Crew Defeats Saprissa 1-0

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA– The Columbus Crew took the early lead thanks to a clinical strike by midfielder Eddie Gaven in the fifth minute and endured a late flurry by the home squad to earn a 1-0 win over Saprissa Wednesday in CONCACAF Champions League action at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.

The Crew is now 2-1-0 (6 pts.) in CONCACAF Champions League play and thanks to tonight’s victory it now holds sole possession of second place in the Group C standings. Its next game in the regional confederation’s club championship tournament is next Wednesday, Sept. 23 as it hosts Cruz Azul (Mexico) at Crew Stadium. The Black & Gold returns to league action this Sunday, Sept. 20, when it travels to Chicago for a match-up between the Eastern Conference’s top two teams.

MATCH STATISTICS

Sept. 16, 2009: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica

COLUMBUS CREW 1, SAPRISSA (CRC) 0

Scoring:

CLB: Eddie Gaven (5’)

Saprissa: 1-Keilor Navas; 18-Jervis Drummond, 3-Victor Cordero (9-Ariel Santana 76’), 14-Andres Nunez (26-Manfred Russell 86’), 29-Javier Loaiza, 8-Walter Centeno, 30-Douglas Sequeira, 31-Michael Barrantes, 21-Armando Alonso, 19-Jairo Arrieta, 27-Cesar Elizondo (15-Olman Vargas 62’)

Coach: Jeaustin Campos

Columbus Crew: 1-William Hesmer; 8-Duncan Oughton, 6-Andy Iro, 24-Jed Zayner, 12-Eddie Gaven, 22-Adam Moffat, 16-Brian Carroll; 17-Emmanuel Ekpo, 9-Jason Garey (19-Robbie Rogers 60’), 32-Steven Lenhart

Coach: Robert Warzycha

Cautions:

Cruz Azul: Walter Centeno (89’)

Columbus Crew: Steven Lenhart (19’), William Hesmer (57’), Robbie Rogers (90’)

Ejections:

None

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