Crew Falls to RSL at Rio Tinto
SANDY, UT - April 2, 2009 - A Robbie Findley hat trick paced Real Salt Lake to a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Thursday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, ending the defending MLS Cup champions' unbeaten streak at seven games (4-0-3), including playoffs.
Findley scored two goals before the game was a half-hour old, and added a third midway through the second half. Kyle Beckerman also scored for RSL; the lone Crew goal came from Jason Garey and gave the Crew a short-lived equalizer.
Garey's goal - the 10th of his MLS career - came in the 22nd minute, as a cross by Gino Padula fell inside the Salt Lake area. Clint Mathis attempted to clear the ball from danger, but his clearance wound up at the feet of Garey. RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando scrambled to cover, but Garey calmly slotted the ball inside the near post to level the match.
Columbus Crew (0-1-2) at Real Salt Lake (1-1-0)
April 2, 2009 - Rio Tinto Stadium
Scoring Summary:
RSL -- Robbie Findley 1 (unassisted) 2
CLB -- Jason Garey 1 (unassisted) 22
RSL -- Robbie Findley 2 (unassisted) 29
RSL -- Robbie Findley 3 (Yura Movsisyan 1, Clint Mathis 1) 62
RSL -- Kyle Beckerman 1 (Clint Mathis 2) 67
Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Jed Zayner (Andy Iro 85), Chad Marshall, Danny O'Rourke, Gino Padula (Steven Lenhart 63), Eddie Gaven, Brian Carroll, Emmanuel Ekpo, Robbie Rogers (Alejandro Moreno 63), Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Jason Garey.
Substitutes Not Used: Cory Elenio, Alex Grendi, Andy Gruenebaum, Duncan Oughton
Real Salt Lake -- Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Nat Borchers, Jamison Olave, Chris Wingert, Clint Mathis (Ned Grabavoy 75), Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales (Jean Alexandre 85), Will Johnson, Robbie Findley (Andy Williams 70), Yura Movsisyan.
Substitutes Not Used: Raphael Cox, Luis Miguel Escalada, David Horst, Chris Seitz
Misconduct Summary:
RSL -- Nat Borchers (caution; Reckless Foul) 40
RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; Reckless Foul) 45
CLB -- Emmanuel Ekpo (caution; Delaying a Restart) 48+
CLB -- Robbie Rogers (caution; Reckless Tackle) 58
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