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Crew heads to Washington, D.C. to take on D.C. United Saturday

May 2, 2005 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sunday, May 1) — The Crew (2-3-0, 6 pts.) heads to Washington, D.C. to take on Eastern Conference rival D.C. United (1-2-2, 5 pts.) on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at RFK Stadium. Columbus fell to 2-3-0 on the year after a 2-0 loss vs. Chicago last Saturday.

VETERAN ANNOUNCER AND CREW ORIGINAL PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER JP DELLACAMERA TO

MAKE A ONE-GAME CAMEO APPEARANCE IN THE CREW TELEVISION BOOTH THIS WEEKEND

Saturday's game will be televised locally on the Ohio News Network and The Crew will bring back a familiar face from the original Crew broadcast team. Veteran broadcaster JP Dellacamera will handle the play-by-play duties, while Bill McDermott will again be doing color commentary. Dellacamera is the original play-by-play announcer for The Crew, and will be making a one-game cameo appearance, filling in for "The Voice of The Crew," Dwight Burgess. McDermott was also a part of the Crew television team in 1996. Ty Keough was the original color analyst for Columbus, while McDermott handled color when Keough was on the national package.

The Dellacamera appearance is a part of The Crew's continuing celebration of "The First Decade" of Major League Soccer that will take place throughout the season.

The game can also be heard in English on 103.9, TED-FM, or online at TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com. Burgess will be handling the radio duties for the D.C. game before returning to his normal spot in the Crew TV booth for The Crew's game on May 25 at Los Angeles.

COLUMBUS CREW at D.C. United

Saturday, May 7 – 7:30 p.m. (ET) at RFK Stadium

Crew Television: Ohio News Network

Crew Radio: 103.9, TED-FM (English)

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

A LOOK AT D.C. UNITED

D.C. United sits at 1-2-2 (5 pts.) on the year, and is tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference after a 0-0 road tie at Kansas City last Saturday. D.C. and K.C. sit just one point behind The Crew in the East. D.C. is led by Jaime Moreno who has two goals and one assist on the year. Nick Rimando has started in goal in four of the five games D.C. has played.

CREW WEEKLY SCHEDULE

DAY DATE EVENT TIME (ET)

Mon. May 2 Training at Obetz 10 a.m.

Tues. May 3 Training at Obetz 10 a.m.

Wed. May 4 Training at Obetz 10 a.m.

Thurs. May 5 Training at Crew Stadium 10 a.m.

Fri. May 6 Training at Obetz 10 a.m.

Fri. May 6 Depart for D.C.

Sat. May 7 Crew at D.C. United – RFK Stadium 7:30 p.m.

Sun. May 8 Return to Columbus

CREW PLAYS FIRE TO 3-3 TIE IN RESERVE GAME AT OBETZ

The Chicago Fire Reserves scored two goals in stoppage time to salvage a 3-3 tie with the Columbus Crew Reserves on Sunday morning, May 1, at The Crew training facility in Obetz. Hemir Niebles scored in the 91st-plus minute and Kelly Gray tallied the equalizer in the 93rd-plus minute for the Fire. Columbus jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the strength of first-half goals by Marcus Storey (18th minute) and Cornell Glen (25th minute), and an early second half strike by Ryan Kelly (51st minute). Chicago pulled to within 3-1 on a goal by Will Johnson in the 53rd minute, setting the stage for the late game stoppage time goals. Columbus improved to 1-0-1 in the reserve division, while Chicago is now 1-1-2.

Each of the 12 MLS teams are fielding a reserve division team and playing a 12-game schedule (six home, six away). The reserve division standings consist of a single table with the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season earning the title of reserve division champions and a $20,000 team bonus.

The majority of the Crew reserve games will be at Obetz. The complete reserve schedule is: at Colorado (April 24, W 1-0), vs. Chicago (May 1, T 3-3), vs. Real Salt Lake (May 22, 10 a.m.), vs. MetroStars (May 29, 10 a.m.), vs. Colorado (June 11, 6:30 p.m.), at MetroStars (June 19, 10 a.m.), vs. D.C. (July 3, 10 a.m.), at New England (Sept. 11, 10 a.m.), at Real Salt Lake (Sept. 25, Noon), vs. Chicago (Oct. 2, 10 a.m.), at Chicago (Oct. 9, 11 a.m.) and at D.C. (Oct. 16, 10 a.m.). This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

2005 SIERRA MIST MLS ALL-STAR GAME SET FOR COLUMBUS ON JULY 30

MLS and The Crew announced on March 8 that the MLS All-Stars will face Brian McBride and English Premier League club Fulham FC in the 2005 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game to be played on Saturday, July 30, in Crew Stadium (ABC Sports at 3:30 p.m. ET). Crew Soccer Nation members (season ticket holders) will get a priority offer to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public. The on-sale date for the general public will be announced in the near future.

U.S.-MEXICO RETURNS TO CREW STADIUM ON SEPTEMBER 3

The Crew, in conjunction with U.S. Soccer, announced on March 9 that Crew Stadium will be the site for the U.S.-Mexico World Cup Qualifying match on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The game will be shown live on ESPN Classic and Telemundo. Ticketing details will be announced at a later date, but Crew Soccer Nation Members will receive a priority offer to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public.

CREW INJURY REPORT

Player Status Injury

Stephen Herdsman Probable Groin Strain

David Testo Doubtful Ankle Sprain (L)

Devin Barclay Out Shoulder Separation (R)

Duncan Oughton Out for the year Knee (R)

Ross Paule Out for the year Post Concussion Syndrome

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