COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Crew travels to Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 7, and to New England on Saturday, Oct. 14, to close out the 2006 MLS Season.
Despite downing West-leading FC Dallas 3-1 on Saturday to wrap up the 2006 home season The Crew was eliminated from playoff contention after a New York win and a Kansas City tie on Saturday. The Crew can still end up ahead of one of the two teams and tied with the other but loses the tiebreaker with both the Wizards and Red Bulls. The Crew has 30 points, while New York and Kansas City sit tied for fourth with 35 points.
Columbus faces the Chicago Fire on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 8:30 p.m. at Toyota Park. Chicago is 12-10-8 (44 pts) and in second-place in the East. After Chicago, the Black & Gold travel to New England for the final game of the year to face the Revolution on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Gillette Stadium.
SATURDAY'S GAME AT CHICAGO WILL BE SHOWN ON TAPED DELAY ON ONN, LIVE ON MLS DIRECT KICK PACKAGE
Due to the Ohio State post-game show on ONN, Saturday's game at Chicago will be shown on taped delay on ONN. The game will be shown in its entirety and will begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. The game can also be heard on The Brew @ 105.7 or on-line at TheCrew.com. With the game also being shown locally in Chicago on Comcast SportsNet, the game will be shown live on the MLS Direct Kick Package.
COLUMBUS CREW at Chicago Fire
Saturday, Oct. 7 - 8:30 p.m. (ET) at Toyota Park
Crew Television: ONN (taped delay) and MLS Direct Kick Package (live)
Crew Radio: The Brew @ 105.7 (English)
Crew Webcasts: TheCrew.com and MLSnet.com (English)
CREW TRAINING AND GAME SCHEDULE
October
Wed., 4: 10 a.m. training at Obetz
Thurs., 5: 10 a.m. training at Obetz
Fri., 6: 10 a.m. training at Obetz
Fri. 6: Depart for Chicago
Sat., 7: Crew at Chicago - 8:30 p.m. at Crew Stadium
Sun., 8: Crew reserves at Chicago reserves - 10 a.m.
Sun. 8: Return to Columbus
VIEWING PARTY AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS SET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8:30 P.M.
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar on Bethel Road (5240 Bethel Centre Mall) will once again serve as the "Official Away Game Headquarters" for all Columbus Crew road games. Saturday's game at Chicago can be seen live on the MLS Direct Kick Package at Buffalo Wild Wings on Bethel Road.
CREW RESERVES TIE FC DALLAS RESERVES 0-0 ON SUNDAY,WRAP UP 2006 RESERVE SEASON ON SUNDAY AT CHICAGO
The Crew Reserves play their final game of the reserve division season at Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m. The Crew Reserves are 2-8-1 on the year after a 0-0 tie vs. FC Dallas on Sunday, Oct. 1, at Crew Stadium.
C-D- AGUILA CAPTURES TITAN AUTO INSURANCE COPA VICTORIA TOURNAMENT
C-D- Aguila downed Tapatio 4-2 in a penalty kick shootout to capture the 2006 Titan Auto Insurance Copa Victoria, the Crew's annual adult Hispanic soccer tournament. The game, which was played prior to the Crew's regular-season home finale on Sept. 30, ended 2-2 after regulation.
The 24-team, single-elimination tournament, which is also supported by Roush Honda, Budweiser and adidas, kicked off on Saturday, July 29, and it is representative of the Columbus Crew's longstanding relationship with the Hispanic community in Central Ohio. In addition to coordinating the popular tournament, each year the Crew organizes Fubolito, the official 4v4 tournament of Major League Soccer, as well as Budweiser Hispanic Heritage Night. The Crew and Spanish radio broadcast partner, WXOL RadioSol, also air each home match in Spanish.
