A penalty kick by Ross Paule in second half stoppage time gave the
Columbus Crew a 2-1 victory against the Syracuse Salty Dogs of the A-
League in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night at
Columbus Crew Stadium.
Midfielder Kyle Martino won the game-winning penalty when he was
taken down just inside the box by Syracuse defender Rene Rivas. Paule
slotted the spot kick to the left of the outstretched arms of
Syracuse goalkeeper Paul Nagy to send the 2002 U.S. Open Cup
champions to the third round.

The Crew looked like they had the game won when forward Edson Buddle
scored in the 70th minute to put the Black & Gold on top. But
Syracuse's Scott Schweitzer knocked home a loose ball just outside
the Crew box in the 81st minute to tie the game, the only shot on
goal for Syracuse on the night (outshot overall 15-3).

With the victory, the Crew advance to the round-of-16, and will face
the Chicago Fire on Tuesday, July 20 at Crew Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Those teams meet this Saturday in a league match, also at Crew
Stadium at 7:30 p.m., to be televised on Fox Sports World.

Scoring Summary:
CLB - Edson Buddle (Erick Scott) 70
SYR - Scott Schweitzer 81
CLB - Ross Paule (penalty kick) 91+

Columbus Crew -- Jon Busch; Robin Fraser, Eric Denton, Duncan
Oughton, Erick Scott (Michael Ritch 80), Brian Maisonneuve, Edson
Buddle, Chad Marshall, Ross Paule, Chris Wingert (Devin Barclay 61),
Manny Lagos (Kyle Martino 46)

Syracuse Salty Dogs -- Paul Nagy; Timothy O'Neil (Ryan Mack 74),
Kupono Low, Jason Perry, Lars Lyssand, David Lara (Anthony Maher 78),
Ryan Hall (Scott Schweitzer 54), Frankie Sanfilippo, Ian Woan
(Christopher Dore 71), Machel Millwood, Rene Rivas

Misconduct Summary:
SYR -- Rene Rivas (caution; Reckless Foul) 4
SYR -- David Lara (caution; Reckless Foul) 20