COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Crew will travel to the East Coast this weekend to take on the MetroStars on Sunday, August 14, at 6 p.m. (ET) at Giants Stadium.
The Crew (6-11-3, 21 pts.) is 2-1-1 under Interim Head Coach Robert Warzycha. The MetroStars (7-6-8, 29 pts.) sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference.</p>
Sunday's game in New York 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.</p>
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. </p>
COLUMBUS CREW at MetroStars
Sunday, August 14 - 6:00 p.m. (ET) at Giants Stadium
Crew Television: The Ohio News Network
Crew Radio: 103.9, TED-FM (English)
Crew Webcasts: TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com (English)
BUFFALO WILD WINGS SET FOR CREW AWAY GAME VIEWING PARTY ON SUNDAY
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar on Bethel Road, the "Official Away Game Headquarters" for all Crew road games, will host a viewing party on Sunday, August 14, at 6:00 p.m. for The Crew's game at the MetroStars. Sunday's game is televised locally on the Ohio News Network. Buffalo Wild Wings is located on 5240 Bethel Centre Mall.</p>
CREW RESERVES TAKE ON THE PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS ON WEDNESDAY IN PITTSBURGH
The Crew Reserves will travel to Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Wednesday, August 10, at 7:05 p.m. at Falconi Field. Pittsburgh is a Division II team in the United Soccer Leagues. The Riverhounds are 5-10-3 on the year and are coached by former Crew defender Ricardo Iribarren.</p>
CREW SUFFER DEFEAT AT HANDS OF SAN JOSE ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Chris Henderson's first goal as a member of The Crew could not help them overcome two goals by the San Jose Earthquakes as Robert Warzycha suffered his first loss as interim head coach, 2-1, in San Jose on Saturday night (August 6). Henderson tallied his goal in the 78th minute on an assist by Kyle Martino, but Columbus could not get the equalizer despite pushing forward at the end.</p>
CREW BOW OUT OF U.S OPEN CUP WITH 3-1 OVERTIME LOSS TO FC DALLAS
On a late surge against a nine-man Columbus Crew side, FC Dallas tallied two goals in extra time to defeat the Crew 3-1 in the Round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of the Ohio State University on Wednesday, August 3.</p>
After trading first-half goals by Carey Talley (Dallas) and Kyle Martino (Crew), Dallas got stoppage time goals by Abe Thompson and Eddie Johnson after Frankie Hejduk and Danny Szetela both earned straight reds for fouls on Arturo Alvarez. These red cards will carry over to the next U.S Open Cup match for those players.
Martino's goal was assisted by Frankie Hejduk, who played in his first match for The Crew back since returning from a stint with the U.S National Team, who took home the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
U.S. VS. MEXICO AT CREW STADIUM SOLD OUT
Tickets for the U.S. vs. Mexico 2006 World Cup qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, on September 3, sold out minutes after they went on sale on Monday, August 1, to the general public.</p>
Anticipating the biggest international soccer event in Crew Stadium since the U.S. faced Mexico on Feb. 28, 2001, fans snapped up tickets during a week-long presale for select members of the U.S. Soccer community, including registered ussoccerfan.com members and Crew season ticket holders. The remaining tickets sold out last Monday in just 20 minutes.</p>
"Columbus has consistently given tremendous support to the national team, and we are excited about the chance to play in front of a sold-out crowd at Crew Stadium," said U.S. Manager Bruce Arena. "While every World Cup qualifier is important, winning your matches at home is critical, and we anticipate that the fans in Columbus will provide a big boost to our team."</p>
The Labor Day weekend tilt in Crew Stadium, presented by Budweiser, will be televised live at 7:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN Classic and Telemundo, and fans are also able to follow the match live at ussoccer.com via MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics.
"As expected, soccer fans in Columbus, the State of Ohio and around the nation have shown why Crew Stadium and the City of Columbus are chosen to host these events," said Crew General Manager Mark McCullers. "With the enthusiasm of the fans who bought tickets, we look forward to again cheering the U.S. to victory over Mexico as we did four years ago in this venue."
The U.S. is currently in second place in the final round qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup with 12 points and a 4-1-0 record, while Mexico has 13 points and a 4-0-1 record. Both teams will again be in action on August 17 as the U.S. hosts Trinidad & Tobago in East Hartford, Conn. (at 8 p.m. ET live on ESPN2), and Mexico hosts Costa Rica in Mexico City.</p>
The Crew Stadium match will be the fifth World Cup qualifier hosted by the six-year old venue. The U.S. has a 2-0-2 record in qualifying and a 3-0-3 all-time record there. In 2004, the U.S. defeated Grenada on June 13 by a 3-0 score in a second round qualifying match before tying Jamaica 1-1 in the final match of the semifinal round on November 17.</p>
CREW INJURY REPORT
Player Status Injury
Mario Rodriguez Questionable Hamstring strain (R)
Edson Buddle Questionable Achilles Tendonitis (L)
Stephen Herdsman Doubtful Groin Strain (L)
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
