Marshall wins MLS Player of the Week honors for Week 22
Crew defender scored game-winner, assisted on second goal against FCD
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Marshall tallied his fourth goal of the season and third headed goal from a set piece to give the Crew the lead in the 10th minute of their 2-0 win over FC Dallas. Rogers sent a right-footed corner kick towards the back post where Marshall crashed in on goal, out jumped FC Dallas defender Atiba Harris and powered a header just past the outstretched fingertips of FC Dallas goalkeeper Dario Sala.
Marshall's header was the Crew's third goal from a set piece in consecutive games. Rogers and Marshall have a history of set piece goals. Last year the two connected for four corner kick goals over the course of the 2008 season.
Second-half substitute Eddie Gaven recorded his fourth goal of the season to give the Crew the decisive 2-0 advantage in the 87th minute. Marshall and the Crew's defense held strong to shut out an opponent for the sixth time this season.
The 2008 Visa Defender of the Year has helped the Crew extend their winning streak to five games including three consecutive shutouts. Since the beginning of June, the Crew have only allowed seven goals, going 8-1-2 during that stretch.
This is the first MLS Player of the Week Award for the Riverside, Calif. product, who was selected second overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. The 6-foot-4-inch defender was a key component in the Crew's 2008 MLS Cup title run, scoring the game-winning goal off a Guillermo Barros Schelotto pass in the 2008 MLS Cup. Marshall recently received his second career appearance for the U.S. Men's national team against Grenada in the opening match of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Major League Soccer Player of the Week is selected each week of the MLS regular season by a panel of journalists from The North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media. More information and membership information can be found at http://www.soccerreporters.com.
2009 MLS Player of the Week Winners
WEEK 1: Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)WEEK 2: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)
WEEK 3: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 4: Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles Galaxy)
WEEK 5: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)
WEEK 6: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)
WEEK 7: Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
WEEK 8: Macoumba Kandji (New York Red Bulls)
WEEK 9: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)
WEEK 10: Amado Guevara (Toronto FC)
WEEK 11: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 12: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
WEEK 13: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
WEEK 14: Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 15: Nate Jaqua (Seattle Sounders FC)
WEEK 16: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)
WEEK 17: Chad Barrett (Toronto FC)
WEEK 18: Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Chicago Fire)
WEEK 19: Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake)
WEEK 20: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)
WEEK 21: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 22: Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
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