MLS Cup Match Report

New York Red Bulls (2-1-1) vs. Columbus Crew (3-0-1)

November 23, 2008 -- The Home Depot Center

Scoring Summary:
CLB -- Alejandro Moreno 1 (Guillermo Barros Schelotto 4) 31
NY -- John Wolyniec 2 (Dane Richards 2) 51
CLB -- Chad Marshall 2 (Guillermo Barros Schelotto 5) 53
CLB -- Frankie Hejduk 1 (Guillermo Barros Schelotto 6, Eddie Gaven 1) 82
New York Red Bulls -- Danny Cepero, Chris Leitch, Diego Jimenez, Carlos Mendes, Kevin Goldthwaite, Dane Richards, Luke Sassano (Jorge Rojas 78), Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Dave van den Bergh, Juan Pablo Angel, John Wolyniec (Macoumba Kandji 82).

Substitutes Not Used: Andrew Boyens, Gabriel Cichero, Mike Magee, Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Juan Pietravallo

Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Chad Marshall, Danny O'Rourke, Gino Padula, Eddie Gaven (Steven Lenhart 93+), Brian Carroll, Brad Evans, Robbie Rogers, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Andy Iro 91+), Alejandro Moreno.

Substitutes Not Used: Emmanuel Ekpo, Andy Gruenebaum, Ezra Hendrickson, Stefani Miglioranzi, Pat Noonan

Columbus Crew    New York Red Bulls

Total Shots:    11     (Alejandro Moreno 3,
 Robbie Rogers 3)    8     (Juan Pablo Angel 2,
 John Wolyniec 2)
Shots On Goal:    6     (Alejandro Moreno 2)    1     (John Wolyniec 1)
Fouls:    13     (Guillermo Barros Schelotto 3)    11     (Chris Leitch 3)
Offsides:    4     (4 tied with 1)    1     (Juan Pablo Angel 1)
Corner Kicks:    6     (Guillermo Barros Schelotto 6)    4     (Sinisa Ubiparipovic 2,
 Dave van den Bergh 2)
Saves:    0        3     (Danny Cepero 3)

Misconduct Summary:
NY -- Chris Leitch (caution; Reckless Tackle) 4
CLB -- Gino Padula (caution; Reckless Tackle) 68

Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Referee's Assistants: Greg Barkey; Kermit Quisenberry
4th Official: Mark Geiger

Time Of Game: 1:52

Attendance: 27,000

Weather: Cloudy -and- 68 degrees

All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial