2010 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2010 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head coach	Robert Warzycha
Major League Soccer	Conference: 2nd ; Overall: 5th
MLS Cup	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Finals
CONCACAF Champions League 10-11	Quarterfinals
Trillium Cup	Winners (4–2)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Runners-Up (1–2)
Top goalscorer	Guillermo Barros Schelotto (9)
Highest home attendance	19,006 vs. Philadelphia Union; (24 October 2010, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance	1,790 vs. Rochester Rhinos; (29 June 2010, U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance	14,642
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Columbus Crew season was the fifteenth season of the team's existence and fifteenth in Major League Soccer (MLS).

Background edit

Review edit

Prior to the start of the 2010 MLS season, the Crew began play in the CONCACAF Champions League, with a quarterfinal-fixture against Group C-winner, Toluca of Mexico.

During group stage, the crew finished in a second place in their group with an even 2-2-2 record, narrowly edging the Costa Rican champions Saprissa to become the only American club in the knockout stage. On February 22, 2010; Columbus hosted Toluca before 4,500 people at Crew Stadium for the first leg. For the match, Columbus would be missing veteran striker Guillermo Barros Schelotto and defender Frankie Hejduk.

In the match, Mexican-international Sinha opened the scoring giving Los Rojos a critical away goal and the lead over the Crew. Following the goal near misses from Steven Lenhart and Eddie Gaven later on in the half almost drew things level. Shortly before halftime, however, Antonio Ríos doubled the lead for Toluca giving them a very strong advantage. However, the Rojos would relinquish their lead in the second half. Lenhart would bag a pair of goals in the 66th and 83rd minute of play to draw the match back on parity, and the Crew would head to Toluca tied at two on aggregate.

Columbus began their fifteenth Major League Soccer regular season at home with a 2–0 win in a match against Toronto FC on March 27, 2010.^[2]

Roster edit

As of Aug 5, 2010.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	William Hesmer
2	DF	USA	Frankie Hejduk (captain)
3	MF	USA	Josh Williams
4	DF	ARG	Gino Padula
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke
6	DF	ENG	Andy Iro
7	FW	ARG	Guillermo Barros Schelotto
8	MF	NZL	Duncan Oughton
9	FW	USA	Jason Garey
10	FW	PER	Andrés Mendoza
11	MF	USA	Dilly Duka
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	FRA	Léandre Griffit
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall
15	MF	USA	Kevin Burns
16	MF	USA	Brian Carroll
17	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Ekpo
18	MF	USA	Robbie Rogers
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería
22	MF	SCO	Adam Moffat
23	DF	USA	Eric Brunner
29	DF	JAM	Shaun Francis
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum
32	FW	USA	Steven Lenhart

Formation edit

Starting XI vs. Colorado on Oct. 23:

Gruenebaum

Marshall

Iro

Hejduk

Francis

Gaven

Carroll

Ekpo

Rogers

Lenhart

Schelotto

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

MLS edit

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	51	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Columbus Crew	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	50	MLS Cup Playoffs
3	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1	39
4	Chicago Fire	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36
5	Toronto FC	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	35

Source: MLS

Overall table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	New York Red Bulls	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	51
4	FC Dallas	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	50	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Columbus Crew	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	50
6	Seattle Sounders FC	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	48	CONCACAF Champions League
7	Colorado Rapids (C)	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46	CONCACAF Champions League

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	50	14	8	8	39	34	+5	10	3	2	22	12	+10	4	5	6	17	22	−5

Last updated: September 12, 2010
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round edit

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	T	W	T	W	W	W	W	L	T	L	W	W	T	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	T	W	L	L	T	T	L	T	W
Position	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on September 12, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results edit

Win Tie Loss

March 27, 2010 Round 1	Columbus Crew	2–0	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio
	Iro 29' Schelotto 89' Moffat 92+'	Report	Saric 23' Attakora 77'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,536 Referee: Mark Geiger

April 10, 2010 Round 2	FC Dallas	2–2	Columbus Crew	Frisco, Texas
	Cunningham 29' (pen.) Pearce 61' Avila 98+'	Report	Moffat 52' Carroll 55' Schelotto 82' (pen.) O'Rourke 98+'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,422 Referee: Jasen Anno

April 24, 2010 Round 3	Columbus Crew	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio
	Schelotto 38' (pen.)	Report	Beckerman 50'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,322 Referee: Steven DePiero

May 1, 2010 Round 4	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Seattle, Washington
	Zakuani 4'	Report	O'Rourke 28' 85' Lenhart 45' Carroll 59' Schelotto 87'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 8, 2010 Round 5	Columbus Crew	3–2	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Gaven 31' Gibbs 35' (o.g.) Moffat 77' Rogers 91+' 91+'	Report	Boggs 29' 40'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

May 15, 2010 Round 6	Columbus Crew	1–0	Chivas USA	Columbus, Ohio
	Hejduk 55' Schelotto 90' (pen.)	Report	Umana 15' Padilla 60' Zemanski 77'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,027 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

May 20, 2010 Round 7	New York Red Bulls	1–3	Columbus Crew	Harrison, New Jersey
	Stammler 75' Tchani 81' Ream 85'	Report	Gaven 35' Iro 39' 60' Moffat 51' Rentería 83'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,940 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 23, 2010 Round 8	Kansas City Wizards	0–1	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas
	Smith 35' Rocastle 90'	Report	Ekpo 44' Padula 56' Rentería 64' Hesmer 90'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

May 29, 2010 Round 9	Columbus Crew	0–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, Ohio
	Zayner 35'	Report	Stephens 10' Gonzalez 25' DeLaGarza 29' Birchall 78' Bowen 87' Dunivant 90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,139 Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 2, 2010 Round 10	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	Columbus Crew	Santa Clara, California
	Alvarez 6' Wondolowski 40' 79' Burling 43'	Report	Gaven 5' Zayner 55' Brunner 62' Marshall 70'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Jasen Anno

June 5, 2010 Round 11	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado
	Casey 43' Baudet 58' Mastroeni 76' Moor 85'	Report	Moffat 40' Lenhart 76' Rentería 88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,318 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 26, 2010 Round 12	Columbus Crew	2–0	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
	Schelotto 57' Brunner 87'	Report	Najar 52'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,335 Referee: Terry Vaughn

July 3, 2010 Round 13	Columbus Crew	2–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
	Moffat 43' Garey 47+'	Report	Hejduk 44' (o.g.) Robinson 45'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,017 Referee: Alex Prus

July 10, 2010 Round 14	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Columbus Crew	Houston, Texas
	Hainault 73'	Report	Padula 88'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,486 Referee: Michael Kennedy

July 14, 2010 Round 15	Columbus Crew	0–1	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, Ohio
	Hejduk 40'	Report	Bunbury 14'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,304 Referee: Steven DePiero

July 17, 2010 Round 16	Columbus Crew	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio
	Rentería 20' Carroll 48' Hejduk 89'	Report	Mendes 10'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,378 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

July 24, 2010 Round 17	Columbus Crew	3–0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, Ohio
	O'Rourke 22' Rentería 34' Iro 84' Griffit 90'		Chabala 2' Boswell	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,585 Referee: Alex Prus

July 31, 2010 Round 18	Chivas USA	3–1	Columbus Crew	Carson, California
	Braun 37' Gavin 45' Borja 53'		Francis 85' Lenhart 88'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,419 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 5, 2010 Round 19	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
	Fred 42' Le Toux 45+'	Report	Carroll 37' Lenhart 43' 50'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,001 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 14, 2010 Round 20	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah
	Morales 11' 60'	Report	Hejduk 48'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

August 21, 2010 Round 21	Columbus Crew	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio
	Schelotto 6' (pen.) Hejduk 22' Garey 53' Moffat 75' Lenhart 80'	Report	Mastroeni 46+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,063 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 28, 2010 Round 22	Columbus Crew	0–0	FC Dallas	Columbus, Ohio
1:50	Moffat 28' Schelotto 77'	Report	Loyd 40' Hernández 77' Harris 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,708 Referee: Andrew Chapin

September 4, 2010 Round 23	D.C. United	0–1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C., United States
1:49	Hernández 46+' Graye 57'	Report	Schelotto 23' Francis 47' Duka 58'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,075 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

September 11, 2010 Round 24	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–1	Columbus Crew	Carson, California
1:50	Buddle 14' Kovalenko 35' Kirovski 55' Magee 72' Beckham 74'	Report	Mendoza 85'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,482 Referee: Alex Prus

September 18, 2010 Round 25	Columbus Crew	0–4	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, Ohio
1:54		Report	Nkufo 4' Nkufo 39' Sturgis 42' (pen.) Nkufo 75' Scott 77'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,144 Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 25, 2010 Round 26	New England Revolution	2–2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:53	Phelan 2' Perovic 37' Joseph 56' (pen.) Phelan 94+'	Report	Hesmer 46' Lenhart 62' Francis 72' Schelotto 80' (pen.) Burns 88'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,533 Referee: Paul Ward

October 2, 2010 Round 27	Columbus Crew	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio
1:49		Report	Johnson 38'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,867 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

October 8, 2010 Round 28	Chicago Fire	2–0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Lowry 30' Kinney 41' Brian McBride 53' Brown 58' Lowry 88'	Report	Moffat 25' Brunner 37'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

October 16, 2010 Round 29	Toronto FC	2–2	Columbus Crew	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1:52	Gargen 21' Garcia 28' Santos 29' Peterson 38' Conway 72'	Report	Marshall 15' Iro 51' Moffat 61' Steven Lenhart 71' William Hesmer 92+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,084 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

October 24, 2010 Round 30	Columbus Crew	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
1:51	Schelotto 15' (pen.) Rentería 42' Rentería 63' Mendoza 79'	Report	Fiscal 63' Torres 76' Le Toux 87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,006 Referee: Jair Marrufo

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cruz Azul	6	5	1	0	16	4	+12	16
Columbus Crew	6	2	2	2	5	9	−4	8
Saprissa	6	1	2	3	6	8	−2	5
Puerto Rico Islanders	6	0	3	3	6	12	−6	3

March 9, 2010 Quarterfinals	Columbus Crew	2–2	Toluca	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
20:00 (UTC−5)	Lenhart 65', 83'	Report	Sinha 19' Ríos 44'	Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

March 17, 2010 Quarterfinals	Toluca	3–2	Columbus Crew	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
18:00 (UTC−6)	Mancilla 47' (pen.) Sinha 57', 72'	Report	Schelotto 45' (pen.), 70'	Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

Toluca won 5–4 on aggregate.

U.S. Open Cup edit

The Columbus Crew hosted U.S. Open Cup matches at Crew Stadium.

Prior to 2010, the Columbus Crew had been to the U.S. Open Cup final twice in 1998 and 2002 and only won the cup once in 2002. On June 29, 2010, the Crew began the competition in the third round hosting the Rochester Rhinos of the D2 Pro League at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew's Andy Iro scored first in the 30th minute by heading in a corner kick from teammate Eddie Gavin. Later, in the second half, Rochester evened the score at one when substitute Darren Spicer scored from 17 yards out. The Rhinos' Alfonso Motagalvan was sent off in the 84th minute for a dangerous tackle on Emilio Rentería forcing Rochester to play the final minutes of the game with just ten men on the field.^[4] The score remained level until the 4th minute of stoppage time when Steven Lenhart scored on a "half volley" giving Columbus the victory.^[5]

A week later on July 6, Columbus faced the Charleston Battery of the USL Second Division in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals. The match was hosted by Columbus, again at Crew Stadium. In the 37th minute, Steven Lenhart was fouled in the penalty area while going for a cross and the referee signalled for a penalty kick. Emilio Rentería took the penalty kick and drove a right-footed shot into the back of the net making the score 1–0. Columbus extended their lead in the 70th minute on a goal from Steven Lenhart, and again in the 87th minute when Eddie Gavin scored off of a pass from Emmanuel Ekpo. The Crew won 3–0 earning their first U.S. Open Cup semifinal appearance since 2002.^[6]

On September 1, 2010, the Columbus Crew visited Washington, D.C. to face MLS club D.C. United in their semifinal match at RFK Stadium. Pablo Hernández scored in the 17th minute on a penalty kick to give D.C. an early lead at 1–0. D.C. United almost kept that lead for the victory until the 89th minute when United's Marc Burch deflected a shot by Columbus's Andy Iro into the net for an own goal, tying the score and sending the match into extra time. In the 98th minute, the Crew's Steven Lenhart dribbled the ball into the 18-yard box and was tripped by D.C. United's Carey Talley to draw a penalty. Guillermo Barros Schelotto took the penalty kick and scored the game-winning goal. The 2–1 final score secured the Columbus Crew's spot in the final.^[7]

June 29, 2010 Third round	Columbus Crew	2–1	Rochester Rhinos	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 (EDT)	Iro 30' Lenhart 94+'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Spicer 69' Motagalvan 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,790

July 6, 2010 Quarterfinals	Columbus Crew	3–0	Charleston Battery	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 (EDT)	Zayner 24' Rentería 38' (pen.) Lenhart 42' 70' Gaven 87'	Report	Fuller 37' Woodbine 64'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,847 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

September 1, 2010 Semifinals	Columbus Crew	2–1 (a.e.t.)	D.C. United	Washington, D.C., United States
19:30 (EDT)	O'Rourke 59' Iro 89' Lenhart 96' Schelotto 98' (p.k.)	Report	Hernández 13' (p.k.) Jakovic 39' Hernández 59' Talley 97'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: (USA)

October 5, 2010 Final	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Columbus Crew	Seattle, Washington
19:00 pm PDT	Riley 23' Nyassi 38' 66' 76' Alonso 72'	Report	Burns 24' Francis 28' Carroll 41' Schelotto 87'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 31,311 Referee: Michael Kennedy

MLS Playoffs edit

October 28, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 pm EDT	Mastroeni 23' 92+'	Report	Carroll 57'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,872 Referee: Jair Marrufo

November 6, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Columbus Crew	2–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–5 p)	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 pm EDT	Gaven 22' Schelotto 31' Ekpo 52' Carroll 56' Francis 64' Rogers 70' Rogers 70'	Report	Mullan 38' Casey 48' Casey 84'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Michael Kennedy
	Penalties
	Schelotto Garey Gaven Brunner Carroll		Casey Kandji Larentowicz López Smith

References edit

^ "All-Time Attendance | Columbus Crew SC". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
^ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link]} Columbus Dispatch roster update article
^ Yesilevskiy, Mark (June 29, 2010). "Rhinos Eliminated From Open Cup on Late Goal". NASL.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
^ "Lenhart keeps Crew alive with stoppage-time strike". Major League Soccer. June 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
^ "Crew rout Battery, in OC semis for 1st time since '02". Major League Soccer. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
^ "Late drama pushes Crew past DC, into Open Cup final". Major League Soccer. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

[1] "All-Time Attendance | Columbus Crew SC". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

[firstkick-2] "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009.

[3] [1]^{[permanent dead link]} Columbus Dispatch roster update article

[4] Yesilevskiy, Mark (June 29, 2010). "Rhinos Eliminated From Open Cup on Late Goal". NASL.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

[5] "Lenhart keeps Crew alive with stoppage-time strike". Major League Soccer. June 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

[6] "Crew rout Battery, in OC semis for 1st time since '02". Major League Soccer. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

[7] "Late drama pushes Crew past DC, into Open Cup final". Major League Soccer. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

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