Champions League 2010/2011

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
30	A. Gruenebaum (GK)
14	C. Marshall
2	F. Hejduk
5	D. O'Rourke		36'
4	A. Iro
29	S. Francis
12	E. Gaven
22	A. Moffat
17	E. Ekpo	14'
9	J. Garey
7	G. Barros Schelotto
Coach: R. Warzycha

#	Player	Disciplinary
27	J. Penedo (GK)
18	G. Cabrera
4	Y. Flores
3	P. Melgar
6	P. Solorzano
28	C. Noriega
2	J. Vides
11	G. Ramírez	61'
24	S. Guevara
8	G. Romero
25	M. Rodríguez
Coach: Guilherme Farinha

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
20	E. Rentería for A. Moffat 70'		86'
13	L. Griffit for E. Ekpo 84'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
20	J. Castillo for P. Solorzano 46'
19	M. Ávila for P. Melgar 46'
30	C. Castillo for G. Ramírez 75'

Minute		Description
90' +5		Free kick to the Crew. Renteria strikes one that hits the wall and out for a corner. No time for the corner as the referee blows for full time. A slender 1-0 victory for the Crew in their opening Group C encounter. Municipal will be slightly disappointed as they had a couple of decent chances to score themselves. Final score 1-0 to the Crew.
90' +2		Free kick to Municipal. Romero with an effort straight into a solid Crew wall.
90' +1		Free kick to Municipal is drilled low and wide right of Gruenebaum post.
89'		Free kick to Municipal.
86'		E. Rentería gets yellow.
86'		The Crew hanging on here in this vital opening Group C match. Yellow to Renteria for throwing the ball away.
84'		L. Griffit enters the game and replaces E. Ekpo.
80'		Last year, the Crew lost to Toluca 5-4 on aggregate in the quarterfinals.
77'		Schelotto again with a beautiful through ball for Gaven but the referee blows for offside.
75'		C. Castillo enters the game and replaces G. Ramírez.
75'		Corner to the Crew taken by Schelotto and straight out for a goal kick.
70'		E. Rentería enters the game and replaces A. Moffat.
70'		Schelotto with a perfect ball through to Gaven and his shot squirms across the Municipal goal mouth and away.

Minute		Description
66'		Corner to the Crew taken by Schelotto and a Chad Marshall header is just wide.
62'		Yellow to Romero for a clumsy challenge on Schelotto.
61'		G. Ramírez gets yellow.
61'		Garey with a cut back to Schelotto in the Municipal area and the Argentine blasts over when it looked easier to score.
60'		Romero with a neat cross into the Crew area and Gruenebaum punches clear.
59'		Ekpo is bearing down on goal and his effort is tipped away by the impressive Penedo.
57'		Shooting practice here for Ramirez tonight as once again an effort from outside the Crew area is comfortably saved by Gruenebaum.
56'		Ramirez once again with a hopeful effort from distance that is high over Gruenebaum's bar.
53'		Garey with a neat touch and turn inside the Municipal area but his shot is wide.
50'		Schelotto's back heel in the area is cut out by the Municipal defender. Shouts once again for hand ball ignored by the referee.
49'		The Municipal corner is cleared by the crew defense.
48'		Ramirez with a long range free kick which Gruenebaum turns around the post for a corner.
47'		Garey with a cushioned header back to Schelotto and his volley is just over.
46'		J. Castillo enters the game and replaces P. Melgar.
		M. Ávila enters the game and replaces P. Solorzano.
		Municipal get the second half underway.
45' +2		Half Time. 1-0 to the Crew at half time although Municipal far from out of this tie. Plenty of goal mouth action at both ends and should be a fascinating second half.
45' +1		Hejduk goes down in the Municipal area and plenty of Crew shouts are ignored by the referee.
45'		Rodriguez is through on goal but he snatches at his effort and the ball is out for a goal kick.
44'		Corner to the Crew is cleared by the Municipal defense.
38'		Corner to Municipal taken short and when eventually the cross is sent in Pablo Melgar shoots over.
37'		Corner to Municipal taken quickly and out for a second corner.
36'		D. O'Rourke gets yellow.
36'		Yellow to O´Rourke for a late and high challenge.
33'		Municipal has a corner which Gruenebaum claims with ease.
32'		Schelotto free kick is headed goal bound by Hejduk and once again the Municipal keeper makes a fine save.
30'		Ekpo with plenty of room and time in the Municipal area, his tap back to Schelotto is perfect and the Argentinian's effort is saved well by Penedo. Schelotto out-swinging corner is cleared by the Municipal defense.
21'		Free kick to Municipal. Ramirez has a pop from 25-yards which is comfortably over the Crew bar.
19'		Schelotto with the corner and headed clear by the Municipal defense.
18'		Gaven with a superb effort from outside the Municipal area which the keeper saves well for a corner.
17'		Ramirez turns and shoots from 25-yards but his shot is weak and the Crew keeper collects with ease.
14'		E. Ekpo has scored a goal for Columbus Crew!
14'		Goal Crew. What a wonder strike from Ekpo. He takes on three Municipal defenders and picks his spot with aplomb. 1-0 the Crew!
11'		Ramirez swings in the corner which is headed clear by the Crew defense.
10'		Ramirez spends too much time teeing up his shot and the Crew keeper makes a good stop for a corner.
9'		Rodrigo sends one in across goal but no Municipal players attacking the delivery and Hejduk clears the danger.
7'		Schelotto sends in a looping cross which the Municipal keeper catches with ease.
4'		Ekpo with a decent run at the Municipal defense ends with a good defensive tackle.
1'		Columbus Crew get the first half underway.
		Welcome to tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League Group B match between Columbus Crew from the U.S.A. and Municipal from Guatemala. Your officials for tonight’s encounter are from Mexico, your referee is Roberto Garcia Orozco and his assistants are Alejandro Ayala and Marcos Quintero, your fourth official is Mark Geiger from the U.S.A.

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	Columbus Crew	Municipal
Shots on goal	7	3
Shots wide	15	14
Fouls	17	10
Corner Kicks	6	5
Offsides	5	2
Possession	53%	47%

Champions League 2010/2011

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