Champions League 2009/2010

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
15	O. Vargas for C. Elizondo 62'
9	A. Santana for V. Cordero 76'
26	M. Russell for A. Núñez 85'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
	R. Rogers for J. Garey 60'		89'

Minute		Description
90' +4		Full time.
90' +2		Vargas makes a decent run but his cross lets him down and Columbus clear.
90' +1		3 minutes of additional time.
90'		W. Centeno gets yellow.
90'		Corner to the Crew taken short which results in open play.
89'		R. Rogers gets yellow.
89'		Centeno receives a yellow for Saprissa.
88'		Vargas latches onto a long through ball and his snap shot is just wide of a diving Hesmer. Almost the equalizer there for Saprissa.
87'		Corner to Saprissa. Centeno takes long and deep and it goes straight out for a goal kick.
85'		M. Russell enters the game and replaces A. Núñez.
85'		Five minutes left and the Crew digging deep here.
84'		A deep cross from Saprissa goes out for a goal kick. Crowd getting impatient here with Saprissa.
83'		A few minutes left here in Costa Rica. Can the crew hold on for a vital win?

Minute		Description
82'		Rogers swings one in that results in open play.
81'		Corner kick to Columbus.
80'		Rogers this time with an effort on goal that Navas saves. Crew finishing strongly here.
78'		Rogers trying to keep possession down the left flank but again comes to nothing.
76'		A. Santana enters the game and replaces V. Cordero.
75'		Centeno lines up this one but his shot is disappointing and results in a free kick.
74'		Free kick to Saprissa just outside the 18-yard box.
73'		Crew with a little possession. Maybe that will give the defense some respite as we head into the final fifteen minutes.
71'		D. Oughton gets yellow.
71'		Free kick to Saprissa. Centeno's cross is cleared by the Crew defense.
70'		Rogers manages to find some room down the left wing but his cross is cleared.
67'		Saprissa camped in the Crew half. Columbus can't seem to get it away. Persistent pressure could soon pay off for the Costa Ricans.
65'		Free kick to Saprissa is again dealt with confidently by the Crew defense.
64'		Columbus Crew currently stands third in group C following a 2-0 victory over Puerto Rico Islanders and a disappointing 5-0 defeat away to Cruz Azul.
63'		Plenty of possession in and around the Crew box. No real efforts on goal though.
62'		O. Vargas enters the game and replaces C. Elizondo.
60'		R. Rogers enters the game and replaces J. Garey.
57'		Hesmer receives a yellow for time wasting. A little harsh on the Crew keeper there.
56'		W. Hesmer gets yellow.
54'		Fair play to the Crew, they are trying to push forward at any given opportunity.
48'		Can the Columbus Crew stand tall in this second half, surely a tirade of pressure is expected.
46'		Columbus Crew get the second half underway.
45' +2		Half Time.
45'		Some stout defending here from the Crew as the clock ticks down to half time.
44'		A super effort from Saprissa and an equally super save from Hesmer. Corner kick is cleared by the Crew.
43'		Alonso has an effort which is deflected wide.
40'		Another cross from Saprissa and the header is over. Saprissa getting closer here.
39'		Free kick to Columbus around 25-yards out. Garey takes but the Saprissa wall stands firm and they clear the danger.
38'		Corner kick to Saprissa which is headed clear by the Crew defense.
36'		Free kick to Saprissa is taken quick and runs through to Hesmer. Arrieta tries his luck from just outside the 18-yard area that just misses Hesmer's left post. Close call there for the Crew.
35'		Crew can't get anything going at the moment but they hold the slender lead.
33'		Free kick to Saprissa out wide on the right. Centeno with the delivery and the header is well over.
32'		Again, Saprissa with the long range effort which Hesmer claims comfortably.
31'		Ekpo tries to relieve the pressure with a long run and hopeful shot that cannons of a Saprissa defender.
30'		Crew sitting back here a little as Saprissa go in search of the equalizer.
26'		Sequeira scythes down Ekpo and the Crew player needs treatment.
25'		Warzycha communicating from the sidelines. Twenty Five minutes gone and his team still hold a slender lead.
23'		Saprissa once again with a long range effort that goes over. Crew holding firm here in Costa Rica.
21'		Free kick to Saprissa. Centeno takes a run up and his shot is caught by Hesner.
19'		Lenhart is booked for a head high challenge.
18'		S. Lenhart gets yellow.
16'		Free kick to Saprissa. After a diving header ends up in the net the referee blows for off-side.
15'		The Crew snapping into the tackles and breaking up any Saprissa attacks, good stuff here from Columbus.
14'		Garey trying to wrestle his way into the Saprissa box but is called for a foul.
13'		Saprissa currently stand second in group C following a 2-0 defeat to Cruz Azul and a 3-1 Victory over Puerto Rico Islanders.
9'		Not the easiest place to come to and get a result. The Crew look bright in these opening minutes.
5'		E. Gaven has scored a goal for Columbus Crew!
5'		Goal Columbus Crew. Gaven runs onto a through ball and his low shot across goal beats Navas. The perfect start for the Crew.
3'		Elizondo almost gets in behind the Crew defense but Hesmer clears the danger.
1'		Saprissa get the first half underway.
		Welcome to Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica, for tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League group C encounter between Costa Rica’s Deportivo Saprissa and USA’s Columbus Crew. All three officials for tonight’s match are from Mexico, your referee is Roberto Garcia Orozco and his assistants are Arturo Velazquez Ramírez and Salvador Rodriguez Gorrocino. Your fourth official is Jeffrey Solis from Costa Rica.

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	Saprissa	Columbus Crew
Shots on goal	6	3
Shots wide	6	4
Fouls	15	13
Corner Kicks	5	2
Offsides	7	1
Possession	46%	54%

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#	Player	Disciplinary
1	K. Navas (GK)
18	J. Drummond
	V. Cordero
14	A. Núñez
29	J. Loaiza
	W. Centeno	90'
	D. Sequeira
31	M. Barrantes
	J. Arrieta
27	C. Elizondo
	A. Alonso
Coach: J. Campos

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
	W. Hesmer (GK)		56'
24	J. Zayner
5	D. O'Rourke
6	A. Iro
	D. Oughton		71'
12	E. Gaven	5'
	B. Carroll
	A. Moffat
	E. Ekpo
9	J. Garey
	S. Lenhart		18'
Coach: R. Warzycha