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Marshall again named top MLS defender

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:40 by shalini.bahadur

Columbus, Ohio -- Chad Marshall of the Columbus Crew has been named Major League Soccer Defender of the Year for the second straight season, the league announced Thursday.

The 6-foot-4 defender from Riverside, Calif., started in each of the 18 matches he played in the regular season.

Marshall, 25, is the second player in MLS history to win consecutive top-defender awards. The Chicago Fire's Carlos Bocanegra won in 2002 and 2003.

The Crew's defense, anchored by Marshall, allowed just 31 goals during the regular season.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLS: Columbus 1, New York 0

Sun, 06/28/2009 - 13:14 by preet_20

Columbus, Ohio June 28: Chad Marshall scored near the end of the first half, and the Columbus Crew went on to beat New York 1-0 Saturday.

Marshall scored on a corner kick from Guillermo Barros Schelotto for his second goal of the season.

Schelotto, who led the MLS with 19 assists last season, notched his third for this season when he passed to Marshall on the far side. Marshall then jumped over New York defender Jeremy Hall and headed the ball into the net from 12 yards out in the 45th minute.

The win for Columbus (5-3-7) was its 18th straight at home.

New York (2-12-4) has lost its last 22 regular season matches on the road.
Schelotto, the 2008 MVP, led the Columbus offense, which had control most of the first half.