Sounders Draw at Columbus

Posted by Mike on May 7, 2011 · Under Columbus Crew, Results · View Comments 

Thanks to an early Fredy Montero goal and resilient defense anchored by Kasey Keller in goal, the Sounders will return to the Emerald City following a 1-1 draw in Columbus.

In the 7th minute, Erik Friberg crossed the ball from 30 yards out to Montero who headed the ball past Crew goalkeeper, Will Hesmer to put Seattle up, 1-0- a lead they would carry into halftime. It was the Colombian’s second goal on the season.

Columbus, entered the second half with a more offensive minded set and evened the match in the 67th when Patrick Ianni was whistled for a foul on Chad Marshall in front of Keller’s net. Emilio Renteria scored on the penalty kick and Seattle held on for the draw.

The draw moves Seattle’s record on the 2011 season to 3-3-4 (13pts) as they return to Qwest next Saturday for the first Cascadia Derby match against the Portland Timbers.

Scoring Summary:
SEA — Fredy Montero (Erik Friberg) 7
CLB — Emilio Renteria (Penalty Kick) 67

Columbus Crew – William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda, Chad Marshall, Julius James, Rich Balchan, Kevin Burns (Emmanuel Ekpo 73), Dejan Rusmir, Dilly Duka (Andres Mendoza 61), Eddie Gaven, Robbie Rogers, Emilio Renteria.

Substitutes Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Jeff Cunningham, Leandre Griffit, Andy Iro, Josh Gardner.

TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Emilio Renteria 4, Eddie Gaven 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Emilio Renteria 4, Eddie Gaven 4); FOULS: 14 (Dejan Rusmir 5); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 10 (Eddie Gaven 9); SAVES: 0

Seattle Sounders — Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jeff Parke, Patrick Ianni, Leo Gonzalez, Erik Friberg (Nate Jaqua 66), Osvaldo Alonso, Servando Carrasco, Alvaro Fernandez (Lamar Neagle 89), Roger Levesque, Fredy Montero (Mike Fucito 84).

Substitutes Not Used: Terry Boss, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyson Wahl, Zach Scott.

TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Fredy Montero 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 1 (Fredy Montero 1); FOULS: 22 (5 tied with 3); OFFSIDES: 1 (Roger Levesque 1); CORNER KICKS: 3 (Servando Carrasco 2); SAVES: 5 (Kasey Keller 5)

Misconduct Summary:
SEA — Servando Carrasco (caution; Reckless Tackle) 39
SEA — Fredy Montero (caution; Reckless Tackle) 44
SEA — Leo Gonzalez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 54
SEA — Alvaro Fernandez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 64
CLB — Sebastian Miranda (caution; Reckless Foul) 75
SEA — Roger Levesque (caution; Reckless Tackle) 91

Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Referee’s Assistants: -Steven Taylor; James Conlee
4th Official: Mark Geiger
Attendance: 7,148
Time of Game: 1:50
Weather: Cloudy and 59 degrees

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