By Mariana Smithfield

Wilfried Nancy Crew head coach Post-Match Crew 5 New England 1 MLS 6 29 2024.mp3

Match Notes:

• The Crew won 5-1 against the New England Revolution in tonight’s road match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
  • The Crew have earned 33 points, marking the fourth time in Club history that the Black & Gold have earned 31 or more points through their first 18 matches of the season.
  • With 5 goals, the Crew tied a Club record for most goals on the road. The only other time the Black & Gold accomplished the feat was in their inaugural season (5, at KC, 9/7/1996). It was the Black & Gold’s ninth time in franchise history netting five or more goals in the MLS regular season.
  • Columbus now has five wins in 10 road matches this season. It’s tied for the second-most road wins in a single season since 2004 for the Crew (six, 2015; five; 2013 and 2014).
  • The Black & Gold have scored 21 goals in the past seven matches, the most for the Black & Gold over seven games in a single season since overtime was removed in 2004.
  • The Crew have scored 17 goals in their past six road matches, the most in such a stretch in Club history.
  • Columbus holds a league-best 18 goals allowed through 18 matches played, the fourth-fewest goals allowed by the Crew though 18 matches since 2004.
  • The Crew recorded a 57.3 percentage of possession in tonight’s match, the 16^th consecutive MLS match recording more possession than their opponent.
  • The Black & Gold have recorded 31 multi-goal MLS matches (21 in 2023; 10 in 2024) since the beginning of the 2023 season, the most in MLS.
• Forward Cucho Hernández scored the equalizing goal for Columbus in the 17^th minute of the match.
  • Cucho ranks sixth in Club history with 45 goals.
  • Hernández earned his team-best 10^th goal of the season and 12th across all competitions.
  • Cucho has registered 27 goals and 33 goal contributions (six assists) in his last 33 appearances across all competitions.
  • Hernández has recorded 25 goal contributions (20 goals, five assists) in his last 21 MLS regular season matches.
  • Forward Christian Ramirez provided the assist to Hernández’s score, registering his second assist of the season and 16^th career assist.
• Midfielder Max Arfsten scored the go-ahead goal for Columbus in the 42^nd minute of the match.
  • Arfsten scored his third goal of the season, surpassing his career-high two goals in 2023.
• Forward Diego Rossi scored the third goal for Columbus in the 45^th minute of the match.
  • Rossi registered his fifth goal of the season and seventh goal across all competitions. It marked the fifth goal in his last six MLS appearances for the Crew.
  • Forward Cucho Hernández provided assists to both Arfsten and Rossi’s score, marking his fourth assist of the season and third assist in his last four appearances.
• Defender Rudy Camacho scored the fourth goal for the Crew in the 72^nd minute of the match.
  • Camacho registered the first goal of his season, marking the eighth goal of his MLS career.
• Defender Steven Moreira scored the fifth goal for the Black & Gold in the 79^th minute of the match.
  • Moreira registered the second goal of his season and third of his MLS career.
  • Forward Diego Rossi assisted both Camacho and Moreira’s goal, marking his seventh and eighth assist of the season, one shy from his career-best (nine in 2018).
• The Black & Gold return to Lower.com Field against Nashville SC on Wednesday, July 3 [6:30 p.m. ET MLS Season Pass on Apple TV / Alt 105.7 FM / iHeartRadio app (English); La Grande 102.5 FM / La Grande app (Spanish)].

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