MLS
October 2, 2011
Columbus
2 - 1
DC United
Eastern Conference
20:00 +00:00, October 2, 2011
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Gaven scores in return, Crew beat DC United 2-1
Scoring Summary
| Columbus | DC United |
|---|---|
| Daniel Woolard (og 48') | Daniel Woolard (37') |
| Eddie Gaven (60') |
Teams
| Columbus | DC United |
|---|---|
| 1 Will Hesmer | 28 Bill Hamid |
| 21 Sebastián Miranda | 21 Daniel Woolard |
| 26 Julius James | 4 Marc Burch |
| 5 Danny O´Rourke | 22 Chris Korb |
| 29 Shaun Francis | 23 Perry Kitchen |
| 12 Eddie Gaven | 7 Dwayne De Rosario |
| 15 Kevin Burns | 19 Clyde Simms |
| 17 Emmanuel Ekpo | 14 Andy Najar |
| 11 Dilly Duka | 25 Santino Quaranta |
| 10 Andrés Mendoza | 9 Charlie Davies |
| 20 Emilio Renteria | 11 Joseph Ngwenya |
| Substitutes | |
| 30 Andy Gruenebaum | Joe Willis 31 |
| 2 Rich Balchan | Devon Mc Tavish 18 |
| 19 Cole Grossman | Kurt Morsink 6 |
| 31 Joshua Gardner | Stephen King 20 |
| 33 Jeff Cunningham | Austin Da Luz 3 |
| 7 Bernardo Anor | Josh Wolff 16 |
| 32 Tom Heinemann | Blake Brettschneider 29 |
| Substitutions | |
| Rich Balchan for Shaun Francis (64) | Stephen King for Joseph Ngwenya (56) |
| Tom Heinemann for Emilio Renteria (67) | Austin Da Luz for Santino Quaranta (62) |
| Bernardo Anor for Dilly Duka (77) | Josh Wolff for Clyde Simms (75) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Danny O´Rourke (66) | Clyde Simms (40) |
| Marc Burch (63) | |
| · Squads: Columbus | DC United | |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Eddie Gaven came off the injured reserve list and scored on a diving header to give the Columbus Crew a 2-1 over against D.C. United to end a six-game winless streak.
Gaven, who had been out since injuring his leg Aug. 5, returned to score his fifth goal of the season in the 60th minute after getting on the end of a crossing pass by Sebastian Miranda.
"Usually I just hit that with my foot," Gaven said of his 12-yard shot. "I don't know why I decided to hit it with my head but I did and fortunately it went in."
The Crew (12-12-8, 44 points) moved past Houston into a tie with Philadelphia for second place in the Eastern Conference, a point behind Sporting Kansas City. The Union played to a 1-1 draw at Chivas USA later Sunday. Columbus was 0-5-1 in the previous six games.
Daniel Woolard gave United (9-10-11) the lead in the 37th minute off Dwayne De Rosario's free kick from 40 yards. Woolard was left unmarked at the goal box for the redirect with his left foot.
"No one looked like they picked me up," he said. "I sort of swung over to the back post. The ball ended up being there. I got a little touch on it."
It was his first shot on goal in 22 games this season and his second career goal after scoring for the Chicago Fire in 2008.
However, Woolard's own goal in the 48th minute tied it when he tried to block a shot from Andres Mendoza that went through a crowd of legs.
"It happened so fast. It was just reaction," Woolard said.