Crew reserves defeat SLU in friendly

The Columbus Crew Reserves defeated St. Louis University 2-0 behind an early own goal and a tally by midfielder Cole Grossman in the 34th minute on Saturday. Goalkeeper Alex Riggs earned the shutout.

The Black & Gold Reserves return to action in another friendly match against Louisville on Sunday April 17.

Columbus Crew Reserves 2, University of St. Louis 0
Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Scoring Summary:
CLB – Own Goal, 5’
CLB – Cole Grossman (Bernardo Anor) 34’

Misconduct Summary:
SLU – Christian Briggs (Caution) 27’
SLU – Michael Robson (Caution) 57’
CLB – Justin Meram (Caution) 58’

Lineups:
St. Louis – Mark Pais, Beau Bellomy, Chad Vandergriffe, Christian Briggs, Jon Roeckle, Devon Newport, Sito Sasieta, Alex Sweetin, Michael Robson, Adnan Gabeljic, Mike Roach

Columbus Crew – Alex Riggs, Ben Sippola (Eric Gehrig, 46’), Josh Williams, Andy Iro, Josh Gardner, Dilly Duka (Ben Sippola, 83’), Cole Grossman, Leandre Griffit, Bernardo Anor (Andy Adlard, 55’), Justin Meram (Bernardo Anor, 74’), Tommy Heinemann