Goals from Robbie Rogers Steven Lenhart and gave the Columbus Crew last night's 2-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders in the opening Group C Champions League CONCACAF.
The Crew opened the scoring in the 58th minute in a move that was conceived after a free kick by Argentine Guillermo Barros Schelotto, with defining Lenhart after a series of passes in the area.
Rogers was increased at 79 'firing home a loose ball left-footed, in Columbus Crew Stadium.
Crew coach Robert Warzycha, appealed to the front of the defender Jed Lenhart Zayn al start the second half, a tactical move which worked to counter the conservative scheme Islanders team.
Both teams will be re-measured in Puerto Rico on October 20. The Crew leads a group with three points consisting of the Cruz Azul of Mexico, runner League CONCACAF, and Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica, who meet today in Aztec land.
The Columbus Crew next outing will be Aug. 26, when you visit the Blue Cross, while the Islanders will face a day earlier Saprissa in Costa Rica.
In another match of the first date, this time by the group D, the Pumas UNAM 1-0 last night bowed to the communities in Guatemala, with a bit of Luis Fuentes in the 70th minute.
In the box around the game acted clog the Costa Rican Rolando Fonseca.
And the key B, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 3-1 and defeated Marathon D. C. United (USA.), Which received the Rodney Wallace Costa Rican side throughout the match.
The targets were catrachas Walter Martínez (23 '), Jerry Palacios 78') and Mario Berrios (87 '). Discounted Luciano Emilio (48 ').
With these three games was started the group stage of Champions Conca 2009-2010.
