Emilio Renteria scored in the 74th minute. (Bartram/CONCACAF)
Crew move to quarterfinals of CCL
The Columbus Crew became the first team from Major League Soccer to reach the quarterfinals of the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League tonight, getting a 74th-minute goal by second-half substitute Emilio Renteria to earn a 1-1 draw with the Puerto Rico Islanders at Estadio Juan Ramσn Loubriel. The draw gave Columbus eight points in Group C, three better than Costa Rica's Saprissa, who lost to Cruz Azul, 2-1, later Tuesday night.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18
| PUR | 0 |
| CLB | 2 |
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
| Columbus Crew | 0 |
| Cruz Azul | 5 |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
| Columbus Crew | 1 |
| Saprissa | 0 |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
| Cruz Azul | 2 |
| Columbus Crew | 0 |
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
| Saprissa | 1 |
| Columbus Crew | 1 |
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
| Columbus Crew | 1 |
| Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 |
