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2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Illinois)
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), TMiller@columbuscrewsc.com
Ryan Schwepfinger (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 610-751-7067), RSchwepfinger@columbuscrewsc.com
Chicago Fire Communications Contacts:	
Doug Hicks (O: 706-496-6724), dhicks@chicago-fire.com
Frank Stranzl (O: 708-496-6795) (C: 707-696-1931), fstranzl@chicago-fire.com
Eunice Kim (O: 708-496-6726) (C: 770-634-7636), ekim@chicago-fire.com
OVERALL: 6-7-6 HOME: 6-2-2 AWAY: 0-5-4
Date	 Opponent	 Time (ET)/Result	 TV
Sat., March 7	 at Houston Dynamo	 L, 0-1		 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., March 14	 TORONTO FC	 W, 2-0	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., March 28	 NEW YORK RED BULLS	 L, 1-2	 TWC SportsChannel
Wed., April 8	 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC	 D, 2-2	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., April 11	 at New England Revolution	 D, 0-0	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., April 18	 ORLANDO CITY SC	 W, 3-0	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., April 25	 PHILADELPHIA UNION	 W, 4-1	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., May 2	 at D.C. United	 L, 0-2		 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., May 9	 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC	 W, 3-2	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., May 16	 at San Jose Earthquakes	 L, 0-2		 TWC SportsChannel
Fri., May 22	 CHICAGO FIRE	 D, 2-2	 TWC SportsChannel/Univision
Wed., May 27	 VALENCIA CF (International Friendly)	 L, 0-1	
Sat., May 30	 at Orlando City SC	 D, 2-2	 TWC SportsChannel
Wed., June 3	 at Philadelphia Union	 L, 0-3		 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., June 6	 MONTREAL IMPACT	 L, 1-2	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., June 13	 LA GALAXY	 D, 1-1	 TWC SportsChannel
Wed., June 17	 at Richmond Kickers (USOC Fourth Rd.)	 W, 3-1	 ColumbusCrewSC.com
Wed., June 24	 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION	 W, 2-1	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., June 27	 at Real Salt Lake	 D, 2-2	 TWC SportsChannel
Tue., June 30	 at Orlando City SC (USOC Rd. of 16)	 L, 0-2		 YouTube.com/USSoccer
Sat., July 4	 NEW YORK RED BULLS	 W, 2-1	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., July 11	 at Montreal Impact	 L, 0-3		 TWC SportsChannel
Wed., July 15	 at Chicago Fire	 8:30 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sun., July 19	 CHICAGO FIRE	 5:00 p.m.	 ESPN2
Sat., July 25	 TORONTO FC	 7:30 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Aug. 1	 at Orlando City SC	 7:30 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Aug. 8	 at Colorado Rapids	 9:00 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Wed., Aug. 19	 NEW YORK CITY FC	 7:30 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Aug. 22	 SPORTING KANSAS CITY	 7:30 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Aug. 29	 at New York City FC	 4:00 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sun., Sept. 6	 FC DALLAS	 7:00 p.m.	 FOX Sports 1
Sat., Sept. 12	 at Philadelphia Union	 7:00 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Sept. 19	 at D.C. United	 7:00 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Sept. 26	 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC	 7:30 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Oct. 3	 at New York Red Bulls	 7:00 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sat., Oct. 17	 at Toronto FC	 2:00 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
Sun., Oct. 25	 D.C. UNITED	 5:00 p.m.	 TWC SportsChannel
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”)
	 11	 Cedrick Mabwati	 M	 SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti
	 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
	 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. Technical staff pronunciations on page two.
COLUMBUS
CREW SC
(6-7-6, 24 pts.)
CHICAGO
FIRE
(5-9-3, 18 pts.)
CREW SC MEDIA WEBSITE: COLUMBUSCREWSC.COM/MEDIA
14 FRANCIS
16 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 5 A
9 MERAM
17 GP, 16 GS, 3 G, 3 A
10 HIGUAIN
18 GP, 18 GS, 4 G, 4 A
6 TCHANI
17 GP, 17 GS, 3 G, 1 A
1 CLARK
19 GP, 19 GS, 1.53 GAA, 3 CS
4 PARKHURST
18 GP, 18 GS, 0 G, 0 A
8 SAEID
17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A
16 JIMENEZ
16 GP, 10 GS, 0 G, 3 A
POSSIBLE STARTING XI
23 KAMARA
19 GP, 18 GS, 12 G, 5 A
13 FINLAY
19 GP, 19 GS, 5 G, 10 A
5 POGATETZ
17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A
CREW SC INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCH
QUESTIONABLE:		 Hector Jimenez (Lower Back Pain)
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
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			
11		 Cedrick Mabwati	 M	 5-6	 137	 03-08-92	 Kinshasa, DR Congo			
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			
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)	
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)	
11		 Cedrick Mabwati	 23	 SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti	 Kinshasa, DR Congo	 Osasuna (Spain)	
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 Berhalter
Assistant Coaches: Sixten Boström, Pat Onstad, Josh Wolff
Director of Soccer Operations: Asher Mendelsohn
High Performance Director: Steve Tashjian
Pronunciations:
Gregg Berhalter (BUR-hall-ter)
Sixten Boström (SIX-tin BO-strum)
Asher Mendelsohn (MEN-dell-son)
Steve Tashjian (TASH-jin)
Director of Team Operations: Tucker Walther
Head Athletic Trainer: Craig Devine
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jon MacGregor
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton
Equipment Manager: John Velasco
Team Operations Assistant: Ron Meadors
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
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’); NYRB: 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	 L	 0-2	 13,107	 3-3-2	 4	 11	 DC: Espindola (15’), Franklin (41’)	
Sat., May 9	 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC	 W	 3-2	 16,714	 4-3-2	 4	 14	 CLB: Kamara (10’, 58’), Higuain (49’); SEA: Dempsey (24’, 75’)	
Sat., May 16	 at San Jose Earthquakes	 L	 0-2	 18,000	 4-4-2	 4	 14	 SJ: Wondolowski (55’), Salinas (60’)	
Fri., May 22	 CHICAGO FIRE	 D	 2-2	 13,118	 4-4-3	 4	 15	 CLB: Kamara (8’, 55’); CHI: Accam (58’), Johnson (90’+4’)	
Sat., May 30	 at Orlando City SC	 D	 2-2	 31,430	 4-4-4	 5	 16	 CLB: Tchani (6’), Kamara (61’); ORL: Kaka (17’), Ribeiro (89’)	
Wed., June 3	 at Philadelphia Union	 L	 0-3	 15,374	 4-5-4	 5	 16	 PHI: Sapong (41’), Nogueira (52’), Le Toux (58’)	
Sat., June 6	 MONTREAL IMPACT	 L	 1-2	 12,265	 4-6-4	 6	 16	 CLB: Higuain (90’+1’); MTL: Tissot (55’), Romero (79’)	
Sat., June 13	 LA GALAXY	 D	 1-1	 21,051	 4-6-5	 6	 17	 CLB: Higuain (66’); LA: Lletget (14’)	
Wed., June 24	 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION	 W	 2-1	 11,435	 5-6-5	 5	 20	 CLB: Kamara (4’, 50’); NE: Nguyen (1’)	
Sat., June 27	 at Real Salt Lake	 D	 2-2	 20,171	 5-6-6	 6	 21	 CLB: Tchani (42’), Finlay (62’); RSL: Garcia (36’), Jaime (46’)	
Sat., July 4	 NEW YORK RED BULLS	 W	 2-1	 14,429	 6-6-6	 2	 24	 CLB: Finlay (33’, 74’); NYRB: Abang (8’)	
Sat., July 11	 at Montreal Impact	 L	 0-3	 15,304	 6-7-6	 5	 24	 MTL: Oduro (5’, 80’), Donadel (8’)	
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
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
Columbus Crew SC record: 14-24-15
Home games: 9-10-7 (45 GF, 36 GA)
Road games: 5-14-8 (33 GF, 44 GA)
LAST THREE MEETINGS
05/24/2014	 CLB 2 vs. CHI 0	 W 	 MAPFRE Stadium
08/02/2014	 CLB 1 at CHI 1	 D	 Toyota Park
05/22/2015	 CLB 2 vs. CHI 2	 D	 MAPFRE Stadium
CREW SC LOOKING TO CONTINUE RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST CHICAGO
Columbus Crew SC plays its 20th 2015 Major League Soccer regular-season match
and its 10th away from MAPFRE Stadium by traveling to Chicago to face the Fire
on Wednesday, July 15 at Toyota Park. This is the second of three matches scheduled
between Columbus and Chicago this year, as well as the first of two this week alone.
Set to be the 54th all-time regular-season meeting between the two, Crew SC has a
lifetime record of 14-24-15 against the Fire but has gone unbeaten against Chicago
over its last four clashes (2-0-2).
LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING
On May 22, 2015, Crew SC and Chicago drew by a 2-2 final score in the first meeting
of the season between the two clubs at MAPFRE Stadium. Kei Kamara notched a
brace for Columbus, his eighth and ninth goals of the year, with four different Black &
Gold players registering assists in the draw.
COACHES
Gregg Berhalter (20-17-16, Columbus Crew SC: ‘14 - Present)
vs. Frank Yallop (128-126-105, San Jose Earthquakes: ‘01 - ‘03, ‘08 - 13; LA Galaxy: ‘06
- ‘07; Chicago Fire: ‘14 - ‘15)
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
Wednesday’s 8:30 p.m. ET start is available locally on Time Warner Cable SportsChan-
nel ... “Crew SC Matchday” on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel begins at 8:00 p.m.
ET ... Dwight Burgess and Neil Sika are set to have the call of the match at 8:30 p.m.
ET ... a complete list of places to catch the Black & Gold on TV is available at Colum-
busCrewSC.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.
CREW SC KICKS-OFF BACK-TO-BACK CLASHES AGAINST FIRE
Columbus Crew SC begins two consecutive Major League Soccer regular-season
matches against the Fire this week with this Wednesday night clash in Bridgeview
... Crew SC has enjoyed success of late against Chicago with a four-match unbeaten
streak dating back to September 21, 2013 ... the Black & Gold have drawn their last
two encounters with the Fire and won the two before that ... overall, Columbus has
not lost to Chicago in over two calendar years, with the club’s last defeat to the Fire
coming on June 22, 2013 at MAPFRE Stadium.
GEORGE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO OFF TO GOOD START AT CONCACAF
GOLD CUP
Through two matches in the Group Stage at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Crew
SC midfielder Kevan George and Trinidad and Tobago are off to a 2-0-0 start, top-
ping Group C in the process ... George, who has started both Group Stage clashes,
concludes group play with the Soca Warriors taking on Mexico on Wednesday, July 15
... previously, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guatemala by a 3-1 score (July 9) as well
as Cuba by a 2-0 final (July 12) ... the Black & Gold midfielder now has 12 caps for his
country.
PARKHURST MAKES 50TH BLACK & GOLD START
In Crew SC’s last contest, on Saturday, July 11 at Montreal, Captain and defender
Michael Parkhurst made his 50th all-time start for the club ... Parkhurst, who joined
Columbus prior to the 2014 campaign, has made 51 appearances for Crew SC ... in his
MLS career, Parkhurst has 165 starts ... the defender is tied with teammate Kei Kamara
for 39th all-time in starts among all active MLS players ... the leader is Real Salt Lake’s
Kyle Beckerman, who has 340 MLS starts.
TRAPP PLAYS 45 MINUTES FOR CREW SC, IS ONE APPEARANCE SHY OF 50
At Montreal, Crew SC Vice-Captain and midfielder Wil Trapp played the full second
half after coming on at halftime as a substitute ... it was the most minutes Trapp has
played in his three appearances (all competitions) since returning from concussion
symptoms in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 at Orlando City SC (June
30) ... Trapp, along with defender Tyson Wahl, is one regular-season appearance away
from reaching 50 with Crew SC.
KAMARA MAINTAINS LEAGUE LEAD IN GOALS, SECOND IN SHOTS
Crew SC forward Kei Kamara continues to lead Major League Soccer with 12 goals on
the year ... Kamara’s 12 tallies are now one ahead of Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco,
who has 11 ... the Crew SC forward also ranks second in MLS in total shots (81) and
ranks third in shots on goal (32) ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:
Player/Club.................................Goals	 Shots	 Shots on Goal	 GP
Kei Kamara/CLB......................12	 81	 32		19
Sebastian Giovinco/TFC..........11	 98	 42		17
David Villa/NYC.......................10	 72	 38		16
Chris Wondolowski/SJ..............9	 50	 18		16
Kaka/ORL...................................9	 41	 19		18
FINLAY CONTINUES TO LEAD LEAGUE IN ASSISTS
Midfielder Ethan Finlay continues to lead Major League Soccer with 10 assists in 2015
... Sporting Kansas City’s Benny Feilhaber and Philadelphia’s Cristian Maidana are
both one behind Finlay at nine ... through 19 games this season, Finlay’s 10 assists are
a new career single-season high, surpassing last season’s breakout total of seven assists
... since May 17, 2014, Finlay has recorded 16 goals and 17 assists in MLS regular
season play in 42 matches after not recording any over his first 40 appearances.
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES
HOW THE CLUBS MATCH-UP
CAPTAIN AND DEFENDER MICHAEL PARKHURST MAKES 50TH BLACK &
GOLD START IN MONTREAL
On Saturday, July 11, Crew SC Captain and defender Michael Parkhurst made his
50th start for the club, but the Black & Gold fell to the Impact by a final score of 3-0
at Stade Saputo in Quebec. Dominic Oduro scored in the fifth and 80th minutes, with
Marco Donadel adding an eighth-minute tally for the Impact. Forward Kei Kamara
led Crew SC with five shots in the contest. Kamara remains Major League Soccer’s
leading goal-scorer with 12 tallies to his name in 2015.
MLS Regular Season: 6-7-6		 MLS Regular Season: 5-9-3
Points: 24		 Points: 17
Eastern Conference: Fifth		 Eastern Conference: 10th
Home: 6-2-2		 	 Home: 5-4-0	 	
Away: 0-5-4			 Away: 0-5-3
Goals For: 27			 Goals For: 19
Goals Against: 29	 Goals Against: 24
+/-: -2	 +/-: -5
Regular-Season Leaders
Goals: Kamara (12)	Goals: Accam, Larentowicz (4)
Assists: Finlay (10)	Assists: Shipp (5)
Shots: Kamara (81)	Shots: Shipp (37)
Shots on Goal: Kamara (32)	 Shots on Goal: Accam (17)
G-W Goals: Finlay, Kamara (2)	 G-W Goals: Five tied (1)
G-W Assists: Finlay (3)	 G-W Assists: Shipp (2)
Fouls Suffered: Kamara (27)	 Fouls Suffered: Igboananike (28)
Fouls Committed: Tchani (43)	 Fouls Committed: Polster (31)
Yellow Cards Issued: Saeid (4)	 Yellow Cards Issued: Adailton, Polster (5)
Saves Leader: Clark (63)	 Saves Leader: Johnson (22)
GAA Leader: Clark (1.53)	 GAA Leader: Johnson (1.10)
Wins: Clark (6)	Wins: Johnson (3)
CREW SC AND CHICAGO AT A GLANCE
LAST MATCH RECAP BLACK & GOLD NOTES
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
DYNAMIC DUO
Kei Kamara and Ethan Finlay have combined for a total of 32 goals and assists, tops in
Major League Soccer ahead of any other club’s leading duo by seven ... Toronto FC’s
Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore has combined for 25 goals and assists, while two
separate League duos have paired up for 24 ... see below for a full breakdown of the
League’s top duos:
Club..........Player A	 Goals	 Assists	 Player B	 Goals	 Assists	 Tot.
CLB.......... Kei Kamara	 12	 5	 Ethan Finlay	 5	 10	 32
TFC..............Sebastian Giovinco	11	 8	 Jozy Altidore	 6	 0	 25
SEA..............Clint Dempsey	 7	 6	 Obafemi Martins	 7	 4	 24
SKC..............Krisztian Nemeth	 7	 3	 Benny Feilhaber	 5	 9	 24
FCD.............Fabian Castillo	 7	 6	 Mauro Diaz	 4	 6	 23
NYRB..........Bradley Wright-Phillips	 8	6	 Lloyd Sam	 5	4	 23
CREATING CHANCES
According to the League’s official statistician, Opta, Crew SC ranks second in the
League in chances created per match (11.2) and leads MLS in big chances created per
match (1.3) ... this week’s opponent, Chicago, leads MLS in chances created per match
(11.6).
FRANCIS LEADS LEAGUE IN ASSISTS AMONG DEFENDERS
Crew SC defender Waylon Francis continues to lead all Major League Soccer defend-
ers in assists this season with a total of five ... that total gives the Costa Rican the
League lead in assists by a defender, one ahead of Sporting Kansas City’s Jalil Anibaba,
D.C. United’s Taylor Kemp and Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Steven Beitashour ...
Francis is also one of 19 defenders in MLS to have created at least 11 chances ... for a
detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:
Player/Club.................................Assists	 Chances Created	 GP
Waylon Francis/CLB................5	 11		16
Jalil Anibaba/SKC......................4	 8		13
Taylor Kemp/DC.......................4	 17		14
Steven Beitashour/VAN............4	 7		17
Omar Gonzalez/LA...................3	 9		19
Tyrone Mears/SEA....................3	 12		19
PASSING MACHINE AS A TEAM
As a team, Crew SC ranks second in Major League Soccer in passing accuracy, trailing
only Orlando City SC ... the Black & Gold also rank in the top three in passing ac-
curacy in their own half (second), the opponent’s half (second) and in the final third
(second) ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:
Club...................................Passing Acc.	 Own Half	 Opp Half	 Final Third
Orlando City SC..............82.5%	 91.2%	75.7%	68.4%
Columbus Crew SC...... 81.0%	 89.6%	73.3%	68.1%
Seattle Sounders FC........80.1%	 88.8%	72.4%	64.2%
Portland Timbers FC......79.7%	 89.5%	73.0%	65.4%
Montreal Impact..............79.6%	 88.8%	72.4%	65.9%
INTO THE BOX
Through 18 matches of MLS regular-season play, Crew SC ranks first in crosses from
open play, successful crosses and crossing accuracy ... individualy, Crew SC’s Hector
Jimenez leads MLS in crossing accuracy for all players that have attempted at least
25 crosses (41.8%) ... the Black & Gold defender/midfielder has completed 23 of 55
crosses from open play ... detailed Opta statistics on team totals are below:
Club.................................................Crosses	 Suc. Crosses	 Crossing Acc.
Columbus Crew SC......................410	113	 27.6%
Portland Timbers...........................342	70	 20.5%
New England Revolution..............316	64	 20.3%
LA Galaxy.......................................308	73	 23.7%
New York Red Bulls.......................302	56	 18.5%
Orlando City SC............................300	58	 19.3%
CREW SC CAREER MILESTONES
CHAD BARSON
Needs two appearances to reach 40 in MLS and
for Crew SC.
ADAM BEDELL
Needs four appearances to reach 20 and needs
one shot to reach 15 in MLS and for Crew SC.
STEVE CLARK
Reached 50 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on
6/24 vs. New England. Needs 26 saves to reach
200 in MLS and for Crew SC.
ALL-TIME CLUB GK STARTS
Player..........................................................GS
1. Will Hesmer..........................................130
2. Jon Busch...............................................83
3. Andy Gruenebaum..............................79
4. Mark Dougherty...................................68
5. Steve Clark.......................................53
6. Tom Presthus........................................46
7. Brad Friedel...........................................38
ALL-TIME CLUB GK WINS
Player..........................................................W
1. Will Hesmer..........................................59
2. Jon Busch...............................................35
3. Mark Dougherty...................................33
4. Andy Gruenebaum..............................26
5. Brad Friedel...........................................22
6. Steve Clark.......................................20
7. Tom Presthus........................................16
8. Juergen Sommer...................................11
ETHAN FINLAY
Reached 15 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on
6/13 vs. LA. Reached 80 appearances in MLS
and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake.
Reached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on
7/4 vs. New York. Needs 13 shots to reach 100
and 18 appearances to reach 100 in MLS and
for Crew SC.
WAYLON FRANCIS
Reached 10 assists in MLS and for Crew SC
on 5/30 at Orlando. Needs 10 appearances to
reach 50 and 10 starts to reach 50 in MLS and
for Crew SC.
KEVAN GEORGE
Reached 25 appearances and 10 starts in MLS
and for Crew SC on 5/22 vs. Chicago. Notched
his first Crew SC and MLS assist on 5/22 vs.
Chicago.
FEDERICO HIGUAIN
Reached 225 shots in MLS and for Crew SC
on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 75 starts in
MLS and for Crew SC on 5/2 vs. D.C. United.
Reached 30 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on
6/6 vs. Montreal. Needs 11 appearances to reach
100 in MLS and for Crew SC.
ALL-TIME CLUB GOALS
Player..........................................................G
1. Jeff Cunningham..................................64
2. Brian McBride.......................................62
3. Stern John..............................................44
4. Edson Buddle........................................42
5. Eddie Gaven..........................................35
6. Guillermo Barros Schelotto................33
7. Federico Higuain.............................31
8. Dante Washington................................28
9. Brian Maissoneuve...............................23
ALL-TIME CLUB ASSISTS
Player..........................................................A
1. Robert Warzycha..................................61
2. Brian McBride.......................................45
3. Jeff Cunningham..................................44
4. Guillermo Barros Schelotto................41
5. Brian Maissonneuve.............................37
6. Brian West.............................................29
7. Federico Higuain.............................27
8. Eddie Gaven..........................................25
9. John Wilmar Perez...............................22
ALL-TIME CLUB SHOTS
Player..........................................................SH
1. Brian McBride.......................................460
2. Jeff Cunningham..................................430
3. Eddie Gaven..........................................349
4. Robert Warzycha..................................319
5. Edson Buddle........................................269
6. Federico Higuain.............................230
7. Stern John..............................................220
8. Guillermo Barros Schelotto................209
9. Robbie Rogers.......................................198
ALL-TIME CLUB GAME-WINNING ASSISTS
Player..........................................................GWA
1. Robert Warzycha..................................16
2. Jeff Cunningham..................................14
3. Brian McBride.......................................11
4. Guillermo Barros Scheloto..................10
T5. Simon Elliott.......................................8
T5. Brian Maissonneuve..........................8
T5. Federico Higuain..........................8
T8. John Wilmar Perez............................7
T8. Brian West..........................................7
HECTOR JIMENEZ
Reached 75 appearances and 50 starts in MLS on
5/16 at San Jose. Needs 17 appearances to reach
100 in MLS.
KEI KAMARA
Reached 200 appearances and 25 assists in MLS
on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Reached 15 goals
for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 200
shots on goal in MLS on 5/9 vs. Seattle. Needs
eight goals to become the second player in club
history to reach 20. Needs 15 goals to tie the
all-time MLS single-season goal-scoring reord.
Needs 11 goals to reach 75 in MLS.
CHRIS KLUTE
Needs one start to reach 60 and two assists to
reach 10 in MLS.
MATT LAMPSON
Needs one start to reach 15 in MLS and for
Crew SC.
JUSTIN MERAM
Reached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on
4/18 vs. Orlando. Reached 50 starts and 10 as-
sists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/9 vs. Seattle.
Reached 100 appearances in MLS and for Crew
SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 150 shots in
MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York.
MICHAEL PARKHURST
Reached 160 appearances in MLS on 5/30 at Or-
lando and 160 starts in MLS on 6/6 vs. Montreal.
Reached 50 appearances for Crew SC on 7/4 vs.
New York and 50 starts for Crew SC on 7/11 at
Montreal.
EMANUEL POGATETZ
Reached 10 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on
5/22 vs. Chicago. Recorded his first MLS assist
on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia.
MOHAMMED SAEID
Reached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew
SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 10 starts
and 20 corner kicks in MLS and for Crew SC on
6/3 at Philadelphia.
AARON SCHOENFELD
Reached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew
SC on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs one start to reach
15, one goal to reach five and one shot on goal to
reach 20 in MLS and or Crew SC.
BEN SPEAS
Reached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew
SC on 6/13 vs. LA. Needs six shots to reach 50 in
MLS and for Crew SC.
KRISTINN STEINDORSSON
Reached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew
SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake.
TONY TCHANI
Reached 125 appearances in MLS on 4/25 vs.
Philadelphia and 100 starts in MLS on 5/16 at
San Jose. Needs two assists to reach 15 in MLS.
Reached 10 assists for Crew SC on 4/25 vs.
Philadelphia. Reached five goals for Crew SC on
6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Needs one shot to reach
100 for Crew SC.
WIL TRAPP
Needs one appearance to reach 50, three starts to
reach 50 and four assists to reach 10 in MLS and
for Crew SC.
TYSON WAHL
Reached 115 starts in MLS on 5/30 at Orlando.
Needs three shots to reach 30 in MLS. Needs one
appearance to reach 50 and eight starts to reach
50 for Crew SC.
CREW SC SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAPS
Player	 National Team	 Caps	 Last Appearance		
Sergio Campbell	 Jamaica	 2	 12/3/10 vs. Grenada (Caribbean Cup)
Waylon Francis	 Costa Rica	 2	 3/26/15 vs. Paraguay (friendly)
Kevan George	 Trinidad & Tobago	 12	 7/12/15 vs. Cuba (Gold Cup)
Kei Kamara	 Sierra Leone	 23	 9/10/14 vs. DR Congo (AFCON qual.)
Cedrick Mabwati	 DR Congo	 12	 2/7/15 vs. Eq. Guinea (AFCON)
Justin Meram	 Iraq	 14	 6/11/15 vs. Japan (friendly)
Michael Parkhurst	 United States	 25	 4/3/14 vs. Mexico (friendly)
Emanuel Pogatetz	 Austria	 61	 6/3/14 vs. Czech Republic (friendly)
Kristinn Steindorsson	 Iceland	 1	 1/16/15 vs. Canada (friendly)
Wil Trapp	 United States	 1	 1/28/15 vs. Chile (friendly)
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
2015 MISCELLANEOUS MLS STATS
Quickest Goal:	 Kamara, 6/24 vs. NE, 4’
	
Quickest Goal Against:	 Nguyen, 6/24 vs. NE, 1’
Game-Winning Goals after 75’:	 N/A
Game-Tying Goals after 75’:	N/A
	
Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’:	 Romero, 6/6 vs. MTL, 79’
	
Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’:	 Johnson, 5/22 vs. CHI, 90’+4’
	 Ribeiro, 5/30 at ORL, 89’
Hat Tricks:	N/A
Hat Tricks Against:	N/A
Own Goals For:	N/A
Own Goals Against:	N/A
Red Cards:	 Higuain, 3/28 vs. NYRB, 83’
	 Saeid, 5/16 at SJ, 33’
	 Parkhurst, 5/30 at ORL, 16’
Opponent’s Red Cards:	 Morrow, 3/14 vs. TFC, 45’+1’
	 Ramos, 4/18 vs. ORL, 34’
	 Allen, 6/27 at RSL, 77’
2015 PENALTY KICKS FOR
2015 PENALTY KICKS AGAINST
CLB Player	 Goalkeeper, Team	 Date	 Result
N/A
Player, Team	 CLB Goalkeeper	 Date	 Result
Wright-Phillips, NYRB	 Clark	 3/28	 Goal
Kaka, ORL	 Clark	 5/30	 Goal
CREW SC AND 2015 HONORS
Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month:	 Ethan Finlay (April) - nominated
	 Kei Kamara (April, May) - nominated
MLS Player of the Week:	 Ethan Finlay (Week 8)
	 Kei Kamara (Week 12)
MLS Team of the Week:	 Ethan Finlay (Weeks 8, 17, 18)
	 Waylon Francis (Week 8)
	 Hernan Grana (Week 2)	
	 Federico Higuain (Weeks 7,10)
	 Kei Kamara (Weeks 7,8,10, 12, 17, 18)
	 Justin Meram (Week 2)
	 Emanuel Pogatetz (Week 10)
	 Tony Tchani (Week 15)
MLS Goal of the Week:	 Ethan Finlay (Week 18) - nominated
	 Federico Higuain (Weeks 7, 15) - nominated
MLS Save of the Week:	 Steve Clark (Weeks 4, 9, 14, 18) - nominated; (Week 11) - won
2014-15 COLUMBUS CREW SC TRANSACTIONS
2015 MLS CATEGORICAL WIN-LOSS
	 Overall	 Home	Away
Overall:	 6-7-6	 6-2-2	0-5-4
vs. East:	 5-5-3	 5-2-1	0-3-2
vs. West:	 1-2-3	 1-0-1	0-2-2
Before All-Star Break (July 29)	 6-7-6	 6-2-2	0-5-4
After All-Star Break (July 29)	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
Scoring First:	 4-0-3	 4-0-1	0-0-2
Opp. Scoring First:	 2-7-2	 2-2-1	0-5-1
Leading at Half:	 2-0-1	 2-0-1	0-0-0
Trailing at Half: 	 0-3-1	 0-0-1	0-3-0
Tied at Half:	 4-4-4	 4-2-0	0-2-4
Leading at 75’:	 6-0-2	 6-0-1	0-0-1
Trailing at 75’:	 0-6-0	 0-1-0	0-5-0
Tied at 75’:	 0-0-4	 0-0-1	0-0-3
Out-Shooting Opp.:	 5-6-1	 5-2-0	0-4-1
Out-Shot by Opp.:	 0-1-5	 0-0-2	0-1-3
Shots Even:	 1-0-0	 1-0-0	0-0-0
One-Goal Games:	 3-3-0	 3-2-0	0-1-0
Day Games (before 5 p.m. local):	0-0-1	 0-0-0	 0-0-1
Night Games (5 p.m. or after local):	6-7-5	 6-2-2	 0-5-3
In Black Uniforms:	 4-2-3	 4-1-2	0-1-1
In Gold Uniforms:	 2-5-3	 2-1-0	0-4-3
On Time Warner Cable SportsChannel:	6-7-6	 6-2-2	0-5-4
On ESPN2:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
On Fox Sports 1:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
On UniMas/Univision Deportes:	 0-0-1	 0-0-1	0-0-0
In March:	 1-2-0	 1-1-0	0-1-0
In April:	 2-0-2	 2-0-0	0-0-2
In May:	 1-2-2	 1-0-1	0-2-1
In June:	 1-2-2	 1-1-1	0-1-1
In July:	 1-1-0	 1-0-0	0-1-0
In August:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
In September:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
In October:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
On Mondays:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
On Tuesdays:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
On Wednesdays:	 1-1-1	 1-0-0	0-1-1
On Thursdays:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
On Fridays:	 0-0-1	 0-0-1	0-0-0
On Saturdays:	 5-6-4	 5-2-1	0-4-3
On Sundays:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
In Sunny Weather:	 0-0-1	 0-0-0	0-0-1
In Clear Weather:	 3-3-2	 3-1-0	0-2-2
In Rain:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
In Cloudy Weather:	 3-4-3	 3-1-2	0-3-1
30°-49° at Kickoff:	 1-1-0	 1-1-0	0-0-0
50°-59° at Kickoff:	 1-1-2	 1-0-0	0-1-2
60°-69° at Kickoff:	 0-2-0	 0-0-0	0-2-0
70°-79° at Kickoff:	 2-3-2	 2-1-2	0-2-0
80°-89° at Kickoff:	 2-0-1	 2-0-0	0-0-1
90°+ at Kickoff:	 0-0-1	 0-0-0	0-0-1
Indoors	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
Using No Subs:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
Using 1 Sub:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
Using 2 Subs:	 0-0-1	 0-0-1	0-0-0
Using 3 Subs:	 6-7-5	 6-2-1	0-5-4
On Natural Grass:	 6-7-3	 6-2-2	0-5-1
On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface:	0-0-3	 0-0-0	 0-0-3
When scoring 0 goals:	 0-5-1	 0-0-0	0-5-1
When scoring 1 goal:	 0-2-1	 0-2-1	0-0-0
When scoring 2 goals:	 3-0-4	 3-0-1	0-0-3
When scoring 3 goals:	 2-0-0	 2-0-0	0-0-0
When scoring 4+ goals:	 1-0-0	 1-0-0	0-0-0
When allowing 0 goals:	 2-0-1	 2-0-0	0-0-1
When allowing 1 goal:	 3-1-1	 3-0-1	0-1-0
When allowing 2 goals:	 1-4-4	 1-2-1	0-2-3
When allowing 3 goals:	 0-2-0	 0-0-0	0-2-0
When allowing 4+ goals:	 0-0-0	 0-0-0	0-0-0
PLAYERS IN
GK Steve Clark (New contract on 4/2)
M Cedrick Mabwati (Acquired on 1/30, joined on 7/8)
D Hernan Grana (Signed on 1/23)
D Kalen Ryden (Selected 69th overall in the
MLS 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 the
MLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)
D Sergio Campbell (Selected 19th overall in the
MLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)
M Federico Higuain (New Designated Player
contract on 1/5)
M Kristinn Steindorsson (Discovery Signing on
12/11)
M Justin Meram (Re-signed on 12/2)
16 player options exercised on 11/18
M Mohammed Saied (Discovery Signing on
10/29)
M Ethan Finlay (Contract extension on 10/24)
M Ben Swanson (Homegrown Player signing on
10/17)
F Kei Kamara (Signed via Allocation Order on 10/7)
PLAYERS OUT
D Hernan Grana (Mutually parted ways on 5/12)
F Sagi Lev-Ari (Waived on 3/16)
D Ben Sweat (Waived on 2/9)
D Eric Gehrig (Selected by Orlando City SC in
MLS 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 on
11/18)
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, selected
by Orlando City SC in MLS Expansion Draft on
12/10)
HOW CREW SC WAS BUILT
BARBASOL MAN OF THE MATCH
3/7 at HOU	 Emanuel Pogatetz
3/14 vs. TFC	 Justin Meram
3/28 vs. NYRB	 Tony Tchani
4/8 at VAN	 Kei Kamara
4/11 at NE	 Hernan Grana
4/18 vs. ORL	 Federico Higuain
4/25 vs. PHI	 Ethan Finlay
5/2 at DC	 Federico Higuain
5/9 vs. SEA	 Kei Kamara
5/16 at SJ	 Steve Clark
5/22 vs. CHI	 Kei Kamara
5/27 vs. VCF	 Brad Stuver
5/30 at ORL	 Steve Clark
6/3 at PHI	 Aaron Schoenfeld
6/6 vs. MTL	 Waylon Francis
6/13 vs. LA	 Federico Higuain
6/17 at RIC	 Adam Bedell
6/24 vs. NE	 Kei Kamara
6/27 at RSL	 Ethan Finlay
6/30 at ORL	 Emanuel Pogatetz
7/4 vs. NYRB	 Ethan Finlay
7/11 at MTL	 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	 Cedrick Mabwati
				 Emanuel Pogatetz	 Mohammed Saeid
					 Kristinn Steindorsson
					
Allocation					 Kei Kamara
Weighted Lottery				 Romain Gall
Waiver Draft			 Brad Stuver
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
PLAYER MINI BIOS
1 STEVE CLARK – GK
6’ 2”, 192 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-14-1986 / HOMETOWN: MASON, MI
5 DANNY O’ROURKE – M/D
2015 Season
Has made 19 appearances (19 starts) in his second season with Crew SC and is
6-7-6 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 then-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) ... earned a victory with
a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC (May 9) ... again tied his then-career-best with
his second six-stop performance of the season at San Jose (May 16) ... set a new
career-high by making seven saves at Orlando (May 30) ... helped Crew SC earn a
draw against the LA Galaxy with four saves (June 13) ... made his 50th appearance
in MLS and for Crew SC, earning his fifth win of the season vs. New England (June
24) ... notched his sixth win and his first-ever assist with two saves and a helper on
Ethan Finlay’s first-half goal in a 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls (July 4).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Clark did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2015 Season
Has made 18 appearances (18 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) ... started at
centerback, but shifted to defensive midfield in helping Crew SC close-out a 3-2
win over Seattle (May 9) ... received his first career red card at Orlando (May 30)
and missed the club’s contest at Philadelphia (June 3) as a result of the ensuing sus-
pension ... returned to the lineup by starting against Montreal (June 6) ... helped
the club earn a 2-1 win with a start against his former club, New England (June
24) ... again helped Crew SC capture a win by a 2-1 score over New York (July 4) ...
made his 50th career start for the club at Montreal (July 11).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Parkhurst did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2015 (Columbus): 18 GP / 18 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1545 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-6
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-6
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 19 GS, 1.53 GAA, 3 SO, 1 A in 1710
mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at GK, 3 GA, 2 SV at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at GK, 3 GA, 2 SV at MTL (7/11)
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-6
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-6
Most saves in a 2015 match: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL)
Most career saves: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL)
Last shutout: 4/18/15 vs. ORL
4 MICHAEL PARKHURST – D
5’ 11”, 159 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: PROVIDENCE, RI / @MFPARKHURST
2015 Season
Has made eight appearances (four starts) on the season, with five appearances
coming at leftback and three at rightback ... 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) ... came on as a substitute at halftime at D.C. United (May 2)
... made his first start of the year at rightback vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at
halftime in club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a substi-
tute appearance at rightback at Orlando (May 30) and again at Montreal (July 11).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Klute made one appearance – a start – in the club’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open
Cup run to the Round of 16. He was in the matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth
Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did not make an appearance. He started
Crew SC’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30) at right midfield.
2015 (Columbus): 8 GP / 4 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 483 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at RB, 58 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Sub. app. at RB, 58 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-3
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-3-4
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
3 CHRIS KLUTE – D
6’ 1”, 172 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-05-1990 / HOMETOWN: GRAND PRAIRIE, TX / @CHRISKLUTE
2 TYSON WAHL – D
6’ 2”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-23-1984 / HOMETOWN: NEWPORT BEACH, CA
2015 Season
Has made six appearances (three starts) at centerback for Crew SC ... made his
first appearance with a start at centerback at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on in
the second half against Philadelphia (April 25) and helped Crew SC complete a
4-1 win ... again helped Crew SC close-out a victory with a substitute appearance
vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May
27) ... made his second League start of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... made
his second start in three League matches by getting the nod at centerback against
Montreal (June 6) ... came on at leftback in Crew SC’s draw at Real Salt Lake (June
27).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Wahl made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S.
Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond
(June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the Round of 16
contest at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 340 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Sub. app. at LB, 9 mins at RSL (6/27)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: 3/23/13 at D.C.
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-2
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-1-3
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
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5 EMANUEL POGATETZ – D
6’ 3”, 198 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1983 / HOMETOWN: GRAZ, AUSTRIA
2015 Season
Has made 17 appearances (16 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 ...
came on at haltime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27)
... came on as a substitute at centerback at Orlando (May 30) following Michael
Parkhurst’s red card ... helped Crew SC earn a 2-1 victory with a win over the Red
Bulls (July 4).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Pogatetz made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S.
Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond
(June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory, He again started the Black & Gold’s
Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 1464 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 77 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at CB, 77 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-4
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-5
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0
2015 Season
Has made 16 total appearances in his first season with Crew SC: 11 appearances
(three starts) at left midfield, three appearances at right midfield and two ap-
pearances at central attacking 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 MAPFRE
Stadium against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at central attack-
ing 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), vs. Philadel-
phia (April 25), at D.C. United (May 2) and vs. Seattle (May 9) ... came on at right
midfield at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime
in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a substitute
appearance at left midfield at Orlando (May 30) ... started his third match of the
season against Montreal (June 6) at left midfield ... came on as a substitute at
central attacking midfield against New England (June 24) and at left midfield both
at Real Salt Lake (June 27) and vs. New York (July 4).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Steindorsson made two appearances (both starts) in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S.
Open Cup. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17),
helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of 16 clash at
Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 474 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Sub. app. at LM, 19 mins vs. NYRB
(7/4)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-3-0
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-5
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
7 KRISTINN STEINDORSSON – M
5’ 10”, 154 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-29-1990 / HOMETOWN: KÓPAVOGUR, ICELAND / @KIDDISTEIN
2015 Season
Has made 17 appearances (16 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 started every match through the
contest at San Jose (May 16) ... missed the clash vs. Chicago (May 22) via red-card
suspension ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia
CF (May 27) ... returned to the lineup in the League with a start at Orlando (May
30) and has started every League match since.
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Saeid made one appearance -- a substitute appearance -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup during Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17).
8 MOHAMMED SAEID – M
5’ 7”, 141 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-24-1990 / HOMETOWN: ÖREBRO, SWEDEN / @MSAEID8
6 TONY TCHANI -- MID
2015 Season
Has made 17 appearances (17 starts) at central midfield with three goals and
one assist ... 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) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ...
scored his second goal of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... added his third goal,
setting a new single-season best, at Real Salt Lake (June 27).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Tchani made two appearances (both starts) as Crew SC’s captain in its 2015 Lamar
Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign, notching one assist. Tchani started and captained
Crew SC in its Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), registering an assist
and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again captained Crew SC in the Round
of 16 at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 17 GS, 3 G, 1 A in 1520 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL
Last assist with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 5-6-6
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-6-6
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-1-2
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0
6 TONY TCHANI – M
6’ 4”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-13-1989 / HOMETOWN: DOUALA, CAMEROON / @TONYTCHANI23
PLAYER MINI BIOS
2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1332 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 45 mins at MTL
(7/11)
Last match played: Started at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-5-4
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-5
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
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6 TONY TCHANI -- MID9 JUSTIN MERAM – M
6’ 1”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-04-1988 / HOMETOWN: SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI / @JUSTINMERAM
2015 (Columbus): 18 GP / 18 GS, 4 G, 4 A in 1478 mins
Crew SC ’s last match: Started at CAM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at CAM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 6/13/15 vs. LA
Last assist with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-5
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-5
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-1-1
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-2
10 FEDERICO HIGUAIN – M
5’ 8”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / @FHIGUAIN_33
2015 Season
Was officially added to Crew SC’s roster on July 8, 2015 after the expiration of his
loan with Spanish side Osasuna ... made 30 league appearances with three assists
for the Segunda Division side in the 2014-15 season.
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Mabwati did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup,
joining the club following the conclusion of the club’s tournament run.
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: N/A
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
11 CEDRICK MABWATI – M
5’6”, 137 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-08-1992 / HOMETOWN: KINSHASA, DR CONGO / @CEDRICKM22
2015 Season
Has made 17 appearances (16 starts) at left midfield in 2015 ... has scored three
goals and notched three assists ... 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) ... recorded his second assist of the season with a helper
on Kei Kamara’s second goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned his third assist via Kei
Kamara’s eighth-minute goal vs. Chicago (May 22), which was the 500th-ever
home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history ... started the club’s interna-
tional friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his 100th appearance in MLS
and for Crew SC with a start at Orlando (May 30) ... came on as a substitute vs.
Montreal (June 6) ... received his second international call-up of the season from
the Iraq National Team and earned his 14th cap by starting the team’s friendly at
Japan (June 11) ... recorded a team-leading five shots in Crew SC’s 1-1 draw vs. the
LA Galaxy (June 13).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Meram made two appearances -- both substitute appearances -- in the 2015 Lamar
Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in the Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17) and the
Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).
2015 Season
Has made 18 appearances (18 starts) at central attacking midfield in 2015 ... has
scored four goals and added four assists ... 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 ... made his
75th career MLS and Crew SC start at D.C. United (May 2) ... notched his second
goal of the season vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned an assist from a corner kick vs.
Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s second goal of the match ... started the club’s
international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... registered his third goal of the
campaign with a stoppage-time tally vs. Montreal (June 6) ... scored in consecutive
matches with a game-tying goal against LA (June 13) ... recorded his third assist
of the season on Ethan Finlay’s tying goal at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... notched an
assist in back-to-back contests with a game-winning helper against the Red Bulls
(July 4).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Higuain did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 3 G, 3 A in 1254 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at LM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at LM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI
Last assist with Columbus: 5/22/15 vs. CHI
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-4-6
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-6
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-0
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-2
PLAYER MINI BIOS
2015 Season
Has made five appearances (two starts) in 2015 ... entered as a second-half substi-
tute in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), playing 14 minutes in the
victory ... again came on in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) ... made his first
start of the season at central midfield vs. Chicago (May 22), recording his first-ever
MLS and Crew SC assist in the contest ... started the club’s international friendly
vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... again started at central midfield at Philadelphia (June
3) ... came on at central midfield against New England (June 24) ... earned a call-up
to Trinidad and Tobago’s final 23-man roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
George made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S.
Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond
(June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of
16 match at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 228 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Sub. app. at CM, 5 mins vs. NE (6/24)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: 5/22/15 vs. CHI
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-1
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-1
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 0-0-1
12 KEVAN GEORGE – M
6’ 2”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-30-1990 / HOMETOWN: ROXBORO, TOBAGO / @KICKITWITHKEVAN
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
2015 Season
Has made 16 appearances (10 starts) in his second season with Crew SC, with
12 appearances coming at rightback, three coming at right midfield and one at
central attacking midfield ... 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
Vancouver (April 8) ... came on at right midfield vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started
at rightback vs. Seattle (May 9), registering his first assist of the season on Kei
Kamara’s eventual game-winning goal ... again started at rightback at San Jose
(May 16), registering his 75th MLS appearance and 50th MLS start in the process
... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... started at
rightback at Orlando (May 30), recording his second assist of the campaign ...
came on as a second-half substitute at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3) ... again
started at rightback vs. Montreal (June 6), against his former club, LA (June 13)
and vs. New England (June 24) ... notched his third assist of the campaign at Real
Salt Lake (June 27).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Jimenez made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He started
in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn
a 3-1 victory.
2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 10 GS, 0 G, 3 A in 851 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at RB, 32 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at RB, 32 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 4/19/14 vs. DC
Last assist with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-3-4
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-7-4
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-2
16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M
5’ 9”, 140 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-03-1988 / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA / @HECTORJIMENEZ09
2015 Season
Has made 16 appearances (16 starts) at leftback in his second season with Crew
SC ... has registered five 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 Eng-
land (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 ... recorded his third assist of the campaign on Kei Kamara’s opening
goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF
(May 27) ... tallied his fourth assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), marking
his 10th career helper for the club ... notched his fifth assist vs. New England (June
24), becoming the League’s leader among defenders in the category.
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Francis did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 5 A in 1342 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at LB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at LB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: 6/24/15 vs. NE
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-4
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-4
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 4-0-1
14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D
5’ 9”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-20-1990 / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMÓN, COSTA RICA / @WAYLONFRANCIS90
2015 Season
Has made seven appearances (one start) in 2015, with three appearances coming
at central attacking midfield, two coming at left midfield and two at right 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) ... came on at central attacking midfield vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on
at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made an
appearance at right midfield at Philadelphia (June 3) and vs. Montreal (June 6) ...
came on at central attacking midfield vs. LA (June 13).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Speas made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open
Cup, recording one assist. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at
Richmond (June 17), assisting on Adam Bedell’s opening goal and helping the club
earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 157 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Sub. app. at CAM, 1 min vs. LA (6/13)
Last goal with Columbus: 8/16/14 vs. LA
Last assist with Columbus: 6/4/14 vs. RSL
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-1
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-4-3
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
17 BEN SPEAS - M
5’ 8”, 155 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-17-1991 / HOMETOWN: STOW, OH / @BENSPEAS17
PLAYER MINI BIOS
2015 Season
Has made 19 appearances (19 starts) at right midfield with five goals and 10 as-
sists 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 assist 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 ... registered his fifth assist, a League-leading total at the time, vs.
Seattle (May 9) ... recorded his sixth assist vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s
first-half goal, which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black &
Gold history ... tallied his seventh assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), tying
him for the League lead at the time ... maintained his MLS lead in helpers with his
eighth assist vs. LA (June 13) and extended that total to nine with another assist vs.
New England (June 24) ... recorded his fourth-ever contest with at least one goal
and one assist by notching one of each at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... registered his
second brace of the season by scoring both goals in Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New
York (July 4).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Finlay made one appearance in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, notching one goal. He
started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), scoring the
game-winning goal en route to a 3-1 victory.
2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 19 GS, 5 G, 10 A in 1566 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at RM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at RM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB (2)
Last assist with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-6
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-6
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-0-1
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 5-0-5
13 ETHAN FINLAY - M
5’ 9”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-06-1990 / HOMETOWN: MARSHFIELD, WI / @ETHANFINLAY13
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
2015 Season
Has 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 ... appeared in the matchday 18 for the first
time this season vs. Chicago (May 22) ... started the club’s international friendly
vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... was sent on-loan to Austin (USL) on July 9 ... made
his Austin debut by entering the match in the 63rd minute at Real Monarchs SLC
(July 11).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Gall made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He was in the
matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did
not make an appearance. He made his first competitive appearance of 2015 with a
start in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins
Crew SC ’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Sub. app. at FWD, 27 mins vs. PHI
(10/26/14)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
19 ROMAIN GALL - M
5’ 9”, 163 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-31-1995 / HOMETOWN: HERNDON, VA / @ROMAINGALL
2015 Season
Has made five appearances (three 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 with concussion symptoms ahead of
the club’s next 13 matches, and did not dress ... returned to League action with a
substitute appearance vs. New York (July 4) ... played 45 minutes as a substitute at
Montreal (July 11).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Trapp made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He recorded
his first on-field action since April 8 at Vancouver with a substitute appearance in
the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 272 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Sub. app. at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 9/13/14 at HOU
Last assist with Columbus: 3/14/15 vs. TFC
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-1-1
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-1
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0
20 WIL TRAPP - M
5’ 8”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-15-1993 / HOMETOWN: GAHANNA, OH / @WIL_TRAPP
2015 Season
Has made five appearances (one start) in 2015, with two 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) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF
(May 27) ... made his first start of the season at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3)
... helped Crew SC close-out a 2-1 win with a substitute appearance at rightback vs.
New England (June 24) ... again came on at rightback at Real Salt Lake (June 27).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Barson made two appearances -- both starts -- in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S.
Open Cup campaign. He started Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond
(June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16
at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 185 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Sub. app. at RB, 28 mins at RSL (6/27)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: 9/29/13 at FCD
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-0
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-1-3
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
21 CHAD BARSON - D
5’ 10”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-25-1991 / HOMETOWN: LEWIS CENTER, OH / @DOCTOROFDEFENSE
PLAYER MINI BIOS
2015 Season
Has made 12 appearances (one start) 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), vs. Philadelphia
(April 25), vs. Seattle (May 9), at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ...
came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ...
made his first start of the season at Philadelphia (June 3), playing all 90 minutes ...
came on as a substitute vs. Montreal (June 6), vs. LA (June 13), vs. New York (July
4) and at Montreal (July 11).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Schoenfeld made two appearances -- one start and one substitute appearance
-- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He made a substitute appearance in
Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), followed by a start in the
Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 12 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 171 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at F, 13 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Sub. app. at F, 13 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 10/19/14 at NY (2)
Last assist with Columbus: 7/19/14 vs. MTL
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-0
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-6-3
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
18 AARON SCHOENFELD - F
6’ 4”, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-17-1990 / HOMETOWN: KNOXVILLE, TN / @AARONSCHOENFELD
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2015 Season
Has made 19 appearances (18 starts) at forward in the first season of his second
stint with Columbus ... has scored 12 goals and added five 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) ... recorded
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 ...
registered his second brace of the season vs. Seattle (May 9), tying for the League
lead in goals (seven) following the match ... extended his League-lead in goals with
a brace against Chicago (May 22), earning MLS Player of the Week honors fol-
lowing the contest ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May
27) ... scored his 10th goal of the season at Orlando (May 30), setting the all-time
club record for fastest player to reach double figures in goals (12 appearances) ...
made a substitute appearance at forward at Philadelphia (June 3) ... returned to the
starting lineup vs. Montreal (June 6), firing 10 shots in the contest, an MLS single-
match season-best by any one player at the time ... extended his League goals
lead to four with his fourth brace of the season against New England (June 24) ...
notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... recorded
two additional assists, both to Ethan Finlay, as part of Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New
York (July 4).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Kamara did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 18 GS, 12 G, 5 A in 1611 mins
Crew SC’s last match: Started at F, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last match played: Started at F, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)
Last goal with Columbus: 6/24/15 vs. NE (2)
Last assist with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-6
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-6
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 5-0-4
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 3-0-1
23 KEI KAMARA - F
6’ 3”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-01-1984 / HOMETOWN: KENEMA, SIERRA LEONE / @KEIKAMARA
2015 (Columbus): 1 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 90 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at PHI (6/3)
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-0
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-1-0
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
24 SERGIO CAMPBELL - D
6’ 4”, 197 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1992 / HOMETOWN: CLARENDON, JAMAICA
2015 Season
Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed the match against Phil-
adelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-18
National Team, starting for the side in three friendlies ... came on at halftime in
the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... earned a call-up to
participate in United States U-18 camp from July 6-14.
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Swanson not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: N/A
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
26 BEN SWANSON - M
5’ 6”, 130 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-18-1997 / HOMETOWN: GROVE CITY, OH / @BEN_S8
2015 Season
Has made one appearance (one start) at centerback in 2015 ... came on at halftime
in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first MLS
start and appearance at Philadelphia (June 3).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Campbell did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
PLAYER MINI BIOS
2015 Season
Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... was loaned to the Austin
Aztex of the USL on March 26 ... has started Austin’s first nine matches in 2015,
helping the club register clean sheets vs. Colorado Springs (March 28), Tulsa (April
4) and Colorado Springs (April 25) ... scored his first professional goal vs. Real
Monarchs SLC (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF
(May 27).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Ryden did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: N/A
Last goal with Columbus: N/A
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
22 KALEN RYDEN - D
6’ 2”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-12-1991 / HOMETOWN: NORMAN, OK / @K4LEN
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2015 Season
Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... was loaned to the Austin Az-
tex (USL) on May 1 ... made his debut for the Aztex vs. Oklahoma City Energy FC
(May 1), coming on as a second-half substitute ... made his first Aztex start against
Real Monarchs SLC (May 9) ... again started vs. Arizona United SC (May 16) ...
came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Bedell made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open
Cup, scoring two goals. Bedell started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Rich-
mond (June 17), recording his first professional brace en route to a 3-1 victory. He
again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).
2015 Season
Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup
in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) and all League matches following ... started
the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27), playing all 90 minutes.
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Stuver made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open
Cup, registering a 1-1-0 record and a 1.50 goals-against average. Stuver started in
Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a
3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Sub app. at FWD, 45 mins at NE (11/9/14)*
Last goal with Columbus: 8/23/14 vs. HOU
Last assist with Columbus: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
* denotes MLS Cup Playoffs
2015 (Columbus): N/A
Crew SC ’s last match: N/A
Last match: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A
Most saves in a 2014 match: N/A
Most career saves: N/A
Last shutout: N/A
29 ADAM BEDELL - F
6’ 7”, 204 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-01-1991 / HOMETOWN: LIVONIA, MI / @AJBEDELL4
41 BRAD STUVER - GK
6’ 3”, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-16-1991 / HOMETOWN: TWINSBURG, OH / @BSTUVER
PLAYER MINI BIOS
2015 Season
Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup
in Crew SC’s first nine matches ... was listed as questionable ahead of the club’s
contest at San Jose (May 16) and the five contests following and did not dress ...
went on-loan to Pittsburgh (USL) for one match, starting in the Riverhounds’
2-1 loss at Charlotte (June 13) ... was loaned to Charlotte (USL) for a span of six
matches on July 3 ... he made his Independence debut against Saint Louis FC (July
4), making two saves in a 2-1 defeat ... made seven saves against Louisville City FC
in a 1-0 loss (July 11).
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
In the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Lampson served as Brad Stuver’s backup
in both the Fourth Round match at Richmond (June 17) and the Round of 16 clash
at Orlando (June 30).
2015 (Columbus): N/A
Crew SC’s last match: N/A
Last match played: Started, 90 mins, L, 6 SV, at NE (10/19/13)
2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A
2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A
Most saves in a 2015 match: N/A
Most career saves: 7 (9/14/13 at MTL)
Last shutout: 9/21/13 vs CHI
28 MATT LAMPSON - GK
6’ 3”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-06-1989 / HOMETOWN: HILLARD, OH / @LAMPSTRONG
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2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH BOX SCORES
Columbus Crew SC 0 at Houston Dynamo 1				
March 7, 2015 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX)				 Att. 22,351
Scoring - CLB - None
HOU - Barnes (Sarkodie) 66’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 18	2	12	1	6
DC	 8	6	10	2	1
Toronto FC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 2				
March 14, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 15,826
Scoring - CLB - Meram (Finlay) 57’, Kamara (Francis, Trapp) 61’
TFC - None
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 21	3	12	3	3
TFC	 11	5	13	2	1
New York Red Bulls 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1				
March 28, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 10,302
Scoring - CLB - Tchani (unassisted) 58’
NYRB - Wright-Phillips (penalty) 49’, Grella (Wright-Phillips) 67’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 15	 3	18	 1	10
NYRB	 13	3	12	0	4
Columbus Crew SC 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2			
April 8, 2015 at BC Place (Vancouver, BC, Canada)				 Att. 18,083
Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay) 24’, Kamara (Meram) 50’
VAN - Rivero (Mattocks) 31’, Mattocks (Manneh, Kah) 64’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 15	6	11	0	4
VAN	 22	3	9	2	11
Columbus Crew SC 0 at New England Revolution 0			
April 11, 2015 at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)				 Att. 13,092
Scoring - None
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 8	3	15	1	7
NE	 5	0	15	7	6
Orlando City SC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 3			
April 18, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 15,655
Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 32’, Meram (Kamara) 55’, Kamara (Higuain) 60’
ORL - None
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 17	3	15	4	3
ORL	 11	6	11	2	6
Philadelphia Union 1 at Columbus Crew SC 4		
April 25, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 15,553
Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Tchani) 21’, Finlay (Francis) 32’, Meram (Pogatetz) 44’, Finlay (Kamara)
73’)
PHI - Ayuk (Sapong) 64’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 10	1	8	3	6
PHI	 8	0	6	1	4
Columbus Crew SC 0 at D.C. United 2		
May 2, 2015 at RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)					 Att. 13,107
Scoring - CLB - None
DC - Espindola (Rolfe) 15’, Franklin (Espindola) 41’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 15	2	11	2	4
DC	 10	3	8	3	5
Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Columbus Crew SC 3		
May 9, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 16,714
Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Francis) 10’, Higuain (Finlay) 49’, Kamara (Jimenez, Meram) 58’
SEA - Dempsey (Pappa) 24’, Dempsey (unassisted) 75’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 25	 4	13	 2	10
SEA	 12	10	6	3	5
Columbus Crew SC 0 at San Jose Earthquakes 2		
May 16, 2015 at Avaya Stadium (San Jose, CA)					 Att. 18,000
Scoring - CLB - None
SJ - Wondolowski (Stewart, Perez Garcia) 55’, Salinas (Perez Garcia) 60’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 8	6	12	0	5
SJ	 15	5	9	0	8
Chicago Fire 2 at Columbus Crew SC 2		
May 22, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 13,118
Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Meram) 8’, Kamara (George, Higuain) 55’
CHI - Accam (unassisted) 58’, Johnson (Gehrig) 90’+4’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 9	2	11	6	3
CHI	 18	2	11	3	7
Columbus Crew SC 2 at Orlando City SC 2		
May 30, 2015 at Orlando Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)				 Att. 31,430
Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 6’, Kamara (Francis) 61’
ORL - Kaka (penalty) 17’, Ribeiro (unassisted) 89’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 9	7	19	2	2
ORL	 24	 4	19	 1	14
Columbus Crew SC 0 at Philadelphia Union 3	
June 3, 2015 at PPL Park (Chester, PA)					 Att. 15,374
Scoring - CLB - None
PHI - Sapong (Le Toux, Maidana) 41’, Nogueira (unassisted) 52’, Le Toux (Williams) 58’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 10	2	7	0	4
PHI	 11	2	7	4	8
Montreal Impact 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1
June 6, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 12,265
Scoring - CLB - Higuain (unassisted) 90’+1’
MTL - Tissot (unassisted) 55’, Romero (Piatti) 79’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 20	4	8	0	10
MTL	 9	3	8	2	6
LA Galaxy 1 at Columbus Crew SC 1
June 13, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 21,051
Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 66’
LA - Lletget (unassisted) 14’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 11	4	8	3	5
LA	 12	3	12	3	4
New England Revolution 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2
June 24, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH)				 Att. 11,435
Scoring - CLB - Kamara (unassisted) 4’, Kamara (Finlay, Francis) 50’
NE - Nguyen (Rowe) 1’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 10	3	13	1	9
NE	 10	2	13	4	5
Columbus Crew SC 2 at Real Salt Lake 2
June 27, 2015 at Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT)					 Att. 20,171
Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 42’, Finlay (Higuain, Kamara) 62’
RSL - Garcia (Plata, Beckerman) 36’, Jaime (Mansally) 46’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 7	4	11	2	3
NE	 14	1	13	3	4
New York Red Bulls 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2
July 4, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium					 Att. 14,429
Scoring - CLB - Finlay (Kamara, Clark) 33’, Finlay (Kamara, Higuain) 74’
NYRB - Abang (Wright-Phillips) 8’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 19	2	9	2	15
NYRB	 11	4	14	2	4
Columbus Crew SC 0 at Montreal Impact 3
July 11, 2015 at Stade Saputo					 Att. 15,304
Scoring - CLB - None
MTL - Oduro (Piatti) 5’, Donadel (Mallace) 8’, Oduro (unassisted) 80’
	 Shots	 Saves	 Fouls	Offsides	Corners
CLB	 15	2	11	1	8
MTL	 8	5	13	2	2
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@ Houston Dynamo	 vs. Toronto FC	 vs. New York Red Bulls	 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC	 at New England Revolution	
L, 0-1 March 7, 2015	 W, 2-0 March 14, 2015	 L, 1-2 March 28, 2015	 D, 2-2 April 8, 2015	 D, 0-0 April 11, 2015
GK	Clark	 GK	Clark	 GK	Clark	 GK	 Clark	 GK	Clark
RB	 Grana	 RB	 Grana (Steindorsson 83’)	 RB	 Grana	 RB	 Jimenez (Barson 70’)	 RB	 Grana
CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©
CB	Pogatetz	 CB	Pogatetz	 CB	Pogatetz	 CB	 Wahl	 CB	Pogatetz
LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis	 LB	 Klute (Schoenfeld 82’)	 LB	 Klute	 LB	 Klute (Barson 67’)
CM	 Trapp	 CM	 Trapp	 CM	 Saeid	 CM	 Trapp (Saeid 46’)	 CM	 Saeid
CM	 Tchani (Schoenfeld 80’)	 CM	 Saeid (George 76’)	 CM	 Tchani	 CM	 Tchani	 CM	 Tchani
RM	 Finlay	 RM	 Finlay (Jimenez 69’)	 RM	 Finlay (Jimenez 74’)	 RM	 Finlay	 RM	 Finlay (Steindorsson 74’)
CAM	 Higuain (Jimenez 75’)	 CAM	 Higuain	 CAM	 Higuain	 CAM	 Speas (Steindorsson 70’)	 CAM	 Higuain
LM	 Steindorsson (Speas 80’)	 LM	 Meram	 LM	 Steindorsson (Speas 64’)	 LM	 Meram	 LM	 Meram
F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’)
vs. Orlando City SC	 vs. Philadelphia Union	 at D.C. United	 vs. Seattle Sounders FC	 at San Jose Earthquakes
W, 3-0 April 18, 2015	 W, 4-1 April 25, 2015	 L, 0-2 May 2, 2015	 W, 3-2 May 9, 2015	 L, 0-2 May 16, 2015
GK	Clark	 GK	Clark	 GK	Clark	 GK	 Clark	 GK	Clark
RB	 Grana	 RB	 Grana	 RB	 Grana (Jimenez 65’)	 RB	 Jimenez	 RB	 Jimenez
CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©
CB	 Pogatetz	 CB	 Pogatetz (Wahl 56’)	 CB	 Pogatetz	 CB	 Pogatetz	 CB	 Pogatetz
LB	 Francis (Klute 65’)	 LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis (Klute 46’)	 LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis
CM	 Saeid	 CM	 Saeid	 CM	 Saeid	 CM	 Saeid (Wahl 63’)	 CM	 Saeid
CM	Tchani	 CM	Tchani	 CM	Tchani	 CM	 Tchani	 CM	Tchani
RM	 Finlay (Jimenez 79’)	 RM	 Finlay	 RM	 Finlay	 RM	 Finlay	 RM	 Finlay (Steindorsson 78’)
CAM	Higuain	 CAM	Higuain	 CAM	Higuain	 CAM	 Higuain	 CAM	Higuain
LM	 Meram (Steindorsson 70’)	 LM	 Meram (Steindorsson 66’)	 LM	 Meram (Steindorsson 46’)	 LM	 Meram (Steindorsson 88’)	 LM	 Meram (George 61’)
F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara (Schoenfeld 77’)	 F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’)	 F	 Kamara (Schoenfeld 83’)
vs. Chicago Fire	 at Orlando City SC	 at Philadelphia Union	 vs. Montreal Impact	 vs. LA Galaxy
D, 2-2 May 22, 2015	 D, 2-2 May 30, 2015	 L, 0-3 June 3, 2015	 L, 1-2 June 6, 2015	 D, 1-1 June 13, 2015
GK	Clark	 GK	Clark	 GK	Clark	 GK	 Clark	 GK	Clark
RB	 Klute	 RB	 Jimenez (Klute 64’)	 RB	 Barson	 RB	 Jimenez	 RB	 Jimenez
CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Campbell	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©
CB	Pogatetz	 CB	Wahl	 CB	Pogatetz	 CB	 Wahl	 CB	Pogatetz
LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis (Jimenez 71’)	 LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis
CM	 George	 CM	 Saeid	 CM	 George	 CM	 Saeid (Schoenfeld 80’)	 CM	 Saeid
CM	Tchani	 CM	Tchani	 CM	Saeid	 CM	 Tchani	 CM	Tchani
RM	 Finlay (Steindorsson 75’)	 RM	 Finlay	 RM	 Finlay (Speas 65’)	 RM	 Finlay (Speas 68’)	 RM	 Finlay (Schoenfeld 84’)
CAM	 Higuain (Speas 87’)	 CAM	 Higuain (Pogatetz 19’)	 CAM	 Higuain © (Kamara 65’)	 CAM	 Higuain	 CAM	 Higuain (Speas 90’+1’)
LM	 Meram	 LM	 Meram (Steindorsson 46’)	 LM	 Meram	 LM	 Steindorsson (Meram 64’)	 LM	 Meram
F	 Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+1’)	 F	 Kamara	 F	 Schoenfeld	 F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara
vs. New England Revolution	 at Real Salt Lake	 vs. New York Red Bulls	 at Montreal Impact
W, 2-1 June 24, 2015	 D, 2-2 June 27, 2015	 W, 2-1 July 4, 2015	 L, 0-3 July 11, 2015
GK	Clark	 GK	Clark	 GK	 Clark	 GK	 Clark
RB	 Jimenez (Barson 66’)	 RB	 Jimenez (Barson 62’)	 RB	 Jimenez	 RB	 Jimenez (Klute 32’)
CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©	 CB	 Parkhurst ©
CB	 Pogatetz	 CB	 Pogatetz	 CB	 Pogatetz	 CB	 Pogatetz (Schoenfeld 77’)
LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis (Wahl 81’)	 LB	 Francis	 LB	 Francis
CM	 Saeid	 CM	 Saeid	 CM	 Saeid	 CM	 Saeid (Trapp 46’)
CM	Tchani	 CM	Tchani	 CM	 Tchani	 CM	 Tchani
RM	Finlay	 RM	Finlay	 RM	 Finlay	 RM	 Finlay
CAM	 Higuain (Steindorsson 72’)	 CAM	 Higuain	 CAM	 Higuain (Trapp 88’)	 CAM	 Higuain
LM	 Meram (George 85’)	 LM	 Meram (Steindorsson 67’)	 LM	 Meram (Steindorsson 71’)	 LM	 Meram
F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara	 F	 Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+2’)	 F	 Kamara
2015 MLS MATCH-BY-MATCH LINEUPS
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2015 MLS STATISTICS
2015 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (6-7-6, 24 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 11, 2015
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
23 F Kei Kamara 19 18 1611 12 5 81 32 35 27 10 0 3 0
13 M Ethan Finlay 19 19 1566 5 10 28 13 15 12 14 0 0 0
10 M Federico Higuain 18 18 1478 4 4 39 14 14 25 5 73 2 1
9 M Justin Meram 17 16 1254 3 3 46 17 16 20 3 1 3 0
6 M Tony Tchani 17 17 1520 3 1 25 10 43 24 0 0 3 0
14 D Waylon Francis 16 16 1342 0 5 4 1 11 11 0 0 3 0
16 D Hector Jimenez 16 10 851 0 3 3 0 8 6 2 0 3 0
1 G Steve Clark 19 19 1710 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
12 M Kevan George 5 2 228 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 3 0
5 D Emanuel Pogatetz 17 16 1464 0 1 4 1 12 16 0 0 3 0
20 M Wil Trapp 5 3 272 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
21 D Chad Barson 5 1 185 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
24 D Sergio Campbell 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 D Hernan Grana 7 7 598 0 0 3 1 7 8 0 0 1 0
3 D Chris Klute 8 4 483 0 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 1 0
4 D Michael Parkhurst 18 18 1545 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 1 1
8 M Mohammed Saeid 17 16 1332 0 0 12 0 22 10 0 38 4 1
18 F Aaron Schoenfeld 12 1 171 0 0 4 2 7 3 0 0 1 0
17 M Ben Speas 7 1 157 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 0 0
7 M Kristinn Steindorsson 16 3 474 0 0 7 2 5 5 0 0 1 0
2 D Tyson Wahl 6 3 340 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
29 F Adam Bedell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 M Romain Gall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 M Cedrick Mabwati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 D Kalen Ryden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 G Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 M Ben Swanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team totals 19 19 1710 27 35 264 95 224 209 34 117 33 3
Opponent totals 19 19 1710 29 24 231 93 209 224 46 105 34 3
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kei Kamara 2, Ethan Finlay 2, Justin Meram 1, Federico Higuain 1
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ethan Finlay 3, Waylon Francis 2, Justin Meram 1, Kei Kamara 1
Hector Jimenez 1, Federico Higuain 1
PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO
1 G Steve Clark 19 19 1710 93 63 29 1.53 2 2 6 7 6 3
Team totals 19 19 1710 93 63 29 1.53 2 2 6 7 6 3
Opponent totals 19 19 1710 95 67 27 1.42 0 0 7 6 6 6
* = Played with other teams in 2015. Only Columbus Crew SC statistics listed here.
MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE
ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO FIRE
CURRENT COLUMBUS CREW SC PLAYERS
CAREER STATISTICS VS. CHICAGO FIRE (14-24-15)
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP
23 FWD Kei Kamara 17 13 1183 5 4 46 16 19 25 3 0 1 0 0
10 FWD Federico Higuain 7 7 627 3 3 19 8 6 7 2 22 2 0 0
13 FWD Ethan Finlay 5 3 281 1 2 6 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0
6 MID Tony Tchani 10 8 732 1 1 13 3 16 12 0 0 0 0 0
12 MID Kevan George 4 3 278 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0
9 MID Justin Meram 8 4 327 0 1 7 4 6 7 2 0 2 0 0
2 DEF Tyson Wahl 12 12 1061 0 1 6 2 12 4 1 1 1 0 0
21 DEF Chad Barson 3 3 265 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
29 MID Adam Bedell 1 1 66 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK Steve Clark 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DEF Waylon Francis 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
16 MID Hector Jimenez 2 2 150 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DEF Chris Klute 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Matt Lampson 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DEF Michael Parkhurst 15 14 1262 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
5 DEF Emanuel Pogatetz 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FWD Aaron Schoenfeld 4 0 67 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0
17 MID Ben Speas 4 2 135 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MID Kristinn Steindorsson 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MID Wil Trapp 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team totals 53 53 4800 78 81 687 283 797 780 122 236 102 5 210
Opponent totals 53 53 4800 80 83 758 296 794 776 109 251 86 11 185
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME
28 GK Matt Lampson 1 1 90 6 6 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0
1 GK Steve Clark 3 3 270 11 8 3 1.00 1 1 1 0 2 1 0-0-0
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Team totals 53 53 4800 296 214 80 1.50 7 9 14 24 15 10 0-0-3
Opponent totals 53 53 4800 283 201 78 1.46 8 8 24 14 15 13 0-0-3

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  • 1. 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET Location: Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Illinois) 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), TMiller@columbuscrewsc.com Ryan Schwepfinger (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 610-751-7067), RSchwepfinger@columbuscrewsc.com Chicago Fire Communications Contacts: Doug Hicks (O: 706-496-6724), dhicks@chicago-fire.com Frank Stranzl (O: 708-496-6795) (C: 707-696-1931), fstranzl@chicago-fire.com Eunice Kim (O: 708-496-6726) (C: 770-634-7636), ekim@chicago-fire.com OVERALL: 6-7-6 HOME: 6-2-2 AWAY: 0-5-4 Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TV Sat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L, 0-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., March 14 TORONTO FC W, 2-0 TWC SportsChannel Sat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannel Wed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., April 11 at New England Revolution D, 0-0 TWC SportsChannel Sat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W, 3-0 TWC SportsChannel Sat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W, 4-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., May 2 at D.C. United L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC W, 3-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannel Fri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel/Univision Wed., May 27 VALENCIA CF (International Friendly) L, 0-1 Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel Wed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannel Sat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., June 13 LA GALAXY D, 1-1 TWC SportsChannel Wed., June 17 at Richmond Kickers (USOC Fourth Rd.) W, 3-1 ColumbusCrewSC.com Wed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel Tue., June 30 at Orlando City SC (USOC Rd. of 16) L, 0-2 YouTube.com/USSoccer Sat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., July 11 at Montreal Impact L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannel Wed., July 15 at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids 9:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Wed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC 4:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports 1 Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC 2:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED 5:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel 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”) 11 Cedrick Mabwati M SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti 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 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. Technical staff pronunciations on page two. COLUMBUS CREW SC (6-7-6, 24 pts.) CHICAGO FIRE (5-9-3, 18 pts.) CREW SC MEDIA WEBSITE: COLUMBUSCREWSC.COM/MEDIA 14 FRANCIS 16 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 5 A 9 MERAM 17 GP, 16 GS, 3 G, 3 A 10 HIGUAIN 18 GP, 18 GS, 4 G, 4 A 6 TCHANI 17 GP, 17 GS, 3 G, 1 A 1 CLARK 19 GP, 19 GS, 1.53 GAA, 3 CS 4 PARKHURST 18 GP, 18 GS, 0 G, 0 A 8 SAEID 17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A 16 JIMENEZ 16 GP, 10 GS, 0 G, 3 A POSSIBLE STARTING XI 23 KAMARA 19 GP, 18 GS, 12 G, 5 A 13 FINLAY 19 GP, 19 GS, 5 G, 10 A 5 POGATETZ 17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A CREW SC INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCH QUESTIONABLE: Hector Jimenez (Lower Back Pain)
  • 2. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 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 11 Cedrick Mabwati M 5-6 137 03-08-92 Kinshasa, DR Congo 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 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) 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) 11 Cedrick Mabwati 23 SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti Kinshasa, DR Congo Osasuna (Spain) 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 Berhalter Assistant Coaches: Sixten Boström, Pat Onstad, Josh Wolff Director of Soccer Operations: Asher Mendelsohn High Performance Director: Steve Tashjian Pronunciations: Gregg Berhalter (BUR-hall-ter) Sixten Boström (SIX-tin BO-strum) Asher Mendelsohn (MEN-dell-son) Steve Tashjian (TASH-jin) Director of Team Operations: Tucker Walther Head Athletic Trainer: Craig Devine Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jon MacGregor Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton Equipment Manager: John Velasco Team Operations Assistant: Ron Meadors
  • 3. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 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’); NYRB: 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 L 0-2 13,107 3-3-2 4 11 DC: Espindola (15’), Franklin (41’) Sat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC W 3-2 16,714 4-3-2 4 14 CLB: Kamara (10’, 58’), Higuain (49’); SEA: Dempsey (24’, 75’) Sat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes L 0-2 18,000 4-4-2 4 14 SJ: Wondolowski (55’), Salinas (60’) Fri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE D 2-2 13,118 4-4-3 4 15 CLB: Kamara (8’, 55’); CHI: Accam (58’), Johnson (90’+4’) Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC D 2-2 31,430 4-4-4 5 16 CLB: Tchani (6’), Kamara (61’); ORL: Kaka (17’), Ribeiro (89’) Wed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union L 0-3 15,374 4-5-4 5 16 PHI: Sapong (41’), Nogueira (52’), Le Toux (58’) Sat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT L 1-2 12,265 4-6-4 6 16 CLB: Higuain (90’+1’); MTL: Tissot (55’), Romero (79’) Sat., June 13 LA GALAXY D 1-1 21,051 4-6-5 6 17 CLB: Higuain (66’); LA: Lletget (14’) Wed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W 2-1 11,435 5-6-5 5 20 CLB: Kamara (4’, 50’); NE: Nguyen (1’) Sat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake D 2-2 20,171 5-6-6 6 21 CLB: Tchani (42’), Finlay (62’); RSL: Garcia (36’), Jaime (46’) Sat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS W 2-1 14,429 6-6-6 2 24 CLB: Finlay (33’, 74’); NYRB: Abang (8’) Sat., July 11 at Montreal Impact L 0-3 15,304 6-7-6 5 24 MTL: Oduro (5’, 80’), Donadel (8’) 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
  • 4. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE Columbus Crew SC record: 14-24-15 Home games: 9-10-7 (45 GF, 36 GA) Road games: 5-14-8 (33 GF, 44 GA) LAST THREE MEETINGS 05/24/2014 CLB 2 vs. CHI 0 W MAPFRE Stadium 08/02/2014 CLB 1 at CHI 1 D Toyota Park 05/22/2015 CLB 2 vs. CHI 2 D MAPFRE Stadium CREW SC LOOKING TO CONTINUE RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST CHICAGO Columbus Crew SC plays its 20th 2015 Major League Soccer regular-season match and its 10th away from MAPFRE Stadium by traveling to Chicago to face the Fire on Wednesday, July 15 at Toyota Park. This is the second of three matches scheduled between Columbus and Chicago this year, as well as the first of two this week alone. Set to be the 54th all-time regular-season meeting between the two, Crew SC has a lifetime record of 14-24-15 against the Fire but has gone unbeaten against Chicago over its last four clashes (2-0-2). LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING On May 22, 2015, Crew SC and Chicago drew by a 2-2 final score in the first meeting of the season between the two clubs at MAPFRE Stadium. Kei Kamara notched a brace for Columbus, his eighth and ninth goals of the year, with four different Black & Gold players registering assists in the draw. COACHES Gregg Berhalter (20-17-16, Columbus Crew SC: ‘14 - Present) vs. Frank Yallop (128-126-105, San Jose Earthquakes: ‘01 - ‘03, ‘08 - 13; LA Galaxy: ‘06 - ‘07; Chicago Fire: ‘14 - ‘15) WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN Wednesday’s 8:30 p.m. ET start is available locally on Time Warner Cable SportsChan- nel ... “Crew SC Matchday” on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel begins at 8:00 p.m. ET ... Dwight Burgess and Neil Sika are set to have the call of the match at 8:30 p.m. ET ... a complete list of places to catch the Black & Gold on TV is available at Colum- busCrewSC.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. CREW SC KICKS-OFF BACK-TO-BACK CLASHES AGAINST FIRE Columbus Crew SC begins two consecutive Major League Soccer regular-season matches against the Fire this week with this Wednesday night clash in Bridgeview ... Crew SC has enjoyed success of late against Chicago with a four-match unbeaten streak dating back to September 21, 2013 ... the Black & Gold have drawn their last two encounters with the Fire and won the two before that ... overall, Columbus has not lost to Chicago in over two calendar years, with the club’s last defeat to the Fire coming on June 22, 2013 at MAPFRE Stadium. GEORGE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO OFF TO GOOD START AT CONCACAF GOLD CUP Through two matches in the Group Stage at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Crew SC midfielder Kevan George and Trinidad and Tobago are off to a 2-0-0 start, top- ping Group C in the process ... George, who has started both Group Stage clashes, concludes group play with the Soca Warriors taking on Mexico on Wednesday, July 15 ... previously, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guatemala by a 3-1 score (July 9) as well as Cuba by a 2-0 final (July 12) ... the Black & Gold midfielder now has 12 caps for his country. PARKHURST MAKES 50TH BLACK & GOLD START In Crew SC’s last contest, on Saturday, July 11 at Montreal, Captain and defender Michael Parkhurst made his 50th all-time start for the club ... Parkhurst, who joined Columbus prior to the 2014 campaign, has made 51 appearances for Crew SC ... in his MLS career, Parkhurst has 165 starts ... the defender is tied with teammate Kei Kamara for 39th all-time in starts among all active MLS players ... the leader is Real Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman, who has 340 MLS starts. TRAPP PLAYS 45 MINUTES FOR CREW SC, IS ONE APPEARANCE SHY OF 50 At Montreal, Crew SC Vice-Captain and midfielder Wil Trapp played the full second half after coming on at halftime as a substitute ... it was the most minutes Trapp has played in his three appearances (all competitions) since returning from concussion symptoms in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 at Orlando City SC (June 30) ... Trapp, along with defender Tyson Wahl, is one regular-season appearance away from reaching 50 with Crew SC. KAMARA MAINTAINS LEAGUE LEAD IN GOALS, SECOND IN SHOTS Crew SC forward Kei Kamara continues to lead Major League Soccer with 12 goals on the year ... Kamara’s 12 tallies are now one ahead of Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, who has 11 ... the Crew SC forward also ranks second in MLS in total shots (81) and ranks third in shots on goal (32) ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below: Player/Club.................................Goals Shots Shots on Goal GP Kei Kamara/CLB......................12 81 32 19 Sebastian Giovinco/TFC..........11 98 42 17 David Villa/NYC.......................10 72 38 16 Chris Wondolowski/SJ..............9 50 18 16 Kaka/ORL...................................9 41 19 18 FINLAY CONTINUES TO LEAD LEAGUE IN ASSISTS Midfielder Ethan Finlay continues to lead Major League Soccer with 10 assists in 2015 ... Sporting Kansas City’s Benny Feilhaber and Philadelphia’s Cristian Maidana are both one behind Finlay at nine ... through 19 games this season, Finlay’s 10 assists are a new career single-season high, surpassing last season’s breakout total of seven assists ... since May 17, 2014, Finlay has recorded 16 goals and 17 assists in MLS regular season play in 42 matches after not recording any over his first 40 appearances. MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES HOW THE CLUBS MATCH-UP CAPTAIN AND DEFENDER MICHAEL PARKHURST MAKES 50TH BLACK & GOLD START IN MONTREAL On Saturday, July 11, Crew SC Captain and defender Michael Parkhurst made his 50th start for the club, but the Black & Gold fell to the Impact by a final score of 3-0 at Stade Saputo in Quebec. Dominic Oduro scored in the fifth and 80th minutes, with Marco Donadel adding an eighth-minute tally for the Impact. Forward Kei Kamara led Crew SC with five shots in the contest. Kamara remains Major League Soccer’s leading goal-scorer with 12 tallies to his name in 2015. MLS Regular Season: 6-7-6 MLS Regular Season: 5-9-3 Points: 24 Points: 17 Eastern Conference: Fifth Eastern Conference: 10th Home: 6-2-2 Home: 5-4-0 Away: 0-5-4 Away: 0-5-3 Goals For: 27 Goals For: 19 Goals Against: 29 Goals Against: 24 +/-: -2 +/-: -5 Regular-Season Leaders Goals: Kamara (12) Goals: Accam, Larentowicz (4) Assists: Finlay (10) Assists: Shipp (5) Shots: Kamara (81) Shots: Shipp (37) Shots on Goal: Kamara (32) Shots on Goal: Accam (17) G-W Goals: Finlay, Kamara (2) G-W Goals: Five tied (1) G-W Assists: Finlay (3) G-W Assists: Shipp (2) Fouls Suffered: Kamara (27) Fouls Suffered: Igboananike (28) Fouls Committed: Tchani (43) Fouls Committed: Polster (31) Yellow Cards Issued: Saeid (4) Yellow Cards Issued: Adailton, Polster (5) Saves Leader: Clark (63) Saves Leader: Johnson (22) GAA Leader: Clark (1.53) GAA Leader: Johnson (1.10) Wins: Clark (6) Wins: Johnson (3) CREW SC AND CHICAGO AT A GLANCE LAST MATCH RECAP BLACK & GOLD NOTES
  • 5. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE DYNAMIC DUO Kei Kamara and Ethan Finlay have combined for a total of 32 goals and assists, tops in Major League Soccer ahead of any other club’s leading duo by seven ... Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore has combined for 25 goals and assists, while two separate League duos have paired up for 24 ... see below for a full breakdown of the League’s top duos: Club..........Player A Goals Assists Player B Goals Assists Tot. CLB.......... Kei Kamara 12 5 Ethan Finlay 5 10 32 TFC..............Sebastian Giovinco 11 8 Jozy Altidore 6 0 25 SEA..............Clint Dempsey 7 6 Obafemi Martins 7 4 24 SKC..............Krisztian Nemeth 7 3 Benny Feilhaber 5 9 24 FCD.............Fabian Castillo 7 6 Mauro Diaz 4 6 23 NYRB..........Bradley Wright-Phillips 8 6 Lloyd Sam 5 4 23 CREATING CHANCES According to the League’s official statistician, Opta, Crew SC ranks second in the League in chances created per match (11.2) and leads MLS in big chances created per match (1.3) ... this week’s opponent, Chicago, leads MLS in chances created per match (11.6). FRANCIS LEADS LEAGUE IN ASSISTS AMONG DEFENDERS Crew SC defender Waylon Francis continues to lead all Major League Soccer defend- ers in assists this season with a total of five ... that total gives the Costa Rican the League lead in assists by a defender, one ahead of Sporting Kansas City’s Jalil Anibaba, D.C. United’s Taylor Kemp and Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Steven Beitashour ... Francis is also one of 19 defenders in MLS to have created at least 11 chances ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below: Player/Club.................................Assists Chances Created GP Waylon Francis/CLB................5 11 16 Jalil Anibaba/SKC......................4 8 13 Taylor Kemp/DC.......................4 17 14 Steven Beitashour/VAN............4 7 17 Omar Gonzalez/LA...................3 9 19 Tyrone Mears/SEA....................3 12 19 PASSING MACHINE AS A TEAM As a team, Crew SC ranks second in Major League Soccer in passing accuracy, trailing only Orlando City SC ... the Black & Gold also rank in the top three in passing ac- curacy in their own half (second), the opponent’s half (second) and in the final third (second) ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below: Club...................................Passing Acc. Own Half Opp Half Final Third Orlando City SC..............82.5% 91.2% 75.7% 68.4% Columbus Crew SC...... 81.0% 89.6% 73.3% 68.1% Seattle Sounders FC........80.1% 88.8% 72.4% 64.2% Portland Timbers FC......79.7% 89.5% 73.0% 65.4% Montreal Impact..............79.6% 88.8% 72.4% 65.9% INTO THE BOX Through 18 matches of MLS regular-season play, Crew SC ranks first in crosses from open play, successful crosses and crossing accuracy ... individualy, Crew SC’s Hector Jimenez leads MLS in crossing accuracy for all players that have attempted at least 25 crosses (41.8%) ... the Black & Gold defender/midfielder has completed 23 of 55 crosses from open play ... detailed Opta statistics on team totals are below: Club.................................................Crosses Suc. Crosses Crossing Acc. Columbus Crew SC......................410 113 27.6% Portland Timbers...........................342 70 20.5% New England Revolution..............316 64 20.3% LA Galaxy.......................................308 73 23.7% New York Red Bulls.......................302 56 18.5% Orlando City SC............................300 58 19.3% CREW SC CAREER MILESTONES CHAD BARSON Needs two appearances to reach 40 in MLS and for Crew SC. ADAM BEDELL Needs four appearances to reach 20 and needs one shot to reach 15 in MLS and for Crew SC. STEVE CLARK Reached 50 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/24 vs. New England. Needs 26 saves to reach 200 in MLS and for Crew SC. ALL-TIME CLUB GK STARTS Player..........................................................GS 1. Will Hesmer..........................................130 2. Jon Busch...............................................83 3. Andy Gruenebaum..............................79 4. Mark Dougherty...................................68 5. Steve Clark.......................................53 6. Tom Presthus........................................46 7. Brad Friedel...........................................38 ALL-TIME CLUB GK WINS Player..........................................................W 1. Will Hesmer..........................................59 2. Jon Busch...............................................35 3. Mark Dougherty...................................33 4. Andy Gruenebaum..............................26 5. Brad Friedel...........................................22 6. Steve Clark.......................................20 7. Tom Presthus........................................16 8. Juergen Sommer...................................11 ETHAN FINLAY Reached 15 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/13 vs. LA. Reached 80 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York. Needs 13 shots to reach 100 and 18 appearances to reach 100 in MLS and for Crew SC. WAYLON FRANCIS Reached 10 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Needs 10 appearances to reach 50 and 10 starts to reach 50 in MLS and for Crew SC. KEVAN GEORGE Reached 25 appearances and 10 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/22 vs. Chicago. Notched his first Crew SC and MLS assist on 5/22 vs. Chicago. FEDERICO HIGUAIN Reached 225 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 75 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/2 vs. D.C. United. Reached 30 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/6 vs. Montreal. Needs 11 appearances to reach 100 in MLS and for Crew SC. ALL-TIME CLUB GOALS Player..........................................................G 1. Jeff Cunningham..................................64 2. Brian McBride.......................................62 3. Stern John..............................................44 4. Edson Buddle........................................42 5. Eddie Gaven..........................................35 6. Guillermo Barros Schelotto................33 7. Federico Higuain.............................31 8. Dante Washington................................28 9. Brian Maissoneuve...............................23 ALL-TIME CLUB ASSISTS Player..........................................................A 1. Robert Warzycha..................................61 2. Brian McBride.......................................45 3. Jeff Cunningham..................................44 4. Guillermo Barros Schelotto................41 5. Brian Maissonneuve.............................37 6. Brian West.............................................29 7. Federico Higuain.............................27 8. Eddie Gaven..........................................25 9. John Wilmar Perez...............................22 ALL-TIME CLUB SHOTS Player..........................................................SH 1. Brian McBride.......................................460 2. Jeff Cunningham..................................430 3. Eddie Gaven..........................................349 4. Robert Warzycha..................................319 5. Edson Buddle........................................269 6. Federico Higuain.............................230 7. Stern John..............................................220 8. Guillermo Barros Schelotto................209 9. Robbie Rogers.......................................198 ALL-TIME CLUB GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player..........................................................GWA 1. Robert Warzycha..................................16 2. Jeff Cunningham..................................14 3. Brian McBride.......................................11 4. Guillermo Barros Scheloto..................10 T5. Simon Elliott.......................................8 T5. Brian Maissonneuve..........................8 T5. Federico Higuain..........................8 T8. John Wilmar Perez............................7 T8. Brian West..........................................7 HECTOR JIMENEZ Reached 75 appearances and 50 starts in MLS on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs 17 appearances to reach 100 in MLS. KEI KAMARA Reached 200 appearances and 25 assists in MLS on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Reached 15 goals for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 200 shots on goal in MLS on 5/9 vs. Seattle. Needs eight goals to become the second player in club history to reach 20. Needs 15 goals to tie the all-time MLS single-season goal-scoring reord. Needs 11 goals to reach 75 in MLS. CHRIS KLUTE Needs one start to reach 60 and two assists to reach 10 in MLS. MATT LAMPSON Needs one start to reach 15 in MLS and for Crew SC. JUSTIN MERAM Reached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 4/18 vs. Orlando. Reached 50 starts and 10 as- sists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/9 vs. Seattle. Reached 100 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 150 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York. MICHAEL PARKHURST Reached 160 appearances in MLS on 5/30 at Or- lando and 160 starts in MLS on 6/6 vs. Montreal. Reached 50 appearances for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York and 50 starts for Crew SC on 7/11 at Montreal. EMANUEL POGATETZ Reached 10 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/22 vs. Chicago. Recorded his first MLS assist on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. MOHAMMED SAEID Reached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 10 starts and 20 corner kicks in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/3 at Philadelphia. AARON SCHOENFELD Reached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs one start to reach 15, one goal to reach five and one shot on goal to reach 20 in MLS and or Crew SC. BEN SPEAS Reached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/13 vs. LA. Needs six shots to reach 50 in MLS and for Crew SC. KRISTINN STEINDORSSON Reached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. TONY TCHANI Reached 125 appearances in MLS on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia and 100 starts in MLS on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs two assists to reach 15 in MLS. Reached 10 assists for Crew SC on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Reached five goals for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Needs one shot to reach 100 for Crew SC. WIL TRAPP Needs one appearance to reach 50, three starts to reach 50 and four assists to reach 10 in MLS and for Crew SC. TYSON WAHL Reached 115 starts in MLS on 5/30 at Orlando. Needs three shots to reach 30 in MLS. Needs one appearance to reach 50 and eight starts to reach 50 for Crew SC. CREW SC SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAPS Player National Team Caps Last Appearance Sergio Campbell Jamaica 2 12/3/10 vs. Grenada (Caribbean Cup) Waylon Francis Costa Rica 2 3/26/15 vs. Paraguay (friendly) Kevan George Trinidad & Tobago 12 7/12/15 vs. Cuba (Gold Cup) Kei Kamara Sierra Leone 23 9/10/14 vs. DR Congo (AFCON qual.) Cedrick Mabwati DR Congo 12 2/7/15 vs. Eq. Guinea (AFCON) Justin Meram Iraq 14 6/11/15 vs. Japan (friendly) Michael Parkhurst United States 25 4/3/14 vs. Mexico (friendly) Emanuel Pogatetz Austria 61 6/3/14 vs. Czech Republic (friendly) Kristinn Steindorsson Iceland 1 1/16/15 vs. Canada (friendly) Wil Trapp United States 1 1/28/15 vs. Chile (friendly)
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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2015 MISCELLANEOUS MLS STATS Quickest Goal: Kamara, 6/24 vs. NE, 4’ Quickest Goal Against: Nguyen, 6/24 vs. NE, 1’ Game-Winning Goals after 75’: N/A Game-Tying Goals after 75’: N/A Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’: Romero, 6/6 vs. MTL, 79’ Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’: Johnson, 5/22 vs. CHI, 90’+4’ Ribeiro, 5/30 at ORL, 89’ Hat Tricks: N/A Hat Tricks Against: N/A Own Goals For: N/A Own Goals Against: N/A Red Cards: Higuain, 3/28 vs. NYRB, 83’ Saeid, 5/16 at SJ, 33’ Parkhurst, 5/30 at ORL, 16’ Opponent’s Red Cards: Morrow, 3/14 vs. TFC, 45’+1’ Ramos, 4/18 vs. ORL, 34’ Allen, 6/27 at RSL, 77’ 2015 PENALTY KICKS FOR 2015 PENALTY KICKS AGAINST CLB Player Goalkeeper, Team Date Result N/A Player, Team CLB Goalkeeper Date Result Wright-Phillips, NYRB Clark 3/28 Goal Kaka, ORL Clark 5/30 Goal CREW SC AND 2015 HONORS Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month: Ethan Finlay (April) - nominated Kei Kamara (April, May) - nominated MLS Player of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 8) Kei Kamara (Week 12) MLS Team of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Weeks 8, 17, 18) Waylon Francis (Week 8) Hernan Grana (Week 2) Federico Higuain (Weeks 7,10) Kei Kamara (Weeks 7,8,10, 12, 17, 18) Justin Meram (Week 2) Emanuel Pogatetz (Week 10) Tony Tchani (Week 15) MLS Goal of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 18) - nominated Federico Higuain (Weeks 7, 15) - nominated MLS Save of the Week: Steve Clark (Weeks 4, 9, 14, 18) - nominated; (Week 11) - won 2014-15 COLUMBUS CREW SC TRANSACTIONS 2015 MLS CATEGORICAL WIN-LOSS Overall Home Away Overall: 6-7-6 6-2-2 0-5-4 vs. East: 5-5-3 5-2-1 0-3-2 vs. West: 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-2-2 Before All-Star Break (July 29) 6-7-6 6-2-2 0-5-4 After All-Star Break (July 29) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Scoring First: 4-0-3 4-0-1 0-0-2 Opp. Scoring First: 2-7-2 2-2-1 0-5-1 Leading at Half: 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-0-0 Trailing at Half: 0-3-1 0-0-1 0-3-0 Tied at Half: 4-4-4 4-2-0 0-2-4 Leading at 75’: 6-0-2 6-0-1 0-0-1 Trailing at 75’: 0-6-0 0-1-0 0-5-0 Tied at 75’: 0-0-4 0-0-1 0-0-3 Out-Shooting Opp.: 5-6-1 5-2-0 0-4-1 Out-Shot by Opp.: 0-1-5 0-0-2 0-1-3 Shots Even: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 One-Goal Games: 3-3-0 3-2-0 0-1-0 Day Games (before 5 p.m. local): 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 Night Games (5 p.m. or after local): 6-7-5 6-2-2 0-5-3 In Black Uniforms: 4-2-3 4-1-2 0-1-1 In Gold Uniforms: 2-5-3 2-1-0 0-4-3 On Time Warner Cable SportsChannel: 6-7-6 6-2-2 0-5-4 On ESPN2: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Fox Sports 1: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On UniMas/Univision Deportes: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 In March: 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 In April: 2-0-2 2-0-0 0-0-2 In May: 1-2-2 1-0-1 0-2-1 In June: 1-2-2 1-1-1 0-1-1 In July: 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 In August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Mondays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Tuesdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Wednesdays: 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-1-1 On Thursdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Fridays: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 On Saturdays: 5-6-4 5-2-1 0-4-3 On Sundays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In Sunny Weather: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 In Clear Weather: 3-3-2 3-1-0 0-2-2 In Rain: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In Cloudy Weather: 3-4-3 3-1-2 0-3-1 30°-49° at Kickoff: 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 50°-59° at Kickoff: 1-1-2 1-0-0 0-1-2 60°-69° at Kickoff: 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 70°-79° at Kickoff: 2-3-2 2-1-2 0-2-0 80°-89° at Kickoff: 2-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-1 90°+ at Kickoff: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 Indoors 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Using No Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Using 1 Sub: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Using 2 Subs: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 Using 3 Subs: 6-7-5 6-2-1 0-5-4 On Natural Grass: 6-7-3 6-2-2 0-5-1 On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface: 0-0-3 0-0-0 0-0-3 When scoring 0 goals: 0-5-1 0-0-0 0-5-1 When scoring 1 goal: 0-2-1 0-2-1 0-0-0 When scoring 2 goals: 3-0-4 3-0-1 0-0-3 When scoring 3 goals: 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 When scoring 4+ goals: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 When allowing 0 goals: 2-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-1 When allowing 1 goal: 3-1-1 3-0-1 0-1-0 When allowing 2 goals: 1-4-4 1-2-1 0-2-3 When allowing 3 goals: 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 When allowing 4+ goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 PLAYERS IN GK Steve Clark (New contract on 4/2) M Cedrick Mabwati (Acquired on 1/30, joined on 7/8) D Hernan Grana (Signed on 1/23) D Kalen Ryden (Selected 69th overall in the MLS 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 the MLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2) D Sergio Campbell (Selected 19th overall in the MLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2) M Federico Higuain (New Designated Player contract on 1/5) M Kristinn Steindorsson (Discovery Signing on 12/11) M Justin Meram (Re-signed on 12/2) 16 player options exercised on 11/18 M Mohammed Saied (Discovery Signing on 10/29) M Ethan Finlay (Contract extension on 10/24) M Ben Swanson (Homegrown Player signing on 10/17) F Kei Kamara (Signed via Allocation Order on 10/7) PLAYERS OUT D Hernan Grana (Mutually parted ways on 5/12) F Sagi Lev-Ari (Waived on 3/16) D Ben Sweat (Waived on 2/9) D Eric Gehrig (Selected by Orlando City SC in MLS 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 on 11/18) 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, selected by Orlando City SC in MLS Expansion Draft on 12/10) HOW CREW SC WAS BUILT BARBASOL MAN OF THE MATCH 3/7 at HOU Emanuel Pogatetz 3/14 vs. TFC Justin Meram 3/28 vs. NYRB Tony Tchani 4/8 at VAN Kei Kamara 4/11 at NE Hernan Grana 4/18 vs. ORL Federico Higuain 4/25 vs. PHI Ethan Finlay 5/2 at DC Federico Higuain 5/9 vs. SEA Kei Kamara 5/16 at SJ Steve Clark 5/22 vs. CHI Kei Kamara 5/27 vs. VCF Brad Stuver 5/30 at ORL Steve Clark 6/3 at PHI Aaron Schoenfeld 6/6 vs. MTL Waylon Francis 6/13 vs. LA Federico Higuain 6/17 at RIC Adam Bedell 6/24 vs. NE Kei Kamara 6/27 at RSL Ethan Finlay 6/30 at ORL Emanuel Pogatetz 7/4 vs. NYRB Ethan Finlay 7/11 at MTL 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 Cedrick Mabwati Emanuel Pogatetz Mohammed Saeid Kristinn Steindorsson Allocation Kei Kamara Weighted Lottery Romain Gall Waiver Draft Brad Stuver
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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 1 STEVE CLARK – GK 6’ 2”, 192 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-14-1986 / HOMETOWN: MASON, MI 5 DANNY O’ROURKE – M/D 2015 Season Has made 19 appearances (19 starts) in his second season with Crew SC and is 6-7-6 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 then-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) ... earned a victory with a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC (May 9) ... again tied his then-career-best with his second six-stop performance of the season at San Jose (May 16) ... set a new career-high by making seven saves at Orlando (May 30) ... helped Crew SC earn a draw against the LA Galaxy with four saves (June 13) ... made his 50th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC, earning his fifth win of the season vs. New England (June 24) ... notched his sixth win and his first-ever assist with two saves and a helper on Ethan Finlay’s first-half goal in a 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls (July 4). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Clark did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2015 Season Has made 18 appearances (18 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) ... started at centerback, but shifted to defensive midfield in helping Crew SC close-out a 3-2 win over Seattle (May 9) ... received his first career red card at Orlando (May 30) and missed the club’s contest at Philadelphia (June 3) as a result of the ensuing sus- pension ... returned to the lineup by starting against Montreal (June 6) ... helped the club earn a 2-1 win with a start against his former club, New England (June 24) ... again helped Crew SC capture a win by a 2-1 score over New York (July 4) ... made his 50th career start for the club at Montreal (July 11). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Parkhurst did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2015 (Columbus): 18 GP / 18 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1545 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-6 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-6 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 19 GS, 1.53 GAA, 3 SO, 1 A in 1710 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at GK, 3 GA, 2 SV at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at GK, 3 GA, 2 SV at MTL (7/11) 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-6 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-6 Most saves in a 2015 match: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL) Most career saves: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL) Last shutout: 4/18/15 vs. ORL 4 MICHAEL PARKHURST – D 5’ 11”, 159 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: PROVIDENCE, RI / @MFPARKHURST 2015 Season Has made eight appearances (four starts) on the season, with five appearances coming at leftback and three at rightback ... 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) ... came on as a substitute at halftime at D.C. United (May 2) ... made his first start of the year at rightback vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a substi- tute appearance at rightback at Orlando (May 30) and again at Montreal (July 11). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Klute made one appearance – a start – in the club’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run to the Round of 16. He was in the matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did not make an appearance. He started Crew SC’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30) at right midfield. 2015 (Columbus): 8 GP / 4 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 483 mins Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at RB, 58 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Sub. app. at RB, 58 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-3 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-3-4 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 3 CHRIS KLUTE – D 6’ 1”, 172 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-05-1990 / HOMETOWN: GRAND PRAIRIE, TX / @CHRISKLUTE 2 TYSON WAHL – D 6’ 2”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-23-1984 / HOMETOWN: NEWPORT BEACH, CA 2015 Season Has made six appearances (three starts) at centerback for Crew SC ... made his first appearance with a start at centerback at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on in the second half against Philadelphia (April 25) and helped Crew SC complete a 4-1 win ... again helped Crew SC close-out a victory with a substitute appearance vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his second League start of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... made his second start in three League matches by getting the nod at centerback against Montreal (June 6) ... came on at leftback in Crew SC’s draw at Real Salt Lake (June 27). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Wahl made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the Round of 16 contest at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 340 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at LB, 9 mins at RSL (6/27) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 3/23/13 at D.C. 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-2 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-1-3 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 5 EMANUEL POGATETZ – D 6’ 3”, 198 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1983 / HOMETOWN: GRAZ, AUSTRIA 2015 Season Has made 17 appearances (16 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 ... came on at haltime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... came on as a substitute at centerback at Orlando (May 30) following Michael Parkhurst’s red card ... helped Crew SC earn a 2-1 victory with a win over the Red Bulls (July 4). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Pogatetz made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory, He again started the Black & Gold’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 1464 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 77 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at CB, 77 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-4 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-5 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0 2015 Season Has made 16 total appearances in his first season with Crew SC: 11 appearances (three starts) at left midfield, three appearances at right midfield and two ap- pearances at central attacking 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 MAPFRE Stadium against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at central attack- ing 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), vs. Philadel- phia (April 25), at D.C. United (May 2) and vs. Seattle (May 9) ... came on at right midfield at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a substitute appearance at left midfield at Orlando (May 30) ... started his third match of the season against Montreal (June 6) at left midfield ... came on as a substitute at central attacking midfield against New England (June 24) and at left midfield both at Real Salt Lake (June 27) and vs. New York (July 4). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Steindorsson made two appearances (both starts) in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of 16 clash at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 474 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at LM, 19 mins vs. NYRB (7/4) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-3-0 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-5 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 7 KRISTINN STEINDORSSON – M 5’ 10”, 154 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-29-1990 / HOMETOWN: KÓPAVOGUR, ICELAND / @KIDDISTEIN 2015 Season Has made 17 appearances (16 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 started every match through the contest at San Jose (May 16) ... missed the clash vs. Chicago (May 22) via red-card suspension ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... returned to the lineup in the League with a start at Orlando (May 30) and has started every League match since. 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Saeid made one appearance -- a substitute appearance -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup during Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17). 8 MOHAMMED SAEID – M 5’ 7”, 141 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-24-1990 / HOMETOWN: ÖREBRO, SWEDEN / @MSAEID8 6 TONY TCHANI -- MID 2015 Season Has made 17 appearances (17 starts) at central midfield with three goals and one assist ... 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) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... scored his second goal of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... added his third goal, setting a new single-season best, at Real Salt Lake (June 27). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tchani made two appearances (both starts) as Crew SC’s captain in its 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign, notching one assist. Tchani started and captained Crew SC in its Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), registering an assist and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again captained Crew SC in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 17 GS, 3 G, 1 A in 1520 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL Last assist with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 5-6-6 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-6-6 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-1-2 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0 6 TONY TCHANI – M 6’ 4”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-13-1989 / HOMETOWN: DOUALA, CAMEROON / @TONYTCHANI23 PLAYER MINI BIOS 2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1332 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-5-4 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-5 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A
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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 6 TONY TCHANI -- MID9 JUSTIN MERAM – M 6’ 1”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-04-1988 / HOMETOWN: SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI / @JUSTINMERAM 2015 (Columbus): 18 GP / 18 GS, 4 G, 4 A in 1478 mins Crew SC ’s last match: Started at CAM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at CAM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 6/13/15 vs. LA Last assist with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-5 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-5 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-1-1 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-2 10 FEDERICO HIGUAIN – M 5’ 8”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / @FHIGUAIN_33 2015 Season Was officially added to Crew SC’s roster on July 8, 2015 after the expiration of his loan with Spanish side Osasuna ... made 30 league appearances with three assists for the Segunda Division side in the 2014-15 season. 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Mabwati did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, joining the club following the conclusion of the club’s tournament run. 2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 11 CEDRICK MABWATI – M 5’6”, 137 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-08-1992 / HOMETOWN: KINSHASA, DR CONGO / @CEDRICKM22 2015 Season Has made 17 appearances (16 starts) at left midfield in 2015 ... has scored three goals and notched three assists ... 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) ... recorded his second assist of the season with a helper on Kei Kamara’s second goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned his third assist via Kei Kamara’s eighth-minute goal vs. Chicago (May 22), which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history ... started the club’s interna- tional friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his 100th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC with a start at Orlando (May 30) ... came on as a substitute vs. Montreal (June 6) ... received his second international call-up of the season from the Iraq National Team and earned his 14th cap by starting the team’s friendly at Japan (June 11) ... recorded a team-leading five shots in Crew SC’s 1-1 draw vs. the LA Galaxy (June 13). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Meram made two appearances -- both substitute appearances -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in the Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17) and the Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30). 2015 Season Has made 18 appearances (18 starts) at central attacking midfield in 2015 ... has scored four goals and added four assists ... 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 ... made his 75th career MLS and Crew SC start at D.C. United (May 2) ... notched his second goal of the season vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned an assist from a corner kick vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s second goal of the match ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... registered his third goal of the campaign with a stoppage-time tally vs. Montreal (June 6) ... scored in consecutive matches with a game-tying goal against LA (June 13) ... recorded his third assist of the season on Ethan Finlay’s tying goal at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... notched an assist in back-to-back contests with a game-winning helper against the Red Bulls (July 4). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Higuain did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 3 G, 3 A in 1254 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at LM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at LM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI Last assist with Columbus: 5/22/15 vs. CHI 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-4-6 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-6 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-0 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-2 PLAYER MINI BIOS 2015 Season Has made five appearances (two starts) in 2015 ... entered as a second-half substi- tute in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), playing 14 minutes in the victory ... again came on in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) ... made his first start of the season at central midfield vs. Chicago (May 22), recording his first-ever MLS and Crew SC assist in the contest ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... again started at central midfield at Philadelphia (June 3) ... came on at central midfield against New England (June 24) ... earned a call-up to Trinidad and Tobago’s final 23-man roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup George made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 228 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at CM, 5 mins vs. NE (6/24) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 5/22/15 vs. CHI 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-1 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-1 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 0-0-1 12 KEVAN GEORGE – M 6’ 2”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-30-1990 / HOMETOWN: ROXBORO, TOBAGO / @KICKITWITHKEVAN
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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2015 Season Has made 16 appearances (10 starts) in his second season with Crew SC, with 12 appearances coming at rightback, three coming at right midfield and one at central attacking midfield ... 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 Vancouver (April 8) ... came on at right midfield vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started at rightback vs. Seattle (May 9), registering his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s eventual game-winning goal ... again started at rightback at San Jose (May 16), registering his 75th MLS appearance and 50th MLS start in the process ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... started at rightback at Orlando (May 30), recording his second assist of the campaign ... came on as a second-half substitute at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3) ... again started at rightback vs. Montreal (June 6), against his former club, LA (June 13) and vs. New England (June 24) ... notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Jimenez made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. 2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 10 GS, 0 G, 3 A in 851 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at RB, 32 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at RB, 32 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 4/19/14 vs. DC Last assist with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-3-4 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-7-4 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-2 16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M 5’ 9”, 140 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-03-1988 / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA / @HECTORJIMENEZ09 2015 Season Has made 16 appearances (16 starts) at leftback in his second season with Crew SC ... has registered five 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 Eng- land (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 ... recorded his third assist of the campaign on Kei Kamara’s opening goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... tallied his fourth assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), marking his 10th career helper for the club ... notched his fifth assist vs. New England (June 24), becoming the League’s leader among defenders in the category. 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Francis did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 5 A in 1342 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at LB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at LB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 6/24/15 vs. NE 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-4 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-4 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 4-0-1 14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D 5’ 9”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-20-1990 / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMÓN, COSTA RICA / @WAYLONFRANCIS90 2015 Season Has made seven appearances (one start) in 2015, with three appearances coming at central attacking midfield, two coming at left midfield and two at right 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) ... came on at central attacking midfield vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made an appearance at right midfield at Philadelphia (June 3) and vs. Montreal (June 6) ... came on at central attacking midfield vs. LA (June 13). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Speas made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording one assist. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), assisting on Adam Bedell’s opening goal and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 157 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at CAM, 1 min vs. LA (6/13) Last goal with Columbus: 8/16/14 vs. LA Last assist with Columbus: 6/4/14 vs. RSL 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-1 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-4-3 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 17 BEN SPEAS - M 5’ 8”, 155 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-17-1991 / HOMETOWN: STOW, OH / @BENSPEAS17 PLAYER MINI BIOS 2015 Season Has made 19 appearances (19 starts) at right midfield with five goals and 10 as- sists 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 assist 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 ... registered his fifth assist, a League-leading total at the time, vs. Seattle (May 9) ... recorded his sixth assist vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s first-half goal, which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history ... tallied his seventh assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), tying him for the League lead at the time ... maintained his MLS lead in helpers with his eighth assist vs. LA (June 13) and extended that total to nine with another assist vs. New England (June 24) ... recorded his fourth-ever contest with at least one goal and one assist by notching one of each at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... registered his second brace of the season by scoring both goals in Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New York (July 4). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Finlay made one appearance in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, notching one goal. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), scoring the game-winning goal en route to a 3-1 victory. 2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 19 GS, 5 G, 10 A in 1566 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at RM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at RM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB (2) Last assist with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-6 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-6 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-0-1 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 5-0-5 13 ETHAN FINLAY - M 5’ 9”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-06-1990 / HOMETOWN: MARSHFIELD, WI / @ETHANFINLAY13
  • 11. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2015 Season Has 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 ... appeared in the matchday 18 for the first time this season vs. Chicago (May 22) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... was sent on-loan to Austin (USL) on July 9 ... made his Austin debut by entering the match in the 63rd minute at Real Monarchs SLC (July 11). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Gall made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He was in the matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did not make an appearance. He made his first competitive appearance of 2015 with a start in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC ’s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at FWD, 27 mins vs. PHI (10/26/14) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 19 ROMAIN GALL - M 5’ 9”, 163 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-31-1995 / HOMETOWN: HERNDON, VA / @ROMAINGALL 2015 Season Has made five appearances (three 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 with concussion symptoms ahead of the club’s next 13 matches, and did not dress ... returned to League action with a substitute appearance vs. New York (July 4) ... played 45 minutes as a substitute at Montreal (July 11). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Trapp made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He recorded his first on-field action since April 8 at Vancouver with a substitute appearance in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 272 mins Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Sub. app. at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 9/13/14 at HOU Last assist with Columbus: 3/14/15 vs. TFC 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-1-1 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-1 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0 20 WIL TRAPP - M 5’ 8”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-15-1993 / HOMETOWN: GAHANNA, OH / @WIL_TRAPP 2015 Season Has made five appearances (one start) in 2015, with two 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) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first start of the season at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3) ... helped Crew SC close-out a 2-1 win with a substitute appearance at rightback vs. New England (June 24) ... again came on at rightback at Real Salt Lake (June 27). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Barson made two appearances -- both starts -- in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 185 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at RB, 28 mins at RSL (6/27) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 9/29/13 at FCD 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-0 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-1-3 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 21 CHAD BARSON - D 5’ 10”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-25-1991 / HOMETOWN: LEWIS CENTER, OH / @DOCTOROFDEFENSE PLAYER MINI BIOS 2015 Season Has made 12 appearances (one start) 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), vs. Philadelphia (April 25), vs. Seattle (May 9), at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first start of the season at Philadelphia (June 3), playing all 90 minutes ... came on as a substitute vs. Montreal (June 6), vs. LA (June 13), vs. New York (July 4) and at Montreal (July 11). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schoenfeld made two appearances -- one start and one substitute appearance -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He made a substitute appearance in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), followed by a start in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 12 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 171 mins Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at F, 13 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Sub. app. at F, 13 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 10/19/14 at NY (2) Last assist with Columbus: 7/19/14 vs. MTL 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-0 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-6-3 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 18 AARON SCHOENFELD - F 6’ 4”, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-17-1990 / HOMETOWN: KNOXVILLE, TN / @AARONSCHOENFELD
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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2015 Season Has made 19 appearances (18 starts) at forward in the first season of his second stint with Columbus ... has scored 12 goals and added five 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) ... recorded 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 ... registered his second brace of the season vs. Seattle (May 9), tying for the League lead in goals (seven) following the match ... extended his League-lead in goals with a brace against Chicago (May 22), earning MLS Player of the Week honors fol- lowing the contest ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... scored his 10th goal of the season at Orlando (May 30), setting the all-time club record for fastest player to reach double figures in goals (12 appearances) ... made a substitute appearance at forward at Philadelphia (June 3) ... returned to the starting lineup vs. Montreal (June 6), firing 10 shots in the contest, an MLS single- match season-best by any one player at the time ... extended his League goals lead to four with his fourth brace of the season against New England (June 24) ... notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... recorded two additional assists, both to Ethan Finlay, as part of Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New York (July 4). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Kamara did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 18 GS, 12 G, 5 A in 1611 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at F, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last match played: Started at F, 90 mins at MTL (7/11) Last goal with Columbus: 6/24/15 vs. NE (2) Last assist with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-6 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-6 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: 5-0-4 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 3-0-1 23 KEI KAMARA - F 6’ 3”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-01-1984 / HOMETOWN: KENEMA, SIERRA LEONE / @KEIKAMARA 2015 (Columbus): 1 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 90 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at PHI (6/3) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-0 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-1-0 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 24 SERGIO CAMPBELL - D 6’ 4”, 197 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1992 / HOMETOWN: CLARENDON, JAMAICA 2015 Season Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed the match against Phil- adelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-18 National Team, starting for the side in three friendlies ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... earned a call-up to participate in United States U-18 camp from July 6-14. 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Swanson not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 26 BEN SWANSON - M 5’ 6”, 130 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-18-1997 / HOMETOWN: GROVE CITY, OH / @BEN_S8 2015 Season Has made one appearance (one start) at centerback in 2015 ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first MLS start and appearance at Philadelphia (June 3). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Campbell did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. PLAYER MINI BIOS 2015 Season Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... was loaned to the Austin Aztex of the USL on March 26 ... has started Austin’s first nine matches in 2015, helping the club register clean sheets vs. Colorado Springs (March 28), Tulsa (April 4) and Colorado Springs (April 25) ... scored his first professional goal vs. Real Monarchs SLC (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Ryden did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 22 KALEN RYDEN - D 6’ 2”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-12-1991 / HOMETOWN: NORMAN, OK / @K4LEN
  • 13. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2015 Season Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... was loaned to the Austin Az- tex (USL) on May 1 ... made his debut for the Aztex vs. Oklahoma City Energy FC (May 1), coming on as a second-half substitute ... made his first Aztex start against Real Monarchs SLC (May 9) ... again started vs. Arizona United SC (May 16) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Bedell made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring two goals. Bedell started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Rich- mond (June 17), recording his first professional brace en route to a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 Season Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) and all League matches following ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27), playing all 90 minutes. 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Stuver made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, registering a 1-1-0 record and a 1.50 goals-against average. Stuver started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub app. at FWD, 45 mins at NE (11/9/14)* Last goal with Columbus: 8/23/14 vs. HOU Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A * denotes MLS Cup Playoffs 2015 (Columbus): N/A Crew SC ’s last match: N/A Last match: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A Most saves in a 2014 match: N/A Most career saves: N/A Last shutout: N/A 29 ADAM BEDELL - F 6’ 7”, 204 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-01-1991 / HOMETOWN: LIVONIA, MI / @AJBEDELL4 41 BRAD STUVER - GK 6’ 3”, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-16-1991 / HOMETOWN: TWINSBURG, OH / @BSTUVER PLAYER MINI BIOS 2015 Season Has yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup in Crew SC’s first nine matches ... was listed as questionable ahead of the club’s contest at San Jose (May 16) and the five contests following and did not dress ... went on-loan to Pittsburgh (USL) for one match, starting in the Riverhounds’ 2-1 loss at Charlotte (June 13) ... was loaned to Charlotte (USL) for a span of six matches on July 3 ... he made his Independence debut against Saint Louis FC (July 4), making two saves in a 2-1 defeat ... made seven saves against Louisville City FC in a 1-0 loss (July 11). 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup In the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Lampson served as Brad Stuver’s backup in both the Fourth Round match at Richmond (June 17) and the Round of 16 clash at Orlando (June 30). 2015 (Columbus): N/A Crew SC’s last match: N/A Last match played: Started, 90 mins, L, 6 SV, at NE (10/19/13) 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A Most saves in a 2015 match: N/A Most career saves: 7 (9/14/13 at MTL) Last shutout: 9/21/13 vs CHI 28 MATT LAMPSON - GK 6’ 3”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-06-1989 / HOMETOWN: HILLARD, OH / @LAMPSTRONG
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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH BOX SCORES Columbus Crew SC 0 at Houston Dynamo 1 March 7, 2015 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX) Att. 22,351 Scoring - CLB - None HOU - Barnes (Sarkodie) 66’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 18 2 12 1 6 DC 8 6 10 2 1 Toronto FC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 2 March 14, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,826 Scoring - CLB - Meram (Finlay) 57’, Kamara (Francis, Trapp) 61’ TFC - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 21 3 12 3 3 TFC 11 5 13 2 1 New York Red Bulls 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1 March 28, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 10,302 Scoring - CLB - Tchani (unassisted) 58’ NYRB - Wright-Phillips (penalty) 49’, Grella (Wright-Phillips) 67’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 15 3 18 1 10 NYRB 13 3 12 0 4 Columbus Crew SC 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 April 8, 2015 at BC Place (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Att. 18,083 Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay) 24’, Kamara (Meram) 50’ VAN - Rivero (Mattocks) 31’, Mattocks (Manneh, Kah) 64’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 15 6 11 0 4 VAN 22 3 9 2 11 Columbus Crew SC 0 at New England Revolution 0 April 11, 2015 at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA) Att. 13,092 Scoring - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 8 3 15 1 7 NE 5 0 15 7 6 Orlando City SC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 3 April 18, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,655 Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 32’, Meram (Kamara) 55’, Kamara (Higuain) 60’ ORL - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 17 3 15 4 3 ORL 11 6 11 2 6 Philadelphia Union 1 at Columbus Crew SC 4 April 25, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,553 Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Tchani) 21’, Finlay (Francis) 32’, Meram (Pogatetz) 44’, Finlay (Kamara) 73’) PHI - Ayuk (Sapong) 64’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 10 1 8 3 6 PHI 8 0 6 1 4 Columbus Crew SC 0 at D.C. United 2 May 2, 2015 at RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) Att. 13,107 Scoring - CLB - None DC - Espindola (Rolfe) 15’, Franklin (Espindola) 41’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 15 2 11 2 4 DC 10 3 8 3 5 Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Columbus Crew SC 3 May 9, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 16,714 Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Francis) 10’, Higuain (Finlay) 49’, Kamara (Jimenez, Meram) 58’ SEA - Dempsey (Pappa) 24’, Dempsey (unassisted) 75’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 25 4 13 2 10 SEA 12 10 6 3 5 Columbus Crew SC 0 at San Jose Earthquakes 2 May 16, 2015 at Avaya Stadium (San Jose, CA) Att. 18,000 Scoring - CLB - None SJ - Wondolowski (Stewart, Perez Garcia) 55’, Salinas (Perez Garcia) 60’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 8 6 12 0 5 SJ 15 5 9 0 8 Chicago Fire 2 at Columbus Crew SC 2 May 22, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 13,118 Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Meram) 8’, Kamara (George, Higuain) 55’ CHI - Accam (unassisted) 58’, Johnson (Gehrig) 90’+4’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 9 2 11 6 3 CHI 18 2 11 3 7 Columbus Crew SC 2 at Orlando City SC 2 May 30, 2015 at Orlando Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Att. 31,430 Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 6’, Kamara (Francis) 61’ ORL - Kaka (penalty) 17’, Ribeiro (unassisted) 89’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 9 7 19 2 2 ORL 24 4 19 1 14 Columbus Crew SC 0 at Philadelphia Union 3 June 3, 2015 at PPL Park (Chester, PA) Att. 15,374 Scoring - CLB - None PHI - Sapong (Le Toux, Maidana) 41’, Nogueira (unassisted) 52’, Le Toux (Williams) 58’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 10 2 7 0 4 PHI 11 2 7 4 8 Montreal Impact 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1 June 6, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 12,265 Scoring - CLB - Higuain (unassisted) 90’+1’ MTL - Tissot (unassisted) 55’, Romero (Piatti) 79’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 20 4 8 0 10 MTL 9 3 8 2 6 LA Galaxy 1 at Columbus Crew SC 1 June 13, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 21,051 Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 66’ LA - Lletget (unassisted) 14’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 11 4 8 3 5 LA 12 3 12 3 4 New England Revolution 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2 June 24, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 11,435 Scoring - CLB - Kamara (unassisted) 4’, Kamara (Finlay, Francis) 50’ NE - Nguyen (Rowe) 1’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 10 3 13 1 9 NE 10 2 13 4 5 Columbus Crew SC 2 at Real Salt Lake 2 June 27, 2015 at Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT) Att. 20,171 Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 42’, Finlay (Higuain, Kamara) 62’ RSL - Garcia (Plata, Beckerman) 36’, Jaime (Mansally) 46’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 7 4 11 2 3 NE 14 1 13 3 4 New York Red Bulls 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2 July 4, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium Att. 14,429 Scoring - CLB - Finlay (Kamara, Clark) 33’, Finlay (Kamara, Higuain) 74’ NYRB - Abang (Wright-Phillips) 8’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 19 2 9 2 15 NYRB 11 4 14 2 4 Columbus Crew SC 0 at Montreal Impact 3 July 11, 2015 at Stade Saputo Att. 15,304 Scoring - CLB - None MTL - Oduro (Piatti) 5’, Donadel (Mallace) 8’, Oduro (unassisted) 80’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB 15 2 11 1 8 MTL 8 5 13 2 2
  • 15. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE @ Houston Dynamo vs. Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at New England Revolution L, 0-1 March 7, 2015 W, 2-0 March 14, 2015 L, 1-2 March 28, 2015 D, 2-2 April 8, 2015 D, 0-0 April 11, 2015 GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark RB Grana RB Grana (Steindorsson 83’) RB Grana RB Jimenez (Barson 70’) RB Grana CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB Pogatetz LB Francis LB Francis LB Klute (Schoenfeld 82’) LB Klute LB Klute (Barson 67’) CM Trapp CM Trapp CM Saeid CM Trapp (Saeid 46’) CM Saeid CM Tchani (Schoenfeld 80’) CM Saeid (George 76’) CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani RM Finlay RM Finlay (Jimenez 69’) RM Finlay (Jimenez 74’) RM Finlay RM Finlay (Steindorsson 74’) CAM Higuain (Jimenez 75’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Speas (Steindorsson 70’) CAM Higuain LM Steindorsson (Speas 80’) LM Meram LM Steindorsson (Speas 64’) LM Meram LM Meram F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’) vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union at D.C. United vs. Seattle Sounders FC at San Jose Earthquakes W, 3-0 April 18, 2015 W, 4-1 April 25, 2015 L, 0-2 May 2, 2015 W, 3-2 May 9, 2015 L, 0-2 May 16, 2015 GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark RB Grana RB Grana RB Grana (Jimenez 65’) RB Jimenez RB Jimenez CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz (Wahl 56’) CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz LB Francis (Klute 65’) LB Francis LB Francis (Klute 46’) LB Francis LB Francis CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid (Wahl 63’) CM Saeid CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani RM Finlay (Jimenez 79’) RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay (Steindorsson 78’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain LM Meram (Steindorsson 70’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 66’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 46’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 88’) LM Meram (George 61’) F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 77’) F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’) F Kamara (Schoenfeld 83’) vs. Chicago Fire at Orlando City SC at Philadelphia Union vs. Montreal Impact vs. LA Galaxy D, 2-2 May 22, 2015 D, 2-2 May 30, 2015 L, 0-3 June 3, 2015 L, 1-2 June 6, 2015 D, 1-1 June 13, 2015 GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark RB Klute RB Jimenez (Klute 64’) RB Barson RB Jimenez RB Jimenez CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Campbell CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB Pogatetz LB Francis LB Francis LB Francis (Jimenez 71’) LB Francis LB Francis CM George CM Saeid CM George CM Saeid (Schoenfeld 80’) CM Saeid CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Saeid CM Tchani CM Tchani RM Finlay (Steindorsson 75’) RM Finlay RM Finlay (Speas 65’) RM Finlay (Speas 68’) RM Finlay (Schoenfeld 84’) CAM Higuain (Speas 87’) CAM Higuain (Pogatetz 19’) CAM Higuain © (Kamara 65’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain (Speas 90’+1’) LM Meram LM Meram (Steindorsson 46’) LM Meram LM Steindorsson (Meram 64’) LM Meram F Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+1’) F Kamara F Schoenfeld F Kamara F Kamara vs. New England Revolution at Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Montreal Impact W, 2-1 June 24, 2015 D, 2-2 June 27, 2015 W, 2-1 July 4, 2015 L, 0-3 July 11, 2015 GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark RB Jimenez (Barson 66’) RB Jimenez (Barson 62’) RB Jimenez RB Jimenez (Klute 32’) CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz (Schoenfeld 77’) LB Francis LB Francis (Wahl 81’) LB Francis LB Francis CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid (Trapp 46’) CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay CAM Higuain (Steindorsson 72’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain (Trapp 88’) CAM Higuain LM Meram (George 85’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 67’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 71’) LM Meram F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+2’) F Kamara 2015 MLS MATCH-BY-MATCH LINEUPS
  • 16. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2015 MLS STATISTICS 2015 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (6-7-6, 24 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 11, 2015 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 23 F Kei Kamara 19 18 1611 12 5 81 32 35 27 10 0 3 0 13 M Ethan Finlay 19 19 1566 5 10 28 13 15 12 14 0 0 0 10 M Federico Higuain 18 18 1478 4 4 39 14 14 25 5 73 2 1 9 M Justin Meram 17 16 1254 3 3 46 17 16 20 3 1 3 0 6 M Tony Tchani 17 17 1520 3 1 25 10 43 24 0 0 3 0 14 D Waylon Francis 16 16 1342 0 5 4 1 11 11 0 0 3 0 16 D Hector Jimenez 16 10 851 0 3 3 0 8 6 2 0 3 0 1 G Steve Clark 19 19 1710 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 M Kevan George 5 2 228 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 3 0 5 D Emanuel Pogatetz 17 16 1464 0 1 4 1 12 16 0 0 3 0 20 M Wil Trapp 5 3 272 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21 D Chad Barson 5 1 185 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 D Sergio Campbell 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Hernan Grana 7 7 598 0 0 3 1 7 8 0 0 1 0 3 D Chris Klute 8 4 483 0 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 4 D Michael Parkhurst 18 18 1545 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 1 1 8 M Mohammed Saeid 17 16 1332 0 0 12 0 22 10 0 38 4 1 18 F Aaron Schoenfeld 12 1 171 0 0 4 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 17 M Ben Speas 7 1 157 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 7 M Kristinn Steindorsson 16 3 474 0 0 7 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 2 D Tyson Wahl 6 3 340 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 29 F Adam Bedell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M Romain Gall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M Cedrick Mabwati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 D Kalen Ryden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 G Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M Ben Swanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 19 19 1710 27 35 264 95 224 209 34 117 33 3 Opponent totals 19 19 1710 29 24 231 93 209 224 46 105 34 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kei Kamara 2, Ethan Finlay 2, Justin Meram 1, Federico Higuain 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ethan Finlay 3, Waylon Francis 2, Justin Meram 1, Kei Kamara 1 Hector Jimenez 1, Federico Higuain 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Steve Clark 19 19 1710 93 63 29 1.53 2 2 6 7 6 3 Team totals 19 19 1710 93 63 29 1.53 2 2 6 7 6 3 Opponent totals 19 19 1710 95 67 27 1.42 0 0 7 6 6 6 * = Played with other teams in 2015. Only Columbus Crew SC statistics listed here.
  • 17. MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO FIRE CURRENT COLUMBUS CREW SC PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. CHICAGO FIRE (14-24-15) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 23 FWD Kei Kamara 17 13 1183 5 4 46 16 19 25 3 0 1 0 0 10 FWD Federico Higuain 7 7 627 3 3 19 8 6 7 2 22 2 0 0 13 FWD Ethan Finlay 5 3 281 1 2 6 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 6 MID Tony Tchani 10 8 732 1 1 13 3 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 MID Kevan George 4 3 278 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 9 MID Justin Meram 8 4 327 0 1 7 4 6 7 2 0 2 0 0 2 DEF Tyson Wahl 12 12 1061 0 1 6 2 12 4 1 1 1 0 0 21 DEF Chad Barson 3 3 265 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 29 MID Adam Bedell 1 1 66 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GK Steve Clark 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 DEF Waylon Francis 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 MID Hector Jimenez 2 2 150 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DEF Chris Klute 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 GK Matt Lampson 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 DEF Michael Parkhurst 15 14 1262 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 DEF Emanuel Pogatetz 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 FWD Aaron Schoenfeld 4 0 67 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 17 MID Ben Speas 4 2 135 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 MID Kristinn Steindorsson 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MID Wil Trapp 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 53 53 4800 78 81 687 283 797 780 122 236 102 5 210 Opponent totals 53 53 4800 80 83 758 296 794 776 109 251 86 11 185 UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 28 GK Matt Lampson 1 1 90 6 6 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 1 GK Steve Clark 3 3 270 11 8 3 1.00 1 1 1 0 2 1 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 53 53 4800 296 214 80 1.50 7 9 14 24 15 10 0-0-3 Opponent totals 53 53 4800 283 201 78 1.46 8 8 24 14 15 13 0-0-3