MLS game #17: DCU @ Columbus
07/04/2009 11:30 AM by Digital Media Dept.
Following a bye week, D.C. United return to MLS action tonight to face the defending MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. ET before a national television audience on ESPN 2. The Fourth of July match up is the first meeting of the season between the Eastern Conference foes and it promises to be a good one as the teams are separated by just a point at the top of the Eastern Conference table, United sitting in first place with 23 points while Columbus has just one loss in their last 11 meetings to catapult to second place with 22 points.
United will be without the services of four regulars as Jaime Moreno (hamstring) and Luciano Emilio (knee) stayed back in DC to rehab their injuries while Santino Quaranta (USA) and Dejan Jakovic (Canada) are away on international duty representing their respective countries at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
If you're following the game at home and want to join in on the Twitter discussion on the front page of dcunited.com, simply tag your tweets with #dcu or #dcunited.
For all things United, please read the following:
- United clings to shaky hold on 1st place (Steven Goff - Washington Post)
- Janicki's reversal of fortune (John Haydon - Washington Times)
- D.C. United set for fireworks in Fourth of July match up against Crew in Ohio (Craig Stouffer - Washington Examiner)
- Poise helps Crew get past rocky beginning (Tom Reed - The Columbus Dispatch)
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07/04/2009 12:59 PM by DC_DURSK
My lineup prediction:
==========WICKS==========
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=NAMOFF====JANICKI====BURCH=
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======McTAVISH==SIMMS======
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OLSEN=====GOMEZ=====WALLACE
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=====PONTIUS=====NSILU=====
DC 1
CREW 1
07/04/2009 1:08 PM by blackandred4life
I have not said this in a long time. DC United players if you're reading this all you need to is think this.
we usually only only lose if wefear.
so to the dcunitd players if ur reading this.
think this.
We do not fear.We are bold. And we are DC United
2-0 dc
P.s. this is independence day. who deserves the independence the redeem team known as DC United ... or the columbus boy scouts. So cmon guys bring With u Independence to Washington Dc
07/04/2009 1:30 PM by Danielle
2-1 United. Happy 4th of July!
07/04/2009 2:37 PM by dcu fan from wi
DCU 3-1 CLB. DC goals by Gomez, Pontius and N'Silu.
07/04/2009 9:04 PM by DC_DURSK
Do i get free tix for getting the scoreline and lineup 10/11 correct? lol
07/05/2009 7:28 AM by forzadcunited
Can we trade FRED he is just a sloppy player! he is on of the highest pay player on the roster!
He should be fired long time ago!
07/05/2009 7:39 AM by forzadcunited
SLOPPY FRED
SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED LONG TIME AGO!
07/05/2009 7:59 PM by blackandred4life
fred is very good. wish he would score more goals though