Pre-Match / Match / Post-Match Thread - Toronto FC at Columbus Crew - August 22, 2012 (R)

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What/When

• Toronto FC (5-5-13) will pay a visit to Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio to take on the Columbus Crew (8-4-8) on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 7:30 pm EDT.
• NOTE: This match was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 7:30 pm EDT.

TV/Video

• This match will be shown live on Gol TV Canada (http://www.goltv.ca/) in Canada, Fox Sports Ohio (http://www.foxsportsohio.com/) in Columbus, MLS Direct Kick and MLS Live (http://live.mlssoccer.com/).

Radio/Audio

• CJCL AM 590 (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/) in Toronto; WTVN AM 610 (http://www.wtvn.com/, English) and WVKO FM 103.1 (http://www.lamega1031.com/, Spanish) in Columbus.

And The Match...

• http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/822clbtor.pdf

Five Match Trend

• TFC: WWLLD
• CLB: LLWWL

Last Match vs. Columbus

• March 31 vs. CLB - TFC 0 CLB 1

Supporters Group Match Thread Links

• U-Sector: http://z15.invisionfree.com/U_Sector/index.php?s=971d03825aa9b91e4979363626602694&showtopic=16479
• Red Patch Boys: http://redpatchboys.ca/forums/showt...Crew-vs-Toronto-FC-Wed-Aug-22-2012-7-30PM-EDT
• North End Elite:

And While You're In Toronto...

• Why not stop by the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE, if you will!) after the match, or even before it? The CNE runs from August 17 to September 3 this year.

 

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Kirk Urso​

1990 - 2012​

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http://www.socceramerica.com/article/47641/obituary-columbus-crew-midfielder-kirk-urso-1990.html​

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Folks, this isn't the time for any of us to be talking smack against each other, in light of what's happened.​

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So do us all a favour: if you got smack talk you wanna post, do it in the Rivalries board. Don't do it here. Just don't.​

 

REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Corey Parker; AR2 (opposite): Matthew Kreitzer; 4th: Hilario Grajeda
MLS Career: 4 games; FC/gm: 24.3; Y/gm: 4.5; R: 3; pens: 2

INJURY REPORT:
COLUMBUS CREW
OUT: FW Tommy Heinemann (L knee surgery); GK William Hesmer (R hip surgery); DF Rich Balchan (sports hernia rehab); MF Bernardo Anor (L knee ACL tear)
DOUBTFUL: DF Nenamja Vukovic (L ankle sprain)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Danny O'Rourke (L ankle sprain)
PROBABLE: DF Chad Marshall (R ankle impingment); MF Milovan Mirosevic (L adductor strain)

TORONTO FC
OUT: GK Stefan Frei (L lower leg); FW Danny Koevermans (L knee ACL tear); DF Matt Stinson (R quadriceps strain); DF Jeremy Hall (L ankle sprain)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

SUSPENDED:
CLB: none
TOR: Logan Emory (through Aug. 12)

WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD:
CLB: none
TOR: Richard Eckersley
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS:
CLB: Bernardo Anor, Chris Brichall, Tony Tchani, Sebastian Miranda
TOR: Ryan Johnson, Torsten Frings. Reggie Lambe, Terry Dunfield, Ashtone Morgan, Doneil Henry

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (14 meetings): Columbus Crew 6 wins, 22 goals … Toronto FC 1 wins, 15 goals … Draws 7
AT COLUMBUS (7 meetings): Columbus Crew 4 wins, 14 goals … Toronto FC 1 win, 9 goals … Draws 2
FUTURE MATCH: 10/28: Columbus Crew vs. Toronto FC, 4 p.m. (TSN2/RDS2)

* The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Bernardo Anor’s goal gave the Crew a 1-0 victory March 31 at BMO Field.
* In 14 all-time meetings between the teams, Toronto FC have won just once -- a 4-2 win last Sept. 10 at Columbus Crew Stadium, snapping a 12-game winless run vs. Columbus.
* The Crew have never lost at BMO Field. The teams had played to five successive draws in Toronto before the first meeting this season.
* Coaches record: Paul Mariner vs. CLB: first game … Robert Warzycha vs. TOR: P8 W3 D4 L1

 

Noted. Thanx for the update.

 

REFEREE: Sorin Stoica. AR1 (bench): Jason Cullum; AR2 (opposite): Kevin Kilinger; 4th: Hilario Grajeda
MLS Career: 5 games; FC/gm: 24.8; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 0; pens: 4

INJURY REPORT:
COLUMBUS CREW
OUT: FW Tommy Heinemann (L knee surgery); GK William Hesmer (R hip surgery); MF Bernardo Anor (L knee ACL tear)
DOUBTFUL: DF Rich Balchan (sports hernia rehab)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Danny O'Rourke (L ankle sprain); DF Nenamja Vukovic (L ankle sprain)

TORONTO FC
OUT: GK Stefan Frei (L lower leg); FW Danny Koevermans (L knee ACL tear); DF Matt Stinson (R quadriceps strain); DF Jeremy Hall (L ankle sprain); MF Reggie Lambe (R knee MCL sprain)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD:
CLB: none
TOR: Torsten Frings
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS:
CLB: Bernardo Anor, Chris Birchall, Tony Tchani, Sebastian Miranda, Dilly Duka
TOR: Richard Eckersley, Ryan Johnson, Reggie Lambe, Terry Dunfield, Ashtone Morgan, Doneil Henry, Eric Hassli

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (14 meetings): Columbus Crew 6 wins, 22 goals … Toronto FC 1 wins, 15 goals … Draws 7
AT COLUMBUS (7 meetings): Columbus Crew 4 wins, 14 goals … Toronto FC 1 win, 9 goals … Draws 2
FUTURE MATCH: 10/28: Columbus Crew vs. Toronto FC, 4 p.m. (TSN2/RDS2)

* The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Bernardo Anor’s goal gave the Crew a 1-0 victory March 31 at BMO Field.
* In 14 all-time meetings between the teams, Toronto FC have won just once -- a 4-2 win last Sept. 10 at Columbus Crew Stadium, snapping a 12-game winless run vs. Columbus.
* The Crew have never lost at BMO Field. The teams had played to five successive draws in Toronto before the first meeting this season.
* Coaches record: Paul Mariner vs. CLB: first game … Robert Warzycha vs. TOR: P8 W3 D4 L1

 

OK, here's TFC's starting XI:



On the bench: Kocic, Cann, Emory, J. Hall, Maund, Avila, Amarikwa.