, Costa Rica 20 Jalen Robinson D 5-9 145 5-8-94 Catonsville, MD Wake Forest University 22 Chris Korb D 5-9 160 10-8-87 Cleveland, OH University of Akron 23 Perry Kitchen M 6-0 160 2-29-92 Indianapolis, IN University of Akron 25 Jared Jeffrey M 5-11 165 6-14-90 Richardson, TX ------ 27 Collin Martin M 5-11 150 11-9-94 Chevy Chase, MD Wake Forest University 28 Bill Hamid GK 6-3 225 11-25-90 Annandale, VA ------ 29 Michael Seaton F 6-0 180 5-1-96 Capitol Heights, MD ------ 30 Conor Doyle F 6-1 175 10-13-91 McKinney, TX Creighton University 32 Bobby Boswell D 6-2 185 3-15-83 Austin, TX Florida International University 34 Luke Mishu D 6-0 180 6-26-91 Knoxville, TN University of Notre Dame 48 Travis Worra GK 6-3 170 4-09-93 Lancaster, PA University of New Hampshire 50 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 1-2-86 Woodbridge, VA Virginia Commonwealth University
2015 1/12/15 Signed Finnish international and former Malmö FF midfielder/defender Markus Halsti. 1/14/15 Aquired Costa Rican international Jairo Arrieta from Orlando City SC in exchange for an International Roster Slot for the 2015 Major League Soccer season. 1/15/15 Selected University of San Francisco midfielder Miguel Aguilar with the 17th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft 2/10/15 Signed midfielder Michael Farfan via the Major League Soccer allocation ranking order. 2/25/15 Signed former University of New Hampshire goalkeeper Travis Worra. 3/6/15 Signed former University of Notre Dame defender Luke Mishu.
2015 D.C. UNITED TRANSACTIONS
4 | Markus Halsti (@Halstinho) Last Appearance: N/A.Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: N/A. CAREER: Finland international Markus Halsti has spent the last seven seasons with Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan, the top Swedish division, appearing in 115 games and scoring six goals. The midfielder/defender helped Malmö to three league championships in the last five seasons, including the 2014 campaign in which he started 21 of 26 games and was named to the Allsvenskan Team of the Year. 5 | Sean Franklin (@SFranklin5) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last goal: 4/26/14 vs. Dallas. Last assist: 10/12/14 (2x) at Houston. 2015: Has seven appearances (seven starts). Made season debut against Montreal on 3/7/15. 2014: In his first season in D.C., Franklin featured in 29 games (28 starts), recording one goal and four assists. The defender made his debut on 3/8/14 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Joined D.C. United after being selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft. Selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the first round (4th overall) of the 2008 SuperDraft and played in 160 games (150 starts) in six seasons. Was named 2008 Rookie of the Year and 2008 Galaxy defender of the year, and won back-to-back MLS Cups with the Galaxy in 2011 and 2012. 6| Kofi Opare (@Kofiopare6) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last goal: 10/16/13 (for Los Angeles) vs. Montreal. Last assist: N/A. 2015: Has five appearances (four starts). Made D.C. United and season debut against Los Angeles on 3/28/15, replacing an injured Steven Birnbaum in the fifth minute. Made first D.C. United start at Orlando City on 4/3/15. 2014: Acquired from the Los Angeles Galaxy on 7/29/14 in exchange for United’s allocation ranking and a second round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Didn’t appear during regular season. Started all four of United’s matches in CONCACAF Champions League. Made six appearances (five starts) for Los Angeles prior to being traded. CAREER: Selected by Los Angeles in the second round (No. 24 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Started six of the Galaxy's final eight games as a rookie and both legs of Western Conference semifinal series loss to Real Salt Lake. Played four years (2009-12) at the University of Michigan, reached College Cup final in 2010. 7 | Eddie Johnson (@eddie_johnson7) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 1-1 draw at Montreal on 10/25/14. Last goal: 10/18/14 vs. Chicago. Last assist: 10/18/14 vs. Chicago. 2014: In first season in D.C., Johnson made 26 appearances (22 starts), recording seven goals and three assists. Made 2014 debut on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Acquired from Seattle Sounders FC on 12/17/13 in exchange for allocation funds. Johnson started 20 games for the Sounders in 2013, finishing the season with nine goals and two assists. Johnson led the Sounders in scoring in 2012 and 2013, posting 23 goals in 49 league appearances following his return after four years in Europe.
8 | Davy Arnaud (@d_arnaud22) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Houston on 4/18/15. Last goal: 5/3/14 at Portland. Last assist: 3/28/15 vs. Los Angeles. 2015: Has six appearances (six starts). Made season debut and had an assist on game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Montreal on 3/7/15. Assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Los Angeles on 3/28/15. On 3/28/15 vs. Los Angeles, became most fouled player in MLS history. Made 300th career start in United’s 2-2 draw with New York on Apr. 11. 2014: In first season in D.C., featured in 31 games (30 starts), recording two goals. Made 2014 debut on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Acquired from the Montreal Impact on 12/10/13 in exchange for an international roster spot for the 2014 and 2015 Major League Soccer seasons. Spent two seasons with Montreal Impact following 10 years with Kansas City. 10 | Fabián Espíndola Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 10/25/14 (vs. Montreal Impact in a 1-1 draw) Last Assist: 8/31/14 (vs. New York Red Bulls in a 2-0 win) 2015: Has one appearance (one start) following six-game suspension to start the season. 2014: In his first season in D.C., Espíndola featured in 27 games (24 starts), setting career-highs in goals (11) and assists (9). He made his 2014 debut on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Espíndola was selected by D.C. United in Stage 2 of the 2013 Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft on 12/18/13. He had nine goals and two assists in 28 appearances (23 starts) for the New York Red Bullss in 2013. The Argentinian forward had 35 goals and 17 assists for Real Salt Lake from 2007-12. 11 | Luis Silva Last appearance: Came off the bench to play 14 minutes in a 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 4/3/15 (at Orlando City). Last Assist: 8/23/14 (at Sporting Kansas City). 2015: Has four appearances off the bench totaling 67 minutes. Made season debut vs. Orlando City on Apr. 3 and scored lone goal in a 1-0 win. 2014: In his second season in D.C., Silva featured in 27 games (22 starts), recording a career-high 11 goals and four assists. He made his 2014 debut with the club on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Silva was acquired from Toronto FC on 7/9/13 in exchange for allocation money. In 2013, Silva found the net three times and had two assists. Selected fourth overall by Toronto in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and had five goals and five assists as a rookie. 12 | Michael Farfan (@MichaelFarfan88) Last Appearance: Started, played 90 minutes and had assist in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: 4/25/15 vs. Vancouver. 2015: Has six appearances (three starts). Recorded first assist in 2-1 win at Vancouver. Made debut off the bench vs. Montreal on 3/7. CAREER: Spent 2014 season with Cruz Azul in Liga MX, making one appearance that included scoring a tying goal in second-half added time in a game against Pachuca. Farfan made 88 appearances (69 starts) with Philadelphia from 2011-2013, recording four goals and nine assists. A product of the University of North Carolina and Cal State-Fullerton, selected by the Union with the 23rd pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and was 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year finalist. Also played in the 2012 MLS All-Star Game.
D.C. UNITED MINI-BIOS
13 | Chris Pontius (@ChrisPontius13) Last Appearance: Started and played 89 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 3/28/15 (vs. Los Angeles) Last Assist: 10/27/13 (vs. Houston) 2015: Has seven appearances (seven starts). Scored game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Los Angeles on 3/28. 2014: After missing the first six months of the season recovering from hamstring surgery, made six appearances (three starts) in 2014, finishing the year with one goal. Made season debut on 9/10 against New York. CAREER: In his seventh season, Pontius is D.C. United’s longest tenured player, selected seventh overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. In 2012 Pontius was named to his first MLS Best XI and was also awarded the club’s Volkswagen MVP, Volkswagen Fan’s Choice Award, Volkswagen Goal of the Year, the Golden Boot and was runner up for MLS Comeback Player of the Year. 14 | Nick DeLeon (@NickDeLeon7) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 7/5/14 at Toronto. Last Assist: 3/28/15 vs. Los Angeles. 2015: Has six appearances (five starts). Assisted game-winning goal in 1-0 win vs. Los Angeles on 3/28. 2014: In his third MLS season, made career-high 32 appearances (31 starts), recording two goals and five assists. CAREER: In 2013, DeLeon had two goals and one assist in 25 appearances (23 starts). Selected seventh overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Finished rookie year with six goals and four assists and was selected as a finalist for MLS Rookie of the Year. 15 | Steve Birnbaum (@StevenBirnbaum) Last Appearance: Started and played five minutes in 1-0 win vs. Los Angeles on 3/28/15. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: N/A. 2015: Has three appearances (three starts). 2014: Started final 21 games, beginning with debut on 6/7/14 at FedEx Field against Columbus. Was named Rookie of the Year finalist, United’s fifth in six seasons, joining Chris Pontius (2009), Andy Najar (2010 Rookie of the Year), Perry Kitchen (2011) and Nick DeLeon (2012). CAREER: Selected second overall out of California-Berkeley in the 2014 SuperDraft on 1/16/14. In 2013, was named NSCAA First Team All-American, NSCAA First Team All-Far-West, College Soccer News First Team All-American, All-Pac-12 First Team, Soccer News Net College Boot Player of the Year Finalist and a Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. 17 | Miguel Aguilar Last Appearance: Came off the bench for 10 minutes in 1-1 tie vs. Houston on 4/18/15. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has 2 appearances off the bench, totaling 23 minutes. CAREER: Selected 17th overall selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Was a four-year standout at the University of San Francisco, played 72 games, had 15 goals and nine assists. In 2014, was an All-West Coast Conference First Team selection for a USF team that finished second in the West Coast Conference. The first Don selected in the MLS SuperDraft since 2010 when Conor Chinn was taken in the third round and the highest selection since Rob Valentino in 2008.
18 | Chris Rolfe (@ChrisRolfe17) Last Appearance: Started, played 76 minutes, had one goal in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 4/25/15 at Vancouver. Last Assist: 4/11/15 vs. New York. 2015: Has seven appearances (seven starts). Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25. Scored free kick goal in 1-1 tie with Houston on 4/18. Had assist in 2-2 tie with New York on 4/11. Assisted lone goal in 1-0 win vs. Montreal on 3/7. 2014: Made 21 appearances (20 starts), recording six goals and six assists. Had a goal and an assist in 3-0 win at Sporting Kansas on 8/23 and in 2-0 win vs. Houston on 5/21. Scored in debut on 4/5/14 vs. New England following acquisition from Chicago in exchange for allocation money on 4/2/14. CAREER: Had 48 regular season goals and 22 assists over eight seasons with Chicago, including being named the Fire’s MVP in 2012. Had career-best nine goals and eight assists in 2008 en route to leading Chicago to the MLS Eastern Conference finals. Played 32 matches and had six goals for Aalborg BK in Denmark from 2010-2012. Selected by Chicago in the third round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. 19 | Jairo Arrieta Last Appearance: Started and played 58 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Houston on 4/18/15. Last Goal: 3/7/15 vs. Montreal. Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has six appearances (six starts). Scored lone goal in season-opening 1-0 win vs. Montreal on 3/7. CAREER: Acquired from Orlando City SC on 1/14/15 in exchange for an International Roster spot for the 2015 season. Selected by Orlando in the sixth round of the 2014 Expansion Draft after three MLS seasons in Columbus, where he logged 17 goals and nine assists in 67 appearances (53 starts). In 2014, Arrieta finished with five goals (one assist) in 23 matches (14 starts), including two game-winning tallies. 20 | Jalen Robinson (@JayyBird15) Last Appearance: N/A Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has one goal in five appearances (five starts) on loan with USL Richmond Kickers. 2014: Made 19 appearances (10 starts) on loan with USL PRO side Arizona United SC. CAREER: Robinson, in his second season, has not yet appeared in a regular season match. United’s seventh Homegrown player to sign with the First Team joined the club from Wake Forest University on 1/6/14. 22 | Chris Korb Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: 9/27/14 vs. Philadelphia. 2015: Has three appearances (three starts). 2014: In his fourth season, made 19 appearances (15 starts), recording a career-high matching three assists. He made his 2014 debut on 4/26/14 vs. FC Dallas. CAREER: Selected in the second round (31st overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. In 2013, The Akron product set career highs in games played (30), started (30), and minutes played (2,700). 23 | Perry Kitchen (@PerryKitchen23) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 4/11/15 (2x) vs. New York. Last Assist: 8/31/14 vs. New York. 2015: Has seven appearances (seven starts). Scored both United goals in 2-2 draw vs. New York on 4/11. 2014: Made 31 appearances (31 starts), recording a career-high five goals and four assists. CAREER: Selected in the first round (3rd overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft on 1/13/11. Named D.C. United’s Most Valuable Player after a 2013 season in which he made 31 starts and led the team with four assists. Was a finalist for MLS Rookie of the Year in 2012.
25| Jared Jeffrey Last Appearance: Came off the bench and played one minute in 2-2 draw vs. New York on 4/11/15. Last Goal: 9/28/13 at Toronto. Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has one appearance. 2014: In his second season with D.C. United, Jeffrey made ten appearances (two starts). He made his 2014 debut on 3/29 vs. the Chicago Fire. CAREER: Was acquired on 7/3/13 via waiver draft. In 2013, Jeffrey made 10 appearances (10 starts) and scored two goals. . 27 | Collin Martin (@martcw12) Last Appearance: Started and played 81 minutes in 1-1 draw at Montreal on 10/24/14. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: 8/3/13 vs. Montreal. 2015: N/A. 2014: Made six appearances (two starts). Made his 2014 debut with the club on 5/24 vs. the New England Revolution. CAREER: On 7/10/13, Martin became the sixth United player to sign a Homegrown contract. In his first professional season he appeared in seven games (four starts), recording one assist in his debut, a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Impact. 28 | Bill Hamid (@BillHamid28) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-2 draw vs. New York on 4/11. 2015: Has five appearances (five starts). Has 22 saves and three shutouts. 2014: In his fifth season, made 30 appearances (30 starts), recording ten shutouts and one assist en route to being named Goalkeeper of the Year – the first Homegrown player to win the honor – and as a member of the 2014 MLS Best XI. Finished first in saves percentage (75.3), second in shutouts (10), third in goals against average (1.13), tied for fourth in wins (14) and fourth in saves (110). Was the only goalkeeper to finish in the top three in saves percentage, shutouts and goals against average. Set career highs in games played and started (30), minutes played (2,700) shutouts, saves and wins. Became the youngest goalkeeper and the first MLS Homegrown player to reach 100 MLS regular season games. CAREER: Became United’s first academy player to turn professional in 2009. Made history on May 5, 2010, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to win an MLS contest at 19 years and 161 days old. 30 | Conor Doyle (@ConorDoyle14) Last Appearance: Came off the bench in the 89th minute in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 8/17/13 vs. Montreal. Last Assist: 8/3/13 vs. Montreal. 2015: Has six appearances, totaling 118 minutes. 2014: Made 17 appearances (one start). He made his 2014 debut with the club on 3/8 vs. Columbus. Missed final 14 regular season games following knee injury. CAREER: Acquired via league lottery on 7/18/13. In 2013, had two goals and one assist in 14 appearances (eight starts). 32 | Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) Last Appearance: Started, played 90 minutes and had one goal in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 4/25/15 at Vancouver. Last Assist: 9/20/14 at Chicago. 2015: Has seven appearances (seven starts). Scored game-tying goal in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25. 2014: Was only United player to start all 34 games, recording one goal and a career-high three assists en route to being named to the 2014 MLS Best XI and a finalist for MLS Defender of the Year. Named to second MLS All-Star Team. CAREER: Returned to United after being selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft following 177 appearances in six seasons with Houston, where he was twice named Dynamo defender of the year. Began career with D.C. as an undrafted free agent. Named 2006 MLS Defender of the Year, MLS All-Star, and MLS Best XI.
33 | Taylor Kemp (@TKemp02) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 1-1 tie vs. Houston Dynamo on 4/18/15. Last Goal: 10/11/14 at Houston. Last Assist: 4/11/15 vs. New York. 2015: Has five appearances (four starts). Had an assist off a corner kick in 2-2 draw vs. Houston on 4/11. 2014: Made 13 appearances (12 starts), recording one goal and two assists. Made 2014 debut on 6/28 vs. Seattle. CAREER: Selected in the first round (17th overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft on 1/17/13. 34 | Luke Mishu Last Appearance: N/A. Last Goal: N/A. Last Appearance: N/A. CAREER: Was a team captain and played every minute of senior season at Notre Dame in 2014, notching five assists while helping the defense post six shutouts, earning second-team all-ACC honors. The native of Knoxville, Tenn., was also a key member of the Notre Dame squad that captured the 2013 national championship and the 2013 ACC regular-season title. Mishu finished his collegiate career with 12 assists in 75 matches (71 starts). 48 | Travis Worra Last Appearance: Came off of the bench in the 58th minute of 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. 2015: Has one appearance. Finished with one save. Career: Worra joined D.C. United during the 2015 preseason. During his four-year college career at the University of New Hampshire, Worra started 59 of 60 games and finished with a record of 25-22-10. He is tied for second in program history in shutouts (21), third in wins and seventh in saves (234). The Lancaster, Pa., native was named America East Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013 and was a first team All-America East selection, with six shutouts and a 0.55 goals against average. 50 | Andrew Dykstra Last Appearance: Started and played 58 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. 2015: Has two appearances (two starts). Made season debut in 1-1 draw vs. Houston on 4/18. 2014: Made four appearances (four starts), going 3-0-1 with two shutouts. Made his 2014 debut on 4/5 vs. the New England Revolution. CAREER: Signed with D.C. United on 2/27/12. In 2013, Dykstra had a standout season on loan with D.C. United's USL PRO affiliate Richmond Kickers, named USL Goalkeeper of the Year after starting 26 games and helping the Kickers to the USL PRO semifinals. He finished the USL PRO regular season with the league’s lowest goals against average (.863), and registered 10 shutouts in 22 appearances.
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# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MTL NYR LA ORL NYR HOU VAN
1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 2-2 1-1 2-1
2 Taylor Kemp 20 90D 90D 90D 90D
4 Marcus Halsti
5 Sean Franklin 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
6 Kofi Opare 85 90D 90D 90D 90D
7 Eddie Johnson
8 Davy Arnaud 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
10 Fabian Espindola 90F
11 Luis Silva 14 16 19 14
12 Michael Farfan 1 12 45 65M 71M 90M
13 Chris Pontius 66F 90F 90F 90F 89F 90F 89M
14 Nick DeLeon 90M 90M 90M 45M 32 90M
15 Steve Birnbaum 90D 90D 5D
17 Miguel Aguilar 13 10
18 Chris Rolfe 77M 90M 78M 76M 90M 80M 76F
19 Jairo Arrieta 89F 66F 82F 54F 74F 58F
20 Jalen Robinson
22 Chris Korb 90D 70D 90D
23 Perry Kitchen 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
25 Jared Jeffrey 1
27 Collin Martin
28 Bill Hamid 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G
29 Michael Seaton
30 Conor Doyle 24 24 8 36 25 1
32 Bobby Boswell 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
34 Luke Mishu
48 Travis Worra 32
50 Andrew Dykstra 90G 58G
"00" = 100 minutes played
F/M/D/G = starting position
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Game log:
Game #1 03/07/2015 DC 1 vs MTL 0 W Arrieta 1 (Rolfe 1, Arnaud 1) 58
Game #2 03/22/2015 DC 0 at NYR 2 L
Game #3 03/28/2015 DC 1 vs LA 0 W Pontius 1 (DeLeon 1, Arnaud 2) 93+
Game #4 04/03/2015 DC 1 at ORL 0 W Silva 1 (unassisted) 91+
Game #5 04/11/2015 DC 2 vs NYR 2 T Kitchen 1 (Kemp 1) 26; Kitchen 2 (Rolfe 2) 67
Game #6 04/18/2015 DC 1 vs HOU 1 T Rolfe 1 (unassisted) 36
Game #7 04/25/2015 DC 2 at VAN 1 W Boswell 1 (Farfan 1) 9; Rolfe 2 (unassisted) 64
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2014/15 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
# Player QF1 QF2
LDAL LDAL
2-5 2-1
2 Taylor Kemp 90D
4 Marcus Halsti
5 Sean Franklin 90D 90D
6 Kofi Opare
7 Eddie Johnson
8 Davy Arnaud 81M 73M
10 Fabian Espindola 90F 90F
11 Luis Silva
12 Michael Farfan 9 27
13 Chris Pontius 57F 58M
14 Nick DeLeon 90M 90M
15 Steve Birnbaum 90D 90D
17 Miguel Aguilar 19
18 Chris Rolfe 71M 32
19 Jairo Arrieta 33 69F
20 Jalen Robinson
22 Chris Korb 90D
23 Perry Kitchen 90M 90M
25 Jared Jeffrey
27 Collin Martin
28 Bill Hamid 90G
29 Michael Seaton
30 Conor Doyle 21
32 Bobby Boswell 90D 90D
34 Luke Mishu
48 Travis Worra
50 Andrew Dykstra 90G
2014/15 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
QF1 02/26/2015 DC 2 at LDALA 5 L Espindola (Pontius) 24; Birnbaum (Espindola) 88
QF2 03/04/2014 DC 2 vs LDALA 1 W Arrieta (unassisted) 36; Espindola (penalty kick) 89
2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. ETLocation: RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) TWCSC: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host)CD102.5 FM: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host)La Mega 103.1 FM: Juan Valladares (play-by-play)
Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: 614-447-4176) (C: 847-828-2003), [email protected] Schwepfinger (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 610-751-7067), [email protected]
OVERALL: 3-2-2 HOME: 3-1-0 AWAY: 0-1-2Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TVSat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L, 0-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., March 14 TORONTO FC W, 2-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannelWed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 11 at New England Revolution D, 0-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W, 3-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W, 4-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., May 2 at D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes 10:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelFri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE 8:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel/Univision
Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelWed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., June 13 LA GALAXY 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelWed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake 10:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., July 11 at Montreal Impact 8:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelWed., July 15 at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE 5:00 p.m. ESPN2Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids 9:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelWed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC 4:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports 1Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC 2:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED 5:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel
CREW SC INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCH
PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 2 Tyson Wahl D WALL 3 Chris Klute D KLOO-tee (like Flutie) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz D POH-gah-tetz 6 Tony Tchani M CHA-knee 7 Kristinn Steindorsson M KRIS-tin STYNE-door-son 8 Mohammed Saeid M mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed 9 Justin Meram M MAIR-ahm 10 Federico Higuain (Nickname “Pipa”) M FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) 12 Kevan George M KEY-vonn 13 Ethan Finlay M Fin-LEE 14 Waylon Francis D WAY-lin 16 Hector Jimenez M hee-MEH-nes 17 Ben Speas M SPEEZ 18 Aaron Schoenfeld F SHOW-en-feld 19 Romain Gall M RO-men GALL (like Ball) 23 Kei Kamara F KYE kuh-MAR-uh 27 Hernan Grana D HER-non GRAH-nuh 29 Adam Bedell F ba-DELL 41 Brad Stuver GK STEW-vur
For an audio guide with every Crew SC player pronouncing his own name, please see www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/pronounce
No . Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 1 Steve Clark GK 6-2 192 04-14-86 Mason, MI Oakland University 2 Tyson Wahl D 6-2 185 02-23-84 Newport Beach, CA University of California-Berkeley 3 Chris Klute D 6-1 172 03-05-90 Grand Prairie, TX Clayton State University 4 Michael Parkhurst D 5-11 159 01-24-84 Providence, RI Wake Forest University 5 Emanuel Pogatetz D 6-3 198 01-16-83 Graz, Austria 6 Tony Tchani M 6-4 185 04-13-89 Douala, Cameroon University of Virginia 7 Kristinn Steindorsson M 5-10 154 04-29-90 Kopavogur, Iceland 8 Mohammed Saeid M 5-7 141 12-24-90 Örebro, Sweden 9 Justin Meram M 6-1 165 12-04-88 Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan 10 Federico Higuaín M 5-8 165 10-24-84 Buenos Aires, Argentina 12 Kevan George M 6-2 170 01-30-90 Roxborough, Tobago University of Central Florida 13 Ethan Finlay M 5-9 165 08-06-90 Marshfield, WI Creighton University 14 Waylon Francis D 5-9 160 09-20-90 Puerto Limón, Costa Rica 16 Hector Jimenez M 5-9 140 11-03-88 Bell Gardens, CA University of California-Berkeley 17 Ben Speas M 5-8 155 01-17-91 Stow, OH University of North Carolina 18 Aaron Schoenfeld F 6-4 200 04-17-90 Knoxville, TN East Tennessee State University 19 Romain Gall M 5-9 163 01-31-95 Herndon, VA 20 Wil Trapp M 5-8 150 01-15-93 Gahanna, OH University of Akron 21 Chad Barson D 5-10 170 02-25-91 Lewis Center, OH University of Akron 22 Kalen Ryden D 6-2 200 04-12-91 Norman, OK Midwestern State University 23 Kei Kamara F 6-3 185 09-01-84 Kenema, Sierra Leone California State University-Dominguez Hills 24 Sergio Campbell D 6-4 197 01-16-92 Clarendon, Jamaica University of Connecticut 26 Ben Swanson M 5-6 130 07-18-97 Grove City, OH 27 Hernan Grana D 5-7 152 04-12-85 Quilmes, Argentina 28 Matt Lampson GK 6-3 200 09-06-89 Hilliard, OH The Ohio State University 29 Adam Bedell F 6-7 204 12-01-91 Livonia, MI University of Detroit Mercy 41 Brad Stuver GK 6-3 180 04-16-91 Twinsburg, OH Cleveland State University
No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club 21 Chad Barson 24 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 29 Adam Bedell 23 ba-DELL Livonia, MI University of Detroit Mercy (NCAA) 24 Sergio Campbell 23 Clarendon, Jamaica University of Connecticut (NCAA) 1 Steve Clark 29 Mason, MI Honefoss BK (Norway) 13 Ethan Finlay 24 fin-LEE Duluth, MN Creighton University (NCAA) 14 Waylon Francis 24 WAY-lin Puerto Limón, Costa Rica CS Herediano (Costa Rica) 19 Romain Gall 20 RO-men GALL (like Ball) Paris, France FC Lorient - Lorient II (France) 12 Kevan George 25 KEY-vonn Roxborough, Tobago University of Central Florida (NCAA) 27 Hernan Grana 30 HER-non GRAH-nuh Quilmes, Argentina Boca Juniors (Argentina) 10 Federico Higuaín (“Pipa”) 30 FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) Buenos Aires, Argentina Colón de Santa Fe (Argentina) 16 Hector Jimenez 26 hee-MEH-nes Huntington Park, CA LA Galaxy 23 Kei Kamara 30 KYE kuh-MAR-uh Kenema, Sierra Leone Middlesbrough FC (England) 3 Chris Klute 25 KLOO-tee (like Flutie) Grand Prairie, TX Colorado Rapids 28 Matt Lampson 25 Cleveland, TN The Ohio State University (NCAA) 9 Justin Meram 26 MAIR-ahm Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan (NCAA) 4 Michael Parkhurst 31 Providence, RI FC Augsburg (Germany) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz 32 POH-gah-tetz Graz, Austria 1. FC Nürnberg (Germany) 22 Kalen Ryden 24 Norman, OK Midwestern State University (NCAA) 8 Mohammed Saeid 24 mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed Örebro, Sweden Örebro SK (Sweden) 18 Aaron Schoenfeld 25 SHOW-en-feld Knoxville, TN East Tennessee State University (NCAA) 17 Ben Speas 24 SPEEZ Stow, OH University of North Carolina (NCAA) 7 Kristinn Steindorsson 25 KRIS-tin STYNE-door-son Reykjavik, Iceland Halmstads BK (Sweden) 41 Brad Stuver 24 STEW-vur Mayfield, OH Cleveland State University (NCAA) 26 Ben Swanson 17 Grove City, OH Crew SC Academy 6 Tony Tchani 26 CHA-knee Bafang, Cameroon Toronto FC 20 Wil Trapp 22 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 2 Tyson Wahl 31 WALL Newport Beach, CA Colorado Rapids
2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER
2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Sporting Director and Head Coach: Gregg BerhalterAssistant Coaches: Sixten Boström, Pat Onstad, Josh WolffDirector of Soccer Operations: Asher MendelsohnHigh Performance Director: Steve Tashjian
Director of Team Operations: Tucker WaltherHead Athletic Trainer: Craig DevineAssistant Athletic Trainer: Jon MacGregorStrength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton Equipment Manager: John Velasco Team Operations Assistant: Ron Meadors
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITED
2015 MLS RESULTS
MLS Regular Season
Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal Scorers Sat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L 0-1 22,351 0-1-0 7 0 HOU: Barnes (66’) Sat., March 14 TORONTO FC W 2-0 15,826 1-1-0 3 3 CLB: Meram (57’), Kamara (61’) Sat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L 1-2 10,302 1-2-0 6 3 CLB: Tchani (58’); NYR: Wright-Phillips (49’), Grella (67’) Wed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2-2 18,083 1-2-1 7 4 CLB: Kamara 2 (24’, 50’); VAN: Rivero (31’), Mattocks (64’) Sat., April 11 at New England Revolution D 0-0 13,092 1-2-2 6 5 None Sat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W 3-0 15,655 2-2-2 4 8 CLB: Higuain (32’), Meram (55’), Kamara (60’) Sat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W 4-1 15,553 3-2-2 4 11 CLB: Kamara (21’), Finlay (32’, 73’), Meram (44’); PHI: Ayuk (64’) Sat., May 2 at D.C. United Sat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Sat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes Fri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC Wed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union Sat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT Sat., June 13 LA GALAXY Wed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Sat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake Sat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS Sat., July 11 at Montreal Impact Wed., July 15 at Chicago Fire Sun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC Sat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC Sat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids Wed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC Sat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC Sun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union Sat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United Sat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC Sat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls Sat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC Sun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITED
Columbus Crew SC record: 24-25-10Home games: 16-7-6 (44 GF, 25 GA)Road games: 8-18-4 (41 GF, 57 GA) LAST THREE MEETINGS03/08/2014 CLB 3 at DC 0 W RFK Stadium04/19/2014 CLB 1 vs. DC 1 D MAPFRE Stadium06/07/2014 CLB 0 at DC 0 D FedExField
CREW SC TO MEET D.C. UNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2015Columbus Crew SC and D.C. United are set to play their first of three regular-season meetings in 2015 with a showdown at RFK Stadium. Crew SC is slated to return to the nation’s capital on September 19, while the Black-and-Red visit Columbus in the regular-season finale on October 25. All-time, Crew SC is 24-25-10 against D.C. United, with an 8-18-4 mark on the road. Over the last two seasons, the Black & Gold are unbeaten against the Black-and-Red (3-0-2), includ-ing a mark of 1-0-2 last season, when the teams met three times in three different stadiums.
LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETINGOn June 7, 2014, Crew SC and D.C. United faced-off at FedExField in a match that would end in a 0-0 draw. Steve Clark notched his third-ever MLS clean sheet in the contest, capped-off by a 96th-minute penalty save on Fabian Espindola’s chipped attempt.
COACHESGregg Berhalter (17-12-12, Columbus Crew SC: ‘14 - Present) vs. Ben Olsen (53-65-37, D.C. United: ‘10 - Present)
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN Saturday’s 7:00 p.m. ET start is available locally on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel ... “Crew SC Matchday” on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel begins at 6:30 p.m. ET ... Dwight Burgess, Neil Sika and Ashleigh Ignelzi are set to have the call of the match at 7:30 p.m. ET ... a complete list of places to catch the Black & Gold on TV is available at ColumbusCrewSC.com in the drop-down item “Where to Watch” under the “Schedule” tab ... fans can also listen to the match on the radio on Crew SC’s English-language radio partner CD102.5 FM or in Spanish on La Mega 103.1 FM.
FINLAY SOARS TO MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Following his two-goal, one-assist performance against the Philadelphia Union on March 25, Crew SC midfielder Ethan Finlay was named the Major League Soccer Player of the Week as voted upon by the North American Soccer Report-ers (NASR) for Week Eight of the 2015 MLS season ... the pair of goals gave Finlay 13 tallies since his first MLS strike on May 17, 2014 in Portland ... over that span, only six other League players have more goals (Bradley Wright-Phillips, Obafemi Marins, Dominic Dwyer, Gyasi Zardes, Robbie Keane, Lee Nguyen) ... Finlay also ranks second in MLS in assists, with four ... since his first career helper on May 31, 2014, only four other players have more assists (Landon Donovan, Marcelo Sarvas, Pedro Morales, Dillon Powers).
CREW SC ATTACK LEADING LEAGUE ... Following the Black & Gold’s four-goal performance against Philadelphia, Crew SC now leads MLS in total goals, with 12 ... Columbus also ranks first in the League in goal differential (six) and assists (13) ... the Black & Gold have scored five of their 12 goals between minutes 46 and 60, leading the League in goal-scoring within that interval as well.
... AND HIGH-RANKING IN CLUB HISTORYAt the conclusion of the match against Philadelphia on April 25, Crew SC’s season tally of 12 goals represented the second-most goals the club had ever scored by that date in team history ... the only year in which Crew SC notched at least 12 goals by a date earlier than April 25th was in 1998 ... on April 18 of that year, Columbus scored five times to top the Miami Fusion and bring that season’s total to 13 tallies at the time.
CREW SC WRAPS-UP UNBEATEN MONTHThe Black & Gold’s victory over Philadelphia gave the club a 2-0-2 record in April ... the unbeaten month was the first for Columbus since September of 2014 (3-0-1) ... overall, it was the fourth for Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter during his tenure as the Crew SC boss.
KAMARA MAKES 200TH APPEARANCE ...With a start against the Union, Crew SC forward Kei Kamara recorded his 200th career MLS appearance ... Kamara’s first MLS appearance came on April 1, 2006 for Columbus, where he scored a goal in his debut against Kansas City ... the forward has gone on to make 43 total appearances for Columbus, with 12 for San Jose, 32 for Houston and 113 for Kansas City in his career.
... WHILE AMONG LEAGUE LEADERSKamara’s goal against the Philadelphia Union gave him five goals on the season ... he is now tied for most in the League in the category alongside Vancouver’s Octavio Rivero ... the Sierra Leone native is second in MLS in goals/match (0.71) ... Kamara also is second in MLS in total shots (31) and shots on goal (14).
CREW SC HAS TOP THREE PASSING PERFORMANCESAgainst the Philadelphia Union, the Black & Gold passed to a team accuracy rate of 87.9% ... that number is the second-highest passing accuracy mark achieved by any MLS club in any match this season ... the Black & Gold’s passing performance against Orlando City SC (April 18) is currently the highest mark at 88.1% ... Crew SC also holds the third-highest mark, with 87.1% passing against Toronto FC (March 14).
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES
HOW THE CLUBS MATCH-UP
CREW SC NOTCHES FOUR, DEFEATS UNION AT MAPFRE STADIUMColumbus Crew SC registered a new season-high of four goals as the Black & Gold surged past the Philadelphia Union by a 4-1 final at MAPFRE Stadium. The victory extended Crew SC’s unbeaten mark against the Union in Columbus to 6-0-1 all-time. Kei Kamara opened the scoring in the 21st minute following service from Ethan Finlay, while Finlay would score a goal of his own just 11 minutes later. Justin Meram completed the first half trio of tallies for Crew SC, while Finlay would register a brace with an additional goal in the 73rd minute, finishing the match with two goals and one assist en route to being named MLS Player of the Week.
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITEDBACK-TO-BACK THREE-GOAL WINSThe Black & Gold defeated Orlando City SC by a 3-0 scoreline last weekend ahead of last weekend’s 4-1 win over Philadelphia ... this marks the third time in club his-tory that Columbus won back-to-back matches by three or more goals ... the club achieved the feat in 1999 on July 24 (4-1 over Dallas) and August 1 (4-0 over Mi-ami), and in 2014 on August 16 (4-1 over LA) and August 23 (3-0 over Houston).
CREW SC SCORES FOURAgainst Philadelphia, Crew SC tallied four goals in a match for the first time since August 16, 2014 vs. the LA Galaxy ... overall, it was the 28th time that the Black & Gold have scored at least four times in a regular-season match ... Crew SC is now 26-2-0 in all-time MLS regular-season play when scoring four or more goals.
THREE-GOAL FIRST HALFColumbus scored three goals in the first half versus the Union for the first time in any match since September 29, 2013 at FC Dallas ... the club also took a 3-0 lead to the halftime locker room for the first time since April 27, 2013 vs. D.C. United.
POSSESSION, PASSING, CHANCESCrew SC has continued its strong passing and possession play in 2015 ... according to the League’s official statistician, Opta, Crew SC leads the League in chances cre-ated per match (12.1) and big chances created per match (1.6) ... the Black & Gold also rank second overall in MLS in passing accuracy (82.1%) and third overall in possession (54.0%)
FRANCIS, SAEID LEADING LEAGUE IN PASSINGAmong the League’s most accurate passers (min. 100 passes attempted), the top two are members of the Black & Gold ... defender Waylon Francis (93.8%), mid-fielder Mohammed Saeid (91.6%) both rank atop the League in passing accuracy ... a more detailed look at Opta statistics is below:
PASSING MACHINE AS A TEAMAs a team, Crew SC ranks second in passing accuracy, trailing only Orlando City SC ... the Black & Gold also rank in the top five in passing accuracy in its own half (fifth) the opponent’s half (second) and passing accuracy in the final third (first) ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:
Club ................................ Passing Acc. Own Half Opp Half Final ThirdOrlando City SC ........... 82.5% 90.4% 76.9% 69.4%Columbus Crew SC .... 82.1% 89.2% 75.2% 69.7%Montreal Impact ........... 80.0% 89.7% 72.5% 63.8%Portland Timbers FC ... 79.2% 89.7% 71.8% 62.1%Chicago Fire .................. 79.1% 87.8% 73.0% 67.4%
SHOOTING STARFollowing his three shots attempted against Philadelphia, Crew SC’s Kei Kamara ranks second in MLS in shots/match (4.4) and in total shots (31) ... a detailed breakdown is below:
INTO THE BOXOn a per-match basis, Crew SC has been one of the most successful clubs at crossing the ball into the box this season ... the Black & Gold rank first in MLS in crosses from open play per match (21.6) ... the club also leads the League in suc-cessful crosses and ranks third in crossing accuracy:
Club ..................................... Crosses Suc. Crosses Crosses Acc. Crosses/MatchColumbus Crew SC ........ 151 40 26.5% 21.5LA Galaxy ........................... 147 33 22.5% 18.4New York Red Bulls ........... 123 26 21.1% 17.6Portland Timbers FC ........ 140 26 18.6% 17.5Sporting Kansas City ......... 122 31 25.4% 15.3
CREW SC CAREER MILESTONESCHAD BARSONNeeds five appearances to reach 40 in MLS/for Crew SC.
ADAM BEDELLNeeds four appearances to reach 20 and needs one shot to reach 15 in MLS/for Crew SC.
STEVE CLARKReached 40 starts in MLS/for Crew SC on 4/18 vs. Orlando.
ALL-TIME CLUB GK STARTSPlayer .........................................................GS1. Will Hesmer .........................................1302. Jon Busch ..............................................833. Andy Gruenebaum..............................794. Mark Dougherty ..................................685. Tom Presthus .......................................466. Steve Clark ......................................417. Brad Friedel ..........................................38
ALL-TIME CLUB GK WINSPlayer .........................................................W1. Will Hesmer .........................................592. Jon Busch ..............................................353. Mark Dougherty ..................................334. Andy Gruenebaum..............................265. Brad Friedel ..........................................226. Steve Clark ......................................177. Tom Presthus .......................................168. Juergen Sommer ..................................11
ETHAN FINLAYReached 10 assists and 70 shots in MLS/for Crew SC on 4/18 vs. Orlando. Reached 70 ap-pearances in MLS/for Crew SC on 4/25 against Philadelphia.
WAYLON FRANCISNeeds two assists to reach 10 in MLS/for Crew SC.
KEVAN GEORGENeeds two appearances to reach 25 and one start to reach 10 in MLS/for Crew SC.
FEDERICO HIGUAINReached 200 shots in MLS/for Crew SC on 4/18 vs. Orlando. Needs one start to reach 75 and two goals to reach 30 in MLS/for Crew SC.
ALL-TIME CLUB GOALSPlayer .........................................................G1. Jeff Cunningham .................................642. Brian McBride ......................................623. Stern John .............................................444. Edson Buddle .......................................425. Eddie Gaven .........................................356. Guillermo Barros Schelotto ...............33T7. Federico Higuain..........................28T7. Dante Washington ............................289. Brian Maissoneuve ..............................23
ALL-TIME CLUB ASSISTSPlayer .........................................................A1. Robert Warzycha .................................612. Brian McBride ......................................453. Jeff Cunningham .................................444. Guillermo Barros Schelotto ...............415. Brian Maissonneuve ............................376. Brian West ............................................297. Eddie Gaven .........................................258. Federico Higuain ............................249. John Wilmar Perez ..............................22
ALL-TIME CLUB SHOTSPlayer .........................................................SH1. Brian McBride ......................................4602. Jeff Cunningham .................................4303. Eddie Gaven .........................................3494. Robert Warzycha .................................3195. Edson Buddle .......................................2696. Stern John .............................................2207. Guillermo Barros Schelotto ...............2098. Federico Higuain ............................2029. Robbie Rogers ......................................198
ALL-TIME CLUB GAME-WINNING ASSISTSPlayer .........................................................GWA1. Robert Warzycha .................................162. Jeff Cunningham .................................143. Brian McBride ......................................114. Guillermo Barros Scheloto .................10T5. Simon Elliott ......................................8T5. Brian Maissonneuve .........................8T7. Federico Higuain..........................7T7. John Wilmar Perez ...........................7T7. Brian West .........................................7
HECTOR JIMENEZNeeds two starts to reach 50 in MLS.
KEI KAMARAReached 200 appearances and 25 assists in MLS as well as 10 goals for Crew SC on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Needs two shots on goal to reach 200 in MLS.
CHRIS KLUTE Needs two starts to reach 60 and two assists to reach 10 in MLS.
MATT LAMPSONNeeds one start to reach 15 in MLS/for Crew SC.
JUSTIN MERAMReached 15 goals in MLS/for Crew SC on April 18 vs. Orlando. Needs five appearances to reach 100, two starts to reach 50 and one assist to reach 10 in MLS/for Crew SC.
MICHAEL PARKHURSTReached 40 appearances for Crew SC on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Needs one start to reach 40 for Crew SC as well as five appearances to reach 160 and six starts to reach 160 in MLS.
EMANUEL POGATETZNeeds two appearances to reach 10 and four starts to reach 10 in MLS/for Crew SC.
MOHAMMED SAEIDNeeds four appearances to reach 10, five starts to reach 10, five shots to reach 10 and four cor-ner kicks to reach 20 in MLS/for Crew SC.
AARON SCHOENFELDNeeds two appearances to reach 40, two starts to reach 15, one goal to reach five and two shots on goal to reach 20 in MLS/for Crew SC.
BEN SPEASNeeds four appearances to reach 40 and seven shots to reach 50 in MLS/for Crew SC.
KRISTINN STEINDORSSONNeeds three appearances to reach 10 in MLS/for Crew SC.
TONY TCHANIReached 125 appearances in MLS on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Needs three starts to reach 100 and two assists to reach 15 in MLS. Reached 10 assists for Crew SC on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Needs 13 shots to reach 100 for Crew SC.
WIL TRAPPNeeds three appearances to reach 50, three starts to reach 50 and four assists to reach 10 in MLS/for Crew SC.
TYSON WAHLNeeds one start to reach 115 and four shots to reach 30 in MLS. Needs five appearances to reach 50 and 10 starts to reach 50 for Crew SC.
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITED
2015 MISCELLANEOUS MLS STATSQuickest Goal: Kamara, 4/25 vs. PHI, 21’ Quickest Goal Against: Rivero, 4/8 at VAN, 31’Game-Winning Goals after 75’: N/AGame-Tying Goals after 75’: N/A Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’: N/A Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’: N/AHat Tricks: N/AHat Tricks Against: N/AOwn Goals For: N/AOwn Goals Against: N/ARed Cards: Higuain, 3/28 vs. NYR, 83’ Opponent’s Red Cards: Morrow, 3/14 vs. TFC, 45’+1’ Ramos, 4/18 vs. ORL, 34’
2015 PENALTY KICKS FOR
2015 PENALTY KICKS AGAINST
CLB Player Goalkeeper, Team Date ResultN/A
Player, Team CLB Goalkeeper Date ResultWright-Phillips, NYR Clark 3/28 Goal
CREW SC AND 2015 HONORSEtihad Airways MLS Player of the Month: Ethan Finlay (April) - nominated Kei Kamara (April) - nominated
MLS Player of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 8)
MLS Team of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 8) Waylon Francis (Week 8) Hernan Grana (Week 2) Federico Higuain (Week 7) Kei Kamara (Weeks 7,8) Justin Meram (Week 2)
MLS Goal of the Week: Federico Higuain (Week 7) - nominated
MLS Save of the Week: Steve Clark (Week 4) - nominated
PLAYERS INGK Steve Clark (new contract on 4/2)M Cedrick Mabwati (Acquired on 1/30, set to joinin the summer)D Hernan Grana (Signed on 1/23)D Kalen Ryden (Selected 69th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/20, signed on 3/2)D Chris Klute (Trade from Colorado on 1/16)F Sagi Lev-Ari (Selected 35th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)D Sergio Campbell (Selected 19th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)M Federico Higuain (New Designated Playercontract on 1/5)M Kristinn Steindorsson (Discovery Signing on12/11)M Justin Meram (Re-signed on 12/2)16 player options exercised on 11/18M Mohammed Saied (Discovery Signing on10/29)M Ethan Finlay (Contract extension on 10/24)M Ben Swanson (Homegrown Player signing on10/17)F Kei Kamara (Signed via Allocation Order on 10/7)
PLAYERS OUTF Sagi Lev-Ari (Waived on 3/16)D Ben Sweat (Waived on 2/9)D Eric Gehrig (Selected by Orlando City SC inMLS Expansion Draft on 12/10)M Bernardo Anor (Trade to Sporting KC on 12/8)D Josh Williams (Trade to NYCFC on 12/8)D Ross Friedman (Option declined on 11/18)D Matt Wiet (Option declined on 11/18)M Kingsley “Fifi” Baiden (Option declined on11/18)M Daniel Paladini (Option declined on 11/18)M Agustin Viana (Option declined on 11/18)M Matt Walker (Option declined on 11/18)F Jairo Arrieta (Option declined on 11/18, selectedby Orlando City SC in MLS Expansion Draft on12/10)
HOW CREW SC WAS BUILT
BARBASOL MAN OF THE MATCH3/7 at HOU Emanuel Pogatetz3/14 vs. TFC Justin Meram3/28 vs. NYR Tony Tchani4/8 at VAN Kei Kamara4/11 at NE Hernan Grana4/18 vs. ORL Federico Higuain4/25 vs. PHI Ethan Finlay
Season 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
SuperDraft Justin Meram Ethan Finlay Adam Bedell Sergio Campbell Kevan George Kalen Ryden
Homegrown Matt Lampson Ben Speas Chad Barson Ben Swanson Wil Trapp
Trade Tony Tchani Aaron Schoenfeld Steve Clark Chris Klute Hector Jimenez Michael Parkhurst
Designated Player Federico Higuain
Signing Tyson Wahl Waylon Francis Hernan Grana Emanuel Pogatetz Mohammed Saeid Kristinn Steindorsson
Allocation Kei Kamara
Weighted Lottery Romain Gall
Waiver Draft Brad Stuver
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITED
PLAYER MINI BIOS
1 STEVE CLARK – GK6’ 2”, 192 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-14-1986 / HOMETOWN: MASON, MI
5 DANNY O’ROURKE – M/D
2015 SeasonHas made seven appearances (seven starts) in his second season with Crew SC and is 3-2-2 with three clean sheets ... started the club’s season opener against Houston (March 7), making two saves ... recorded his first clean sheet of the season in the club’s home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14), making three stops ... was signed to a new contract by the club on April 2, extending his tenure in Black & Gold ... tied his career-best with a six save performance at Vancouver (April 8) ... notched his second clean sheet of the season and the 10th of his career at New England (April 11) ... registered his second-consecutive and third overall shutout in a 3-0 win over Orlando (April 18) ... helped Crew SC complete an unbeaten April (2-0-2) with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25).
2015 PreseasonStarted four of Crew SC’s six preseason matches, playing 315 minutes over five matches overall and conceding five goals.
2015 SeasonHas made six appearances (six starts) at centerback in his second season as the club’s Captain ... started the season opener against Houston (March 7) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet in the home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... was part of two additional shutouts with his fifth and sixth consecutive starts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18) ... helped Crew SC complete an unbeaten April (2-0-2) with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25).
2015 PreseasonMade five appearances (all starts) in preseason, helping the club keep a clean sheet against the Austin Aztex (February 15) and the Costa Rica Under-23s (February 21).
2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 7 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 630 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 7 GS, 0.86 GAA, 3 SO in 630 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at GK, 1 GA, 1 SV in 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at GK, 1 GA, 1 SV in 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-2Most saves in a 2015 match: 6 (4/8/15 at VAN)Most career saves: 6 (5x, last: 4/8/15 at VAN)Last shutout: 4/18/15 vs. ORL
4 MICHAEL PARKHURST – D5’ 11”, 159 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: PROVIDENCE, RI / @MFPARKHURST
2015 SeasonHas made four appearances (three starts) at leftback in his first season with Crew SC ... made his club debut with a start at MAPFRE Stadium against the Red Bulls (March 28) ... started at Vancouver (April 8) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet during his third consecutive start at New England (April 11).
2015 PreseasonMade five appearances (two starts) in preseason for Crew SC ... scored against London United (February 18) in his second start.
2015 (Columbus): 4 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 264 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at LB, 25 mins vs. ORL (4/18)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-1-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
3 CHRIS KLUTE – D6’ 1”, 172 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-05-1990 / HOMETOWN: GRAND PRAIRIE, TX / @CHRISKLUTE
2 TYSON WAHL – D6’ 2”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-23-1984 / HOMETOWN: NEWPORT BEACH, CA
2015 SeasonHas made two appearances (one start) at centerback for Crew SC ... made his first appearance with a start at centerback at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on in the sec-ond half against Philadelphia (April 25) and helped Crew SC complete a 4-1 win.
2015 PreseasonMade five appearances (all substitute appearances) in preseason for Crew SC ... converted a spot kick in the penalty shootout against Philadelphia (February 25).
2015 (Columbus): 2 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 124 minsCrew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at CB, 34 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Sub. app. at CB, 34 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 3/23/13 at D.C.2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-0-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 SeasonHas made six appearances (six starts) at centerback in his second season with Crew SC with one assist ... made his first MLS and Crew SC start in the season opener against Houston (March 7) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet in the home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... was part of back-to-back shutout efforts with starts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started again vs. Philadelphia (April 25), notching his first MLS assist on Justin Meram’s goal.
2015 PreseasonMade five appearances (all starts) in preseason, helping the club keep a clean sheet against the Costa Rica Under-23s (February 21).
2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 6 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 506 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 1 A, 56 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at CB, 1 A, 56 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 SeasonHas made seven total appearances in his first season with Crew SC: five appear-ances (two starts) at left midfield, one appearance at central attacking midfield and one appearance at right midfield ... made his debut MLS and Black & Gold appearances with a start against Houston (March 7) ... entered as a substitute in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... started his first match at MAP-FRE Stadium against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at central attacking midfield against Vancouver (April 8) ... entered as a substitute at right midfield at New England (April 11) and at left midfield vs. Orlando (April 18) and Philadelphia (April 25).
2015 PreseasonAppeared in five preseason matches (three starts), scoring versus FC Dallas (Feb-ruary 13) and against Oklahoma City Energy FC (February 28).
2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 231 mins Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at LM, 24 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Sub. app. at LM, 24 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-2-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 SeasonHas made six appearances (five starts) at central midfield in his first season with Crew SC ... notched his first club and League start in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), completing 93.22% of his passes (55/59) in the victory ... started a second consecutive match against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at halftime for his third appearance at Vancouver (April 8) ... made his third career start at New England (April 11) and has started every match since.
2015 PreseasonAppeared in five preseason matches, all as a substitute.
8 MOHAMMED SAEID – M5’ 7”, 141 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-24-1990 / HOMETOWN: ÖREBRO, SWEDEN / @MSAEID8
6 TONY TCHANI -- MID
2015 SeasonHas made six appearances (six starts) at central midfield with one goal and one as-sist ... started the season opener at Houston (March 7) ... missed the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) while serving a one-match suspension ... returned versus the New York Red Bulls (March 28), scoring his first goal of the season in the process ... registered his first assist of the season vs. Philadelphia (April 25).
2015 PreseasonAppeared in all six preseason matches for Crew SC (five starts), recording an assist against London United (February 18).
2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 6 GS, 1 G, 1 A in 530 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 1 A, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at CM, 1 A, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: 3/28/15 vs. NYRLast assist with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-2-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0
2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 5 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 481 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-1-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-1-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITED
6 TONY TCHANI -- MID
2015 SeasonHas made seven appearances (seven starts) at right midfield with two goals and four assists on the season ... made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7) ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), recording an as-sist on Justin Meram’s game-winning goal ... registered his second assist of the campaign at Vancouver (April 8) and his third vs. Orlando (April 18) on Federico Higuain’s game-winner ... scored his first two goals of the year vs. Philadelphia (April 25), adding an assist in a performance that ultimately captured the MLS Player of the Week award ... was nominated for the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month award for April.
2015 PreseasonAppeared in all six preseason matches (five starts), leading the team in assists with three ... contributed two goals, scoring against London United (February 18) and against Oklahoma City Energy FC (February 28).
2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 7 GS, 2 G, 4 A in 566 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at RM, 2 G, 1 A, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at RM, 2 G, 1 A, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI (2)Last assist with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: 1-0-02015 Crew SC record when he assists: 3-0-1
9 JUSTIN MERAM – M 6’ 1”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-04-1988 / HOMETOWN: SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI / @JUSTINMERAM
2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 6 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 518 minsCrew SC ’s last match: Started at CAM, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at CAM, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: 4/18/15 vs. ORLLast assist with Columbus: 4/18/15 vs. ORL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: 1-0-02015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0
10 FEDERICO HIGUAIN – M 5’ 8”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / @FHIGUAIN_33
2015 SeasonHas made one appearance in 2015 ... did not dress for the club’s opener at Houston (March 7) ... entered as a second-half substitute in the home opener against To-ronto FC (March 14), playing 14 minutes in the victory.
2015 PreseasonAppeared in four preseason matches (two starts) for Crew SC.
2015 (Columbus): 1 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 14 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CM, 14 mins vs. TFC (3/14)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-0-02015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 SeasonHas made five appearances (five starts) at left midfield in 2015 ... has scored three goals and notched one assist ... missed the club’s opener at Houston (March 7) due to a red-card suspension from the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and registered the game-winning goal ... missed the club’s match against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Iraq National Team ... returned with a start at Vancouver (April 8), where he recorded his first assist of the season ... started his second consecutive match at New England (April 11) ... started again vs. Orlando (April 18), recording his second goal of the season ... scored in consecutive matches with a tally against Philadelphia (April 25).
2015 PreseasonAppeared in all six preseason matches (three starts), scoring on a chipped finish against Philadelphia (February 25) and assisting on Chad Barson’s game-winning goal against the Austin Aztex (February 15).
2015 SeasonHas made six appearances (six starts) at central attacking midfield in 2015 ... has scored one goal and added one assist ... started at Houston (March 7), recording three shots and four corner kicks for Crew SC ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match at Vancouver (April 8) while serving a red-card suspension ... returned to the lineup with a start at New England (April 11) ... started again vs. Orlando (April 18), scoring his first goal of the season with a backheel tally that was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week.
2015 PreseasonStarted all six preseason matches, scoring against the Costa Rica Under-23s (Feb-ruary 21) and Oklahoma City Energy FC (February 28), as well as providing two assists against London United (February 18)
2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 5 GS, 3 G, 1 A in 406 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at LM, 1 G, 66 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at LM, 1 G, 66 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHILast assist with Columbus: 4/8/15 at VAN2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-0-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-02015 Crew SC record when he assists: 0-0-1
PLAYER MINI BIOS
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITED
2015 SeasonHas made five appearances (one start) in his second season with Crew SC, with three appearances coming at right midfield, one at central attacking midfield and one at rightback ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at central attacking midfield against Houston (March 7) ... came on at right midfield in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and versus the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... made his first start of the season with a nod at rightback at Vancou-ver (April 8) ... came on at right midfield vs. Orlando (April 18).
2015 PreseasonAppeared in all six preseason matches (four starts) for Crew SC.
2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 133 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at RM, 11 mins vs. ORL (4/18)Last goal with Columbus: 4/19/14 vs. D.C.Last assist with Columbus: 10/11/14 at PHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M5’ 9”, 140 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-03-1988 / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA / @HECTORJIMENEZ09
2015 SeasonHas made four appearances (four starts) at leftback in his second season with Crew SC ... has registered two assists ... made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7) ... notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s goal versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the team’s contest against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Costa Rica National Team ... was listed as questionable ahead of the club’s matches at Vancouver (April 8) and at New England (April 11) and did not dress ... returned to the lineup with a start vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started against vs. Philadelphia (April 25), registering his second assist of the season.
2015 PreseasonAppeared in all six preseason matches (four starts), recording an assist on Kei Kamara’s goal against the Costa Rica Under-23s (February 21).
2015 (Columbus): 4 GP / 4 GS, 0 G, 2 A in 335 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at LB, 1 A, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at LB, 1 A, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-1-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-1-02015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-0
14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D5’ 9”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-20-1990 / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMÓN, COSTA RICA / @WAYLONFRANCIS90
2015 SeasonHas made three appearances (one start) in 2015, with two appearances coming at left midfield and one at central attacking midfield ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at left midfield against Houston (March 7) ... came on again at left midfield against New York (March 28) ... made his first start of the season at central attacking midfield at Vancouver (April 8).
2015 PreseasonMade five substitute appearances for Crew SC in preseason ... tallied in the penalty shootout against Philadelphia (February 25).
2015 SeasonHas made four appearances in 2015 ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at forward against Houston (March 7) ... came on again at forward against New York (March 28), at New England (April 11) and vs. Philadelphia (April 25).
2015 PreseasonMade three substitute appearances for Crew SC in preseason ... scored in the pen-alty shootout against Philadelphia (February 25).
2015 (Columbus): 3 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 106 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started at CAM, 70 mins at VAN (4/8)Last goal with Columbus: 8/16/14 vs. LALast assist with Columbus: 6/4/14 vs. RSL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 (Columbus): 4 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 37 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at F, 6 mins at NE (4/11)Last goal with Columbus: 10/19/14 at NY (2)Last assist with Columbus: 7/19/14 vs. MTL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed Crew SC’s opener at Houston (March 7) after being listed as out with a left knee sprain ... was upgraded to questionable ahead of the match against Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match against Philadelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-20 National Team, where he scored the game-winning goal in a friendly against the Croatia U-20s.
2015 PreseasonMade one appearance by starting the club’s preseason opener against FC Dallas (February 13).
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC ’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at FWD, 27 mins vs. PHI (10/26)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
19 ROMAIN GALL - M5’ 9”, 163 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-31-1995 / HOMETOWN: HERNDON, VA / @ROMAINGALL
2015 SeasonHas made two appearances (two starts) at central midfield and has notched one assist ... made his season debut with a start at central midfield against Houston (March 7) ... notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s goal in the win over Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match versus New York (March 28) after being listed as questionable ... returned to the lineup with a start at Vancouver (April 8) ... was again listed as questionable ahead of the match at New England (April 11), vs. Orlando (April 18) and vs. Philadelphia (April 25) and did not dress.
2015 PreseasonMade five appearances in preseason, starting four matches for Crew SC.
2015 (Columbus): 3 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 225 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started at CM, 45 mins at VAN (4/8)Last goal with Columbus: 9/13/14 at HOULast assist with Columbus: 3/14/15 vs. TFC2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-1-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-1-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0
2015 SeasonHas made two appearances in 2015, with one coming at rightback and one at leftback ... came on for his first appearance of the season at rightback at Vancouver (April 8) ... made a substitute appearance at leftback at New England (April 11).
2015 PreseasonMade five appearances in preseason (one start), scoring the game-winning goal against the Austin Aztex in the 81st minute (February 15).
2015 (Columbus): 2 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 43 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at LB, 23 mins at NE (4/11)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 9/29/13 at FCD2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
21 CHAD BARSON - D5’ 10”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-25-1991 / HOMETOWN: LEWIS CENTER, OH / @DOCTOROFDEFENSE
2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... was loaned to the Austin Az-tex of the USL on March 26 ... has started Austin’s first six matches in 2015, helping the club register clean sheets vs. Colorado Springs (March 28), Tulsa (April 4) and Colorado Springs (April 25).
2015 PreseasonMade five appearances in preseason (one start) for Crew SC.
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 SeasonHas made seven appearances (seven starts) at forward in the first season of his second stint with Columbus ... has scored five goals and added two assists ... made his season debut with a start at forward against Houston (March 7) ... notched his first goal of the season in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... re-corded his first brace for Columbus at Vancouver (April 8) ... scored one goal and added one assist as part of a win over Orlando (April 18) ... repeated the one-goal, one-assist performance as part of a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25) ... was nominated for the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month award for April.
2015 PreseasonWas Crew SC’s leading scorer in preseason with four goals in six matches played (five starts) ... registered a brace against London United (February 18) and also tallied against Oklahoma City Energy FC (February 28) and the Costa Rica Under-23s (February 21) ... added one assist.
2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 7 GS, 5 G, 2 A in 611 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at F, 1 G, 1 A, 77 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at F, 1 G, 1 A, 77 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHILast assist with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-12015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-0
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed the match against Philadelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Un-der-18 National Team.
2015 PreseasonMade three appearances for Crew SC in preseason, all as a substitute.
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
26 BEN SWANSON - M5’ 6”, 130 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-18-1997 / HOMETOWN: GROVE CITY, OH / @BEN_S8
2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015.
2015 PreseasonMade three appearances for Crew SC in preseason, starting the match against London United (February 18).
PLAYER MINI BIOS
2015 SeasonHas made six appearances (six starts) at rightback in his first season with Crew SC ... made his MLS and club debuts with a start against Houston (March 7) ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... helped the club keep consecu-tive clean sheets with starts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18).
2015 PreseasonMade three appearances for Crew SC in preseason (two starts) ... scored two goals and added two assists against London United (February 18).
2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 6 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 533 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at RB, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last match played: Started at RB, 90 mins vs. PHI (4/25)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
27 HERNAN GRANA - D5’ 7”, 152 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-12-1985 / HOMETOWN: QUILMES, ARGENTINA
MATCH 8: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT D.C. UNITED
2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015.
2015 PreseasonMade two appearances for Crew SC in preseason (one start).
2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015.
2015 PreseasonMade two appearances for Crew SC in preseason (one start) ... did not concede a goal over 90 minutes of play.
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub app. at FWD, 45 mins at NE (11/9)*Last goal with Columbus: 8/23/14 vs. HOULast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A* denotes MLS Cup Playoffs
2015 (Columbus): N/A Crew SC ’s last match: N/ALast match: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/AMost saves in a 2014 match: N/AMost career saves: N/ALast shutout: N/A
29 ADAM BEDELL - F6’ 7”, 204 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-01-1991 / HOMETOWN: LIVONIA, MI / @AJBEDELL4
2015 SeasonServed as Steve Clark’s backup in every Crew SC match this season.
2015 PreseasonMade three appearances for Crew SC in preseason (one start) ... saved a penalty in regulation against Philadelphia’s Conor Casey (February 25) ... did not concede a goal over 135 minutes of play.
2015 (Columbus): N/ACrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started, 90 mins, L, 6 SV, at NE (10/19/13)2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/AMost saves in a 2015 match: N/AMost career saves: 7 (9/14/13 at MTL)Last shutout: 9/21/13 vs CHI