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Crew get hat trick from Alexandru Irinel Matan, blast Revs
Alexandru Irinel Matan recorded his first career MLS hat trick and the host Columbus Crew romped to a 4-0 victory over the struggling New England Revolution on Saturday night in a match between short-handed sides. ,Matan had only two goals in 91 MLS matches entering Saturday. His three-goal performa...
Crew locked into playoff position, but aim to grow vs. Revs
The Columbus Crew will try to build momentum toward another potential MLS Cup run on Saturday night when they host the New England Revolution.,Both teams will be without key contributors in one of only two MLS matches played during the October international window, a match rescheduled from late May ...
Behind Cucho Hernandez's 2 goals, Crew top Union to clinch 2nd place in East
Cucho Hernandez scored twice off Dylan Chambost corner kicks and the host Columbus Crew held off the Philadelphia Union 3-2 on Saturday to clinch second place in the Eastern Conference.,The second Hernandez goal put the Crew (17-6-9, 60 points) ahead 3-1 in the 76th minute before Jack McGlynn respon...
Union aim to remain in playoff chase vs. Crew
The Columbus Crew host the Philadelphia Union on Saturday with various levels of urgency at stake.,The situation is dire for the Union (9-13-10, 37 points) following a 2-1 loss at Orlando City on Wednesday. ,Philadelphia is in a three-way tie in points with Toronto FC and D.C. United for 9th place i...
Lionel Messi nets pair as Miami clinches Supporters' Shield
Lionel Messi scored twice and Drake Callender made a late penalty-kick save when Inter Miami held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Columbus Crew to clinch the Supporters' Shield in a battle of heavyweights on Wednesday.,Callender dove to his right to stop Cucho Hernandez from tying it 3-3 in the 8...
Lionel Messi nets pair as Inter Miami edges Crew
Lionel Messi scored twice and Drake Callender made a late penalty kick save when Inter Miami held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Columbus Crew to clinch the Supporters' Shield in a battle of heavyweights on Wednesday.,Callender dove to his right to stop Cucho Hernandez from tying it 3-3 in the 8...
Inter Miami can clinch Supporters' Shield by beating Crew
Inter Miami have inched their way toward clinching the MLS Supporters' Shield when they'd rather have sprinted, but they will have the opportunity again to stake their claim as the best team in the regular season when they play at the Columbus Crew on Wednesday.,A win over the Crew (16-5-9, 57 point...
Christian Benteke tallies brace as D.C. United, Crew play to a draw
Christian Benteke scored two goals, including one in the 81st minute, as D.C. United pulled out a 2-2 draw with the visiting Columbus Crew on Saturday night in Washington.,Benteke reached the 21-goal mark for the season, notching his second goal of the match off a pass from Gabriel Pirani.,Cucho Her...
After latest Cup final experience, Crew back in MLS action in D.C.
The Columbus Crew are playing matches of note just about every time they take the pitch.,Though perhaps on a different level, D.C. United have hit the nitty-gritty stage of their season.,The teams play Saturday night in Washington, with the Crew looking to refocus on MLS matters and maintain their l...
Cucho Hernandez helps Crew cool off Orlando City
Cucho Hernandez had a goal and an assist in the second half to help the host Columbus Crew defeat Orlando City 4-3 and end the Lions' three-match winning streak.,Max Arfsten had two assists for the Crew (16-5-8, 56 points), who are 4-1-1 in the past six matches.,They almost blew a three-goal lead to...
Orlando City aim to continue torrid stretch vs. Crew
Orlando City SC seek to add to Major League Soccer's longest active winning streak on Saturday when they visit the Columbus Crew.,The Lions (12-10-7, 43 points) have won three straight matches by a combined score of 8-0. ,"I think we can play even better," Orlando City defender Dagur Thorhallsson sa...
Patrick Schulte notches 2nd straight shutout to help Crew top Toronto FC
Cucho Hernandez had a goal and an assist off the bench to help the Columbus Crew defeat host Toronto FC 2-0 on Wednesday.,Hernandez made it 1-0 in the 51st minute. In his fourth MLS match, Andres Herrera scored his first goal in the 70th minute.,Patrick Schulte made three saves for his second straig...
FC Cincinnati earn draw vs. Crew to clinch playoff berth
Roman Celentano made three saves to help FC Cincinnati clinch a playoff spot by tying the visiting Columbus Crew 0-0 on Saturday.,Cincinnati (16-8-4, 52 points) maintained its two-point advantage over the third-place Crew in the Eastern Conference.,Patrick Schulte made two saves for the Crew (14-5-8...
Rivals FC Cincinnati, Crew fighting for second spot in East
FC Cincinnati need one point to clinch a playoff spot on Saturday, but the bigger objective is taking all three points from the visiting Columbus Crew to put distance between themselves and their "Hell Is Real" derby rival.,Cincinnati (16-8-3, 51 points), second in the Eastern Conference to Inter Mi...
Albert Rusnak's hat trick powers Sounders past Crew
Albert Rusnak scored three goals as the Seattle Sounders defeated the host Columbus Crew 4-0 on Saturday night.,Jordan Morris added a goal and an assist and goalkeeper Andrew Thomas, playing for the injured Stefan Frei (concussion), made one save in posting the shutout for the Sounders (12-9-7, 43 p...
Streaking Crew can clinch playoff berth vs. Sounders
The Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew haven't met for more than three years, but they'll do so Saturday night in Ohio's capital city.,The Crew (14-4-7, 49 points), who sit in third place in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference, can clinch a playoff berth with a victory.,Columbus has won seven ...
Crew score two late goals in win over NYCFC
DeJuan Jones scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, Jacen Russell-Rowe added an insurance tally in the 10th and the Columbus Crew pulled away to a 4-2 win over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.,Diego Rossi contributed his 10th goal and 11th assist of the season for third...
Crew bid to continue winning ways in rematch vs. NYCFC
The streaking Columbus Crew will try to keep rolling on Saturday when they host a New York City FC side they defeated two weeks ago en route to winning the 2024 Leagues Cup.,The Crew (13-4-7, 46 points) required penalties to topple NYCFC (11-9-6, 39 points) in a home quarterfinal on Aug. 17 followin...
Patrick Schulte helps Crew shut down Union
Substitute Yaw Yeboah scored in the 75th minute and Patrick Schulte made two saves to help the Columbus Crew defeat the host Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Wednesday.,The last win for the Crew (13-4-7, 46 points) in Philadelphia was on Sept. 12, 2015.,Yeboah and Max Arfsten entered in the 62nd minute and...
Late surge sends Crew past LAFC in Leagues Cup final
Cucho Hernandez had two goals, including the go-ahead tally in second-half stoppage time, and an assist as the Columbus Crew used a late rally to earn a 3-1 win over visiting Los Angeles FC on Sunday night in the Leagues Cup final. ,Hernandez's match-winner came in the second minute of second-half s...