Alert: Crew vs Dallas 6/29/14 2PM RESCHEDULED

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Saturday, June 28, 8pm
Columbus Crew Stadium
TWCSC-OH / MLS Live


Some players went 120 minutes vs Chicago Wednesday night. Some players came on as a sub and decided they'd rather get red carded. The good news is that Wil Trapp is back, and it sounds like a number of other injured players could be back too. But the exact status of Higuain, Williams, Viana, Finlay, and whoever else may not be known until gametime.

Biggest crowd of the year. Fireworks. You tell me, what does that portend for the game itself?

Who knows, maybe the Crew will be pissed off about the Open Cup game and come out firing on all cylinders against Dallas.



MLS regular season record vs Dallas: 18-16-8
overall record vs Dallas: 18-17-8

MLS regular season record vs Dallas in Columbus: 12-4-6
overall record vs Dallas in Columbus: 12-5-6

MLS regular season record vs Dallas at Crew Stadium: 11-1-6
overall record vs Dallas at Crew Stadium: 11-1-6
(W-L-T)


That's right, 11-1-6. As terrible as the Crew have been at Toyota Park, Dallas has gotta hate coming up here to Crew Stadium almost as much.

 

There are singles left throughout the stadium, and they just added a few dozen more seats in the Nordecke for sale online, but ticketmaster is also now selling Standing Room Only tickets.

Go Crew.

 

hey, our old buddy is reffing
let's give him an Higuain jersey


REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. SAR (bench): Adam Garner; JAR (opposite): Corey Parker; 4th: Chris Penso
MLS Career: 164 games; FC/gm: 23.6; Y/gm: 2.9; R: 33; pens: 48

SUSPENDED: DAL: Moises Hernandez (through June 29); Blas Perez (through June 29); Fabian Castillo (through July 27)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CLB: Wil Trapp … DAL: Fabian Castillo
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CLB: Bernardo Anor, Tony Tchani … DAL: Matt Hedges, Michel, Blas Perez, Je-Vaughn Watson, Victor Ulloa

DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: CLB: Waylon Francis, Giancarlo Gonzalez (CRC)



actual injury list:
Crew
Out: Williams (groin strain), Finlay (appendectomy), Baiden, Wiet


Dallas
Out: Kellyn Acosta, Mauro Diaz, George John
Questionable: Michel, Walker Zimmerman, Matt Hedges, Hendry Thomas,

 

So let's be optimistic here and assume that Higuain and Trapp are ready to start.



Clark
Jimenez Gehrig Parkhurst Anor
Rey Trapp Tchani Meram
Higuain
Arrieta

bench: Lampson, Barson, Wahl, Viana, Paladini, Speas, Bedell


If Rey isn't comfortable enough yet passing to his new teammates, than Jimenez can start at midfield and Barson can start in defense. Rey seems like a good threat to have on the bench.

And of course one of the recently-injured guys I listed (Higuain, Viana, Trapp) may not be ready to go yet, so George or Sweat may make the bench again.

Also, it's worth pointing out that Clark, Sweat, Barson, Gehrig, Wahl, Anor, George, and Speas all played 120 minutes Wednesday night.