Columbus Crew 5, New England Revolution 1; Rudy Camacho talks about scoring first goal with Crew in Post-Match News Conference

By Mariana Smithfield

Rudy Camacho (4) Crew defender, heads ball in for a goal against New England in 5-1 win, 6 29 2024 (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Eric Canha, USA Today Sports)

 

Rudy Camacho Crew defender Post-Match Crew 5 New England 1 MLS 6 29 2024.mp3

 

  • 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 16th 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.
  • Defender Rudy Camacho scored the fourth goal for the Crew in the 72nd minute of the match.
    • Camacho registered the first goal of his season, marking the eighth goal of his MLS career.
  • 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)].
Cucho Hernandez, Diego Rossi – Columbus Crew – June 29, 2024, after scoring a goal, at New England Revs, 6 29 2024 (courtesy Crew Communications)

 

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