Crew Defeats San Jose 3-0

Crew earns fourth straight victory with three second-half goals

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– August 8, 2009 - The Columbus Crew defeated the San Jose Earthquakes, 3-0, Saturday night at Candlestick Park to maintain first place in the Eastern Conference.

The Crew ran its winning streak to four games, as its solid defense and second-half goals from Alejandro Moreno, Robbie Rogers and Adam Moffat lifted the Black & Gold past the ‘Quakes. It was the second consecutive shutout, and fifth in the last 10 games for the Crew.

The MLS match was the first half of a “Night of Champions” doubleheader featuring an FC Barcelona vs. CD Guadalajara exhibition.

Columbus Crew (9-3-9) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (4-11-5)

August 08, 2009 -- Candlestick Park

Scoring Summary:

CLB -- Alejandro Moreno 4 (Robbie Rogers 3, Emmanuel Ekpo 5) 69

CLB -- Robbie Rogers 1 (unassisted) 73

CLB -- Adam Moffat 1 (Gino Padula 4) 86

Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Eric Brunner, Chad Marshall, Gino Padula, Jed Zayner, Brian Carroll, Eddie Gaven (Emmanuel Ekpo 63), Danny O'Rourke, Robbie Rogers, Jason Garey (Alejandro Moreno 60), Steven Lenhart (Adam Moffat 84),

Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Burns, Andy Gruenebaum, Andy Iro, Duncan Oughton

San Jose Earthquakes -- Joe Cannon, Chris Leitch (Quincy Amarikwa 75), Jason Hernandez, Brandon McDonald, Bobby Convey, Shea Salinas, Andre Luiz, Ramon Sanchez (Chris Wondolowski 85), Darren Huckerby, Cornell Glen, Ryan Johnson (Arturo Alvarez 64),

Substitutes Not Used: Ryan Cochrane, Ramiro Corrales, Simon Elliott, Andrew Weber

Misconduct Summary:

CLB -- Steven Lenhart (caution; Reckless Foul) 53

SJ -- Shea Salinas (caution; Reckless Foul) 55

CLB -- Brian Carroll (caution; Reckless Foul) 67

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