Columbus Crew held 1-1 by Seattle Sounders at Crew Stadium – Major League Soccer news
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Columbus-Crew-c38850, on Saturday, May 7. The visitors were coming into this game on the back of an unbeaten streak and held their form intact with a 1-1 draw.
This was the Rave Green’s third match in eight days and in spite of their tired legs, the team took an early lead in the 7th minute through a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Montero-c26784 header. EriK Friberg fed the striker with a pinpoint 35-yard pass and Montero made no mistake
with the finish. The goal market the Sounders’ fifth headed goal of the season.
The guests fought hard to retain possession until Emilio Renteria of the Crew stepped up and converted a 67th minute penalty kick. Had it not been for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-c29254 Ianni’s foul tackle on Marshall in the penalty area, the Sounders would have taken the
match home in spite of their jadedness. Head coach Sigi Schmid, however, was pleased with a draw.
“I was pleased getting a tie,” Schmid said. “We took the lead early and were hoping to be able to hold on to it. Tired legs got the best of us in the second half. The Crew played with a lot of energy and pushed their players forward so we had to hold on
a little at the end.”
Credit must go to the sounders goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eddie-Gaven-c11839 in the starting minutes of the game, diving to his left to save a well struck shot. Later in the same
half, the player denied http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robbie-Rogers-c31217 from scoring an equalizer.
The second-half was dominated by the Fighting http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Canaries-c38723 side, but the Sounders goalkeeper was in sublime form and made impressive saves on Gaven and Andres Mendoza.
“In the end, it’s a good point,” Keller said. “They were pushing for the win and had a number of corners at the end. We hung on and in the end it was a good point. I think we faded a little bit at the end, but it’s normal.”
The shot-stopper played a vital part in keeping the unbeaten streak running. The team has now improved their statistics to 3-0-3 (3 wins, 0 losses and 3 draws) against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-c31222 Warzycha’s team, who was the assistant manager to Schmid before taking over the
reins at the Columbus Crew stadium.
Seattle Sounders came to Columbus with both http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mauro-Rosales-c24983 injured. They now head back home to play Portland Timbers at Qwest Stadium on May 14, with question marks still lingering over the players’ statuses.
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