Crew Falls to FC Dallas in Heartbreaking Fashion

Penalty kick by Dallas' Cooper dooms the Black & Gold in the 87th minute

FRISCO, TX - June 20, 2009 - The Columbus Crew fell to FC Dallas, 2-1, Saturday at Pizza Hut Park, halting the Crew's unbeaten streak at nine consecutive games.

The Crew was first to get on the board when Guillermo Barros Schelotto's corner kick found the head of Eric Brunner in the 17th minute. Brunner's flicked header deflected off Dallas defender Pablo Ricchetti and into the back of the net for the lone score of the first half from either side.

The Crew maintained its advantage through the majority of the match's second stanza until Dallas defender Eric Avila, who came on as a substitute in the 76th minute, received a pass from David Ferreira and sent a bending shot from several yards outside the penalty box past Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum for the match equalizer. The Crew fell on hard luck in the match's waning moments when referee Terry Vaughn awarded Dallas a penalty kick when defender Chad Marshall was called for a foul against Ferreira inside the penalty box. Striker Kenny Cooper stepped to the spot and deposited his shot into the lower left hand corner of the net to give FC Dallas the win at home.

Columbus Crew (4-3-7) vs. FC Dallas (3-7-4)
June 20, 2009 - Pizza Hut Park

Scoring Summary:
CLB - Own goal (Pablo Ricchetti) 17

DAL - Eric Avila (David Ferreira) 80

DAL - Kenny Cooper (penalty kick) 87

Columbus Crew -- Andy Gruenebaum, Danny O'Rourke, Eric Brunner, Chad Marshall, Gino Padula (Steven Lenhart 88), Emmanuel Ekpo (Jason Garey 81), Eddie Gaven, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Alejandro Moreno

Substitutes Not Used: William Hesmer (GK), Kevin Burns, Alex Grendi, Andy Iro, Jed Zayner

FC Dallas - Ray Burse, Drew Moor, Pablo Ricchetti, Kyle Davies, Anthony Wallace (Eric Avila 76), Marcelo Saragosa (Brek Shea 45), Dax McCarty, Andre Rocha, David Ferreira, Dave van den Bergh (Jeff Cunningham 65), Kenny Cooper

Substitutes Not Used: Josh Lambo (GK), Michael Dello-Russo, Peri Marosevic, Brek Shea

Columbus Crew

FC Dallas

Total Shots:

13 (Alejandro Moreno 4)
14 (Dax McCarty 3)

Shots on Goal:

4 (3 players tied with 1)
6 (Kenny Cooper 2)

Total Saves:

5 (Andy Gruenebaum 5)
3 (Ray Burse 3)

Fouls:

16 (Eddie Gaven 4)
11 (Drew Moor 3)

Offsides:

2 (2 players tied with 1)
3 (3 players tied with 1)

Corner Kicks:

5 (Guillermo Barros Schelotto 5)
9 (Dave van den Bergh 6)

Misconduct Summary:

DAL - Drew Moor (caution; Tactical Foul) 32
CLB - Gino Padula (caution; Reckless Tackle) 41
CLB - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (caution; Delaying a Restart) 68
CLB -- Chad Marshall (caution; Tactical Foul) 86

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