![]() Stuver Stanley, Cascante, Romana, Gallagher Berhalter, Fagundez, Pochettino Dominguez, Perez, Stroud Goalkeeper Eloy Room has only had to face one shot in his last two games, but he could not save the lone Philly effort, scored by Jamiro Monteiro. ![]() Gyasi Zardes has two goals in his last two games for the Crew, while Lucas Zelarayan scored twice in their previous road victory on May 22 against New York City FC. Goalkeeper Brad Stuver made nine saves in his sides first match at Q2 Stadium last weekend, versus the San Jose Earthquakes, picking up his third clean sheet of this campaign in a 0-0 draw.įor Columbus midfielders, Aidan Morris, Perry Kitchen and Luis Diaz remain out of the lineup, with Morris and Diaz sustaining knee injuries, while Kitchen has a hamstring problem. Sunday is the first game of their four-game homestand and a prime opportunity to gain some ground in the standings, with three of their next four opponents coming out of the Western Conference with each side currently above Austin in the standings.īefore their defeat on Wednesday to the Philadelphia Union, Columbus began to look like the defending league champions, winning three matches and outscoring their opponents 6-2 over that stretch.ĭespite losing their last match against Philly, the Crew did many good things against a strong Union side, limiting them to only five shots total and holding the reigning Supporters' Shield winners to less than 40% of the possession.Īustin have been struck by the injury bug lately, with veteran midfielder Alexander Ring missing their last match with an unknown injury, while defender Nick Lima played a mere nine minutes before sustaining an injury versus Minnesota.Īedan Stanley and Manny Perez were handed their first starts of the year on Wednesday, with both men playing the entire match. The Verde-and-Black are currently third from the bottom in the Western standings, but one win can change all of that, as they are only three points behind Real Salt Lake for the final playoff spot. Manager Josh Wolff has seen his young side compete hard from the opening whistle, and their work ethic was rewarded with back-to-back draws against the top two teams in the Western Conference, the Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City.Įarlier this week, they had a solid outing against Minnesota United, but were slow out of the gate, conceding twice in the opening 18 minutes and failing to solve goalkeeper Tyler Miller, who played well for the Loons.
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