VALENCIA, California - The Columbus Crew defeated Chivas USA 2-1 Saturday evening in a preseason exhibition at Cougar Stadium on the campus of the College of the Canyons. The match benefited the Michael Hoefflin Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides support to children and their families facing childhood cancer in Santa Clarita and the surrounding area.
Chivas USA took the lead early when Atiba Harris took advantage of a miscue in the Crew defense to put the Goats ahead 1-0 in the 9th minute.
The Black & Gold responded with six minutes left in the opening half, when Adam Moffat's pass found its way through the Chivas USA defense to the feet of Brad Evans. Evans collected the feed and put the chance home to even the score heading into halftime.
The Crew earned its game-winner in the 59th minute when Robbie Rogers wove his way into the box and slotted a shot past Chivas USA goalkeeper Bill Gaudette to give Columbus a final result of 2-1
The Crew play its third and final match of its California trip on Monday as it takes on the Ventura County Fusion of the Premier Development League at 10:30 p.m. (ET) in Ventura, California.
Columbus Crew vs. Chivas USA (Exhibition)
February 23, 2008 - Cougar Stadium (Valencia, California)
Scoring Summary:
CHV - Atiba Harris 9
CLB- Brad Evans (Adam Moffat) 39
CLB- Robbie Rogers 59
Lineups:
Columbus Crew: Andy Gruenebaum, Tim Ward (Andrew Peterson 62) Jed Zayner (Ryan Junge 62) Emmanuel Epko (Leonard Griffin 62), Eza Hendrickson (Ryan Miller 62), Brian Carroll (Ricardo Virtuoso 62), Adam Moffat (Robbie Rogers 62) Danny O'Rourke (Alejandro Moreno 62), George Josten (Kevin Burns 62), Sandro da Silva (Stefani Miglioranzi 62), Brad Evans (Mamadu Bah 62)
Chivas USA: Brad Guzan (Bill Gaudette 46), Alex Zotinca (Brent Whitfield 62) Claudio Suarez (Andre Sherard 62) Jim Curtin (Bobby Burling 62), Jorge Flores (Gerson Mayen 62), Sacha Kljestan, Dan Paladini, Alecko Eskandarian (John Cunliffe 46), Chukwudi Chijinju (Kraig Chiles 62); Ante Razov (Arnaldo Salazar 62) Atiba Harris (Keith Savage 62)
Misconduct Summary:
CHV - Sasha Kljestan 56
