2010 Columbus Crew season

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

Columbus Crew
2010 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachRobert Warzycha
Major League SoccerConference: 2nd
Overall: 5th
MLS CupConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupFinals
CONCACAF Champions League 10-11Quarterfinals
Trillium CupWinners (4–2)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupRunners-Up (1–2)
Top goalscorerArgentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto (9)
Highest home attendance19,006 vs. Philadelphia Union
(24 October 2010, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance1,790 vs. Rochester Rhinos
(29 June 2010, U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance14,642 [1]

Background
Main article: 2009 Columbus Crew season

Review

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

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 United States USA William Hesmer
2 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk (captain)
3 MF United States USA Josh Williams
4 DF Argentina ARG Gino Padula
5 DF United States USA Danny O'Rourke
6 DF England ENG Andy Iro
7 FW Argentina ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto
8 MF New Zealand NZL Duncan Oughton
9 FW United States USA Jason Garey
10 FW Peru PER Andrés Mendoza
11 MF United States USA Dilly Duka
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gaven
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF France FRA Léandre Griffit
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall
15 MF United States USA Kevin Burns
16 MF United States USA Brian Carroll
17 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpo
18 MF United States USA Robbie Rogers
20 FW Venezuela VEN Emilio Rentería
22 MF Scotland SCO Adam Moffat
23 DF United States USA Eric Brunner
29 DF Jamaica JAM Shaun Francis
30 GK United States USA Andy Gruenebaum
32 FW United States USA Steven Lenhart

Formation

Starting XI vs. Colorado on Oct. 23:

Competitions

MLS
Main article: 2010 Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference

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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHHHAAAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultWTWTWWWWLTLWWTLWWLWLWTWLLTTLTW
Position342333222222223223222223345565
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

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 27, 2010 Round 1 Columbus Crew 2–0 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
Iro 29'
Schelotto 89'
Moffat Yellow card 92+'		 Report Saric Yellow card 23'
Attakora Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Avila 98+'		 Report Moffat 52'
Carroll Yellow card 55'
Schelotto 82' (pen.)
O'Rourke Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 85'
Lenhart 45'
Carroll Yellow card 59'
Schelotto Yellow card 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 Yellow card 77'
Rogers 91+' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Schelotto 90' (pen.)		 Report Umana Yellow card 15'
Padilla Yellow card 60'
Zemanski Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'
Tchani 81'
Ream Yellow card 85'		 Report Gaven 35'
Iro 39' Yellow card 60'
Moffat Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Rocastle Yellow card 90'		 Report Ekpo Yellow card 44'
Padula Yellow card 56'
Rentería 64'
Hesmer Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35' Report Stephens 10'
Gonzalez Yellow card 25'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 29'
Birchall Yellow card 78'
Bowen 87'
Dunivant Yellow card 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'
WondolowskiYellow card 40' 79'
Burling Yellow card 43'		 Report Gaven 5'
ZaynerYellow card 55'
Brunner Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Baudet Yellow card 58'
Mastroeni Red card 76'
Moor 85'		 Report Moffat Yellow card 40'
Lenhart Yellow card 76'
Rentería Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,017
Referee: Alex Prus
July 10, 2010 Round 14 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
Hainault Yellow card 73' Report Padula Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 89'		 Report Mendes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Rentería 34'
Iro 84'
Griffit 90'		 Chabala Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 42'
Le Toux 45+'		 Report Carroll Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Garey 53'
Moffat Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
SchelottoYellow card 77'		 Report Loyd Yellow card 40'
Hernández Yellow card 77'
HarrisYellow card 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 Yellow card 46+'
Graye Yellow card 57'		 Report Schelotto 23'
Francis Yellow card 47'
Duka Yellow card 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 Yellow card 72'
Beckham Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Joseph 56' (pen.)
Phelan Yellow card 94+'		 Report Hesmer Yellow card 46'
Lenhart 62'
Francis Yellow card 72'
Schelotto 80' (pen.)
Burns Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Brian McBride 53'
Brown Yellow card 58'
Lowry Yellow card 88'		 Report Moffat Yellow card 25'
Brunner Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Garcia Yellow card 28' Santos 29'
Peterson 38'
Conway Red card 72'		 Report Marshall 15'
Iro Yellow card 51'
Moffat Yellow card 61'
Steven Lenhart Red card 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 Yellow card 63'
Mendoza 79'		 Report Fiscal Yellow card 63'
Torres Yellow card 76'
Le Toux 87'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,006
Referee: Jair Marrufo

CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League championship round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Cruz Azul 6510164+1216
United States Columbus Crew 622259−48
Costa Rica Saprissa 612368−25
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 6033612−63
March 9, 2010 Quarterfinals Columbus Crew 2–2 Toluca Mexico 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 Mexico 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
See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup
A soccer field with a multi-level stadium visible on one side, a soccer goal, and some players warming up on the field.
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 New York (state) Rochester Rhinos Columbus, Ohio
19:30 (EDT) Iro 30'
Lenhart 94+'		 Report Spicer 69'
Motagalvan Red card 85'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 1,790
July 6, 2010 Quarterfinals Columbus Crew 3–0 South Carolina Charleston Battery Columbus, Ohio
19:30 (EDT) Zayner Yellow card 24'
Rentería 38' (pen.)
Lenhart Yellow card 42' 70'
Gaven 87'		 Report Fuller Yellow card 37'
Woodbine Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 1,847
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 1, 2010 Semifinals Columbus Crew 2–1
(a.e.t.)		 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Washington, D.C., United States
19:30 (EDT) O'RourkeYellow card 59'
Iro 89'
Lenhart Yellow card 96'
Schelotto 98' (p.k.)		 Report Hernández 13' (p.k.)
JakovicYellow card 39'
Hernández Red card 59'
TalleyYellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Nyassi 38' 66' Yellow card 76'
Alonso Yellow card 72'		 Report Burns 24'
Francis Yellow card 28'
Carroll Yellow card 41'
Schelotto Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 31,311
Referee: Michael Kennedy

MLS Playoffs
Main article: 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs
October 28, 2010 Conf. Semifinals Colorado Rapids 1–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 pm EDT Mastroeni 23' Yellow card 92+' Report Carroll Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Ekpo Yellow card 52'
Carroll Yellow card 56'
Francis Yellow card 64'
Rogers 70'
Rogers Yellow card 70'		 Report Mullan Yellow card 38'
Casey Yellow card 48'
Casey 84'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,322
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Penalties
Schelotto soccer ball with check mark
Garey soccer ball with check mark
Gaven soccer ball with check mark
Brunner soccer ball with check mark
Carroll soccer ball with red X		 Casey soccer ball with check mark
Kandji soccer ball with check mark
Larentowicz soccer ball with check mark
López soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark

See also

References
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