Fulham's tour of the US got off to a losing start after the Whites were pipped at the post by Columbus Crew. The winning goal came late in the encounter when Crew midfielder, Domenic Mediate, took full advantage of a mix up between Jaroslav Drobny and Zesh Rehman.

The home side opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Marcus Storey got on the end of a cross from Szetela and side footed put past Drobny. The lead, however, failed to hold until half time when Luis Boa Morte's centre was inadvertently turned in by Crew defender Chris Wingert.

The flow of the second half was interrupted by a series of substitutions from both sides. Nonetheless, the best chance of the half fell to Ahmad Elrich, who put the ball wide after he was sent clean through on goal.

Full report to follow...

Fulham FC:
Jaroslav Drobny, Mortiz Volz (Dean Lealock 46), Zat Knight (Sylvain Legwinski 78), Alain Goma (Carlos Bocanegra 46), Niclas Jensen, Luis Boa Morte (Michael Timlin 71), Claus Jensen, Zesh Rehman, Steed Malbranque (Ahmed Elrich 46), Heider Helguson (Brian McBride 46), Collins John (Tomasz Radzinski 61).
Substitutes Not Used: Mark Crossley.

Goals: own goal (Chris Wingert) 43

Stats:
Total shots: 17 (Collins John 3, Heider Helguson 3);
Shots on target: 5 (Heider Helguson 2);
Fouls: 16 (5 tied with 2);
Offside: 1 (Collins John 1);
Corner kicks: 3 (Claus Jensen 3);
Saves: 2 (Jaroslav Drobny 2)
Yellow Card: Sylvain Legwinski (Tackle from Behind) 78

Columbus Crew:
Jonny Walker (Bill Gaudette 46), Chad Marshall, Chris Wingert, Robin Fraser (Mark Schulte 46), Danny Szetela, Simon Elliott (Mario Rodriguez 46), Eric Vasquez (Devin Barclay 64), Chris Henderson (Domenic Mediate 46), Kyle Martino (Jamal Sutton 46), Knox Cameron (John Wolyniec 59), Marcus Storey (Edson Buddle 59).
Substitutes Not Used: Ryan Kelly, Luis Gallardo.

Goals: Marcus Storey 17, Domenic Mediate 86

Stats:
Total shots: 13 (4 tied with 2);
Shots on target: 4 (4 tied with 1);
Fouls: 14 (Chris Wingert 5);
Offside: 6 (Edson Buddle 2, Marcus Storey 2);
Corner kicks: 4 (Devin Barclay 4);
Saves: 5 (Jonny Walker 4)

Referee: Hilario Grajeda
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