Instead, I think I counted 5 people wearing red. It actually may have been one family. So, apparently, Independiente fans can't be bothered to stop their usual pastime (googling "Independiente" and jerking it to the results) to come and actually support their club, because they certainly weren't at the game. Boca Juniors fans, these guys ain't.
The Crew did however manage to throttle the Independiente reserves 2-1, thanks to great finishes by Robbie Rogers and Jason Garey. The Argies can say that they didn't play their full squad, but neither did the Crew. Maybe we could win 15 championships if we played in Argentina. After all, we still have the best player in the history of Argentine football playing for the Crew.
OK, so now that I've made every Independiente blogger's head explode, let's have a good ol' fashioned recap of the actual game:
- Core Elenio didn't look too bad. Lots of hustle, I could see him being a poor man's Alejandro Moreno.
- Ekpo walked off in the 23rd minute with some kind of injury. No word on how bad it was.
- Andy Iro had a nice lovetap to give to one of the Reds, sending him crashing into the signboards in front of the Nordecke. I think he needs to do that more often. He could be nasty if he decides to be mean.
- Lenhart, Pierre-Louis, and Junge are all very raw. But Pierre-Louis assisted on Garey's goal, and Lenhart had some opportunities. Still the Crew were very limited offensively for the stretch in the first half where Ekpo came out and Rogers was not yet subbed in (Robbie was subbed in at half-time).
- The keeper for Independiente? Fabian Assmann.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my next new favorite transfer target for any MLS team to get? It's this guy. With a name like Assmann, he's perfectly built to be harrassed by the Nordecke. I pray to God he gets a deal with DC, just so we can fully unleash the hate.
To give you an example, myself, Jehrico, and about 5 others started yelling "You suck, Assman!" whenever Assmann had a goal kick. Also, there was some humming of the the "Batman" theme from the 60's TV show, while of course replacing key lyric with "Ass Man!" Imagine if we had a whole week to prepare!!!
- Speaking of funny stories, Jehrico was telling me he had trouble Google mapping how far it is to get to Buenos Aires from Columbus. He said the site wouldn't work it out because their are dirt roads in the way. This led to us pretending to imitate what a TomTom would sound like being taken through one of those areas. Quite funny. You should have been there.
- I got stopped by a reporter from the Other Paper for tips on how to write an interesting article on the Crew.
Just kidding. He stopped me to ask about the Nordecke, so maybe there will be a feature about it tomorrow or next week? For those not in the know, the Other Paper is like the artsy-independent paper in town. Kind of the Megadeath to the Dispatch's Metallica. Plus it's free, so that's nice.
- I bought some new running shoes, which of course are Black and Gold. I did wear them to the game, and the Crew won. They'll be coming with me to wherever I watch the RSL game this week.
-Finally can anyone tell me who this is?
If you guessed former Akron Zips player and current Crew trialist Devin McKenney, you're probably his mom. For crying out loud, he didn't even have a name on the back of his kit. Apparently he's getting quite the trial here with the Crew: a whole 2 minutes, plus stoppage time, of a friendly? Calm down there, Sigi, let's not rush him out there or anything...
Also, if you google his name, the first thing that comes up is his Facebook page. So, wish him luck I guess.
Silly Game Preview will be up later today or tomorrow.
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