MLS Columbus Crew SC

Crew places Evans on season-ending IR, signs Pacheco

Published on August 31, 2007 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Crew announced today that it has signed defender Andrei Pacheco to a developmental contract. Per club and league policy, no further terms of the deal were disclosed.

Pacheco fills a developmental roster spot made available when rookie midfielder Brad Evans was placed on season-ending injured reserve. Evans, a former UC-Irvine standout who was the Crew's first selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft (No. 15 overall), has been battling a torn left hip flexor muscle for much of the season and has not played since May 26. He appeared in a total of four games, starting once, and tallied one assist.

Pacheco, a Trinidad & Tobago National Team player who participated in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June, comes to the Crew from W Connection FC of the Professional Football League of Trinidad. A 22-year-old, left-footed defender who made his Trinidad & Tobago National Team debut in August 2006 against Japan, he will be classified as a youth international.

The Crew returns to action on Sunday (Sept. 2), with an important match against the Colorado Rapids at Crew Stadium at 3 p.m. Columbus and Colorado are currently tied for the eighth playoff position.

Founded by American sports pioneer Lamar Hunt, the Columbus Crew is Ohio's Major League Soccer club, anchoring a diverse sports and entertainment enterprise. One of the league's Charter Members and the U.S. Open Cup champion in 2002, it is currently in its 12th season overall and ninth in first-of-its-kind Columbus Crew Stadium.

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