Guillermo Barros Schelotto

MLS: Columbus 1, New York 0

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.

Schelotto named MLS Player of Week

New York -- Columbus Crew forward Guillermo Barros Schelotto was named Monday the Major League Soccer's Player of the Week.

Schelotto scored two goals in the Crew's 2-1 come-from-behind win over Chivas USA Sunday to extend his team's unbeaten streak to nine games. The goals raised the Argentine veteran's league leading total to 10 this season.

The award is the seventh-career MLS Player of the Week for Schelotto.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLS: Columbus 2, San Jose 1

Columbus, Ohio. -- Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half Wednesday, giving Columbus a 2-1 win over San Jose.

Schelotto took a pass from Emmanuel Ekpo and produced his sixth goal of the season. Columbus improved to 2-2-6 while handing the Earthquakes their seventh loss in 10 games.

Columbus has not lost since April 4, having won twice and tied four matches since then.

San Jose opened the scoring in the 23rd minute on Ryan Johnson's fifth goal of the campaign. Eddie Gaven tied it six minutes later with a header off a feed from Eric Brunner.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.