MLS Columbus Crew SC

Crew Begins U.S. Open Cup Quest On Wednesday At Home

Published on August 1, 2005 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio (Monday, August 1) - The Crew will play a pair of games this week, including its first game in the 2005 U.S. Open Cup tournament.

The Crew will face FC Dallas in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 on Wednesday, August 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Tickets for the match are $10 general admission and can be acquired at the Crew Stadium Box Office, at any area Ticket Master outlet, via phone at 614-431-3600, or on line at TheCrew.com.

A portion of the proceeds will go to both the Connor Senn Memorial Scholarship Fund and The Crew Soccer Foundation. Ohio State students with a valid BUCK-ID will be admitted free, but a donation will be welcomed. The game can be heard on-line on TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com.

FC Dallas advanced to the Round of 16 with a 3-1 overtime win on July 13 over the Wilmington Hammerheads (United Soccer Leagues Second Division). Dallas (10-5-4, 34 pts.) sits tied for first in the Western Conference. If The Crew advances, it faces the winner of the August 3 match between D.C. United and the Richmond Kickers (USL1) on the road on August 24.

At stake in the tournament is $180,000 in prize money. The U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation's National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest annual team tournament in U.S. sports history and among the oldest soccer tournaments of its type in the world. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor long-time soccer pioneer and Crew Founder Lamar Hunt.

After the U.S. Open Cup match, The Crew will travel to the West coast to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, August 6, at 10 p.m. (ET) at Spartan Stadium.

The Crew (6-10-3, 21 pts.) is 2-0-1 under Interim Head Coach Robert Warzycha. The Earthquakes (9-4-7, 34 pts.) are tied with Dallas for first place in the Western Conference.

Saturday's game in San Jose will be televised locally on the Ohio News Network. It can also be heard in English on 103.9, TED-FM, or on-line at TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com.

Tickets for Crew home games can be acquired at the Crew Stadium Box Office, at any area Ticket Master outlet, via phone at 614-431-3600 or on line at TheCrew.com.

COLUMBUS CREW vs. FC Dallas (U.S. Open Cup Round of 16)

Wednesday, August 3 - 7:30 p.m. (ET) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (Ohio State)

Crew Webcast: TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com (English)

COLUMBUS CREW at San Jose Earthquakes

Saturday, August 6 - 10:00 p.m. (ET) at Spartan Stadium

Crew Television: The Ohio News Network

Crew Radio: 103.9, TED-FM (English)

Crew Webcast: TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com (English)

BUFFALO WILD WINGS SET FOR CREW AWAY GAME VIEWING PARTY ON SATURDAY

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar on Bethel Road, the "Official Away Game Headquarters" for all Crew road games, will host a viewing party on Saturday night, August 6, at 10:00 p.m. for The Crew's road game at San Jose. Saturday's game is televised locally on the Ohio News Network. Buffalo Wild Wings is located on 5240 Bethel Centre Mall.

MLS ALL-STARS DOWN FULHAM FC 4-1 ON SATURDAY AT

CREW STADIUM IN THE 2005 SIERRA MIST MLS ALL-STAR GAME

The MLS All-Stars got three second-half goals, including a pair from substitute and former Crew forward Jeff Cunningham, to race past Fulham FC of the English Premier League 4-1 in the 2005 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on Saturday afternoon at Columbus Crew Stadium.

MLS All-Star Game Honda MVP Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution) gave MLS the lead midway through the first half, but a penalty converted by Fulham's Claus Jensen sent the teams into the break level. Ronnie O'Brien (FC Dallas) deflected a Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution) shot to put the MLS side ahead for good in the 56th minute. Cunningham (Colorado Rapids) scored two goals in the final five minutes to provide the final score line.

Crew defender Frankie Hejduk played the entire 90 minutes and had a hand in the first goal of the game by forcing a Fulham turnover near midfield.

CREW INJURY REPORT

Player Status Injury

Edson Buddle Questionable Achilles Tendonitis (L)

Stephen Herdsman Out Groin Strain (L)

Matt Jordan Out Lower Back Sprain

Jon Busch Out for the year Knee (R)

Duncan Oughton Out for the year Knee (R)

Ross Paule Out for the year Post Concussion Syndrome

Check out the Columbus Crew SC Statistics

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