Posts by Osvaldo Jr. Figueroa

1ST HALF GAME NOTES *Toronto FC has a young team *Michael Bradley is playing some centerback this season *Carlos Saucedo did not play this game due to a retroactive red card * Toronto FC led 1-0 at the half. Had 51-49% in possession of the ball 2ND HALF GAME NOTES *Attendance, 16,116 *Crew scored two…

THE SCORING Toronto: Jesus Jimenez, 14th minute Columbus: Lucas Zelarayan, 56th minute; Derrick Etienne, Jr., 65th minute CLB 0 2 2 TOR 1 0 1 Lower.com Field Columbus, Ohio USA

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MLS WEEK 17, GAME #220 D.C. UNITED NOTES *Came into the game at 6-7-3, 21 points, 8th in MLS Eastern Conference. 1-5-3 on road *Leads Crew in overall series, 31-30-11 *Tied FC Cincinnati in its last game, 0-0 *An original MLS member *Head coach is Hernan Posada *Used a 4-3-4 alignment last night *Coach Hernan…

NASHVILLE SC *Gary Smith is the head coach. The former Colorado Rapids head coach has a record of 52-39-51. *Nashville is one of the MLS’ top teams in 2021 at 5-1-8, 0-1-3 on the road. *Hany Mukhtar is the star for Nashville SC. He has 7 goals in 2021. *It was discovered before the game…

But now that the Crew has played its last match at Historic Crew Stadium, it’s worth looking back at what millions of fans have witnessed in the country’s first soccer-specific stadium. Here’s a look at Historic Crew Stadium by the numbers for Crew and MLS-related events: 348 – The Crew played 348 matches inside the venue since…

PRE-GAME AND POST-GAME FESTIVITIES (PHOTOS BY Osvaldo Figueroa, Jr. Is anyone surprised the last match at Historic Crew Stadium was worthy of the occasion and a revival of the venue’s greatest moments? It was a No. 11 who scored the first goal in the stadium in 1999, and it was a No. 11 who scored…

GAME NOTES: *In postgame ceremonies, they closed the stadium to music by the group Semisonic “Closing Time” *Saturday was the 14th Wedding Anniversary of Andrea and Caleb Porter. *Saad Abdul-Salaam, entered the game in the 2nd half giving him his 100th MLS appearance. *The first game at the stadium was in 1999, a 2-0 final…