By Mariana Smithfield

Wilfried Nancy Crew HC 4 24 2024 Postgame Press Conference Crew 2 Monterrey 1 CONCACAF Semifinals.mp3

Match Notes:

• The Crew earned a 2-1 win against CF Monterrey on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.
  • The Black & Gold are unbeaten through their first five 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup matches.
  • With the win, the Crew possess a 3-0-4 record in first legs of knockout round matches of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
  • Columbus has scored at least one goal in 25 of its past 27 matches across all competitions, netting 50 goals in the stretch.
  • Dating back to the 2023 season, the Black & Gold hold an overall unbeaten streak of 26 matches (18-0-8) across all competitions at Lower.com Field. Additionally, the Club has only lost one of its past 37 home matches in all competitions (24-1-12) since Aug. 2022.
  • With tonight’s result, the Crew also extended their unbeaten streak to 11 home matches in Concacaf Champions Cup play (5-0-6), dating back to Sept. 2009.

• Forward Cucho Hernández opened the scoring in the 25th minute with a right-footed shot from inside the penalty area.
  • This marks his sixth goal of the season across all competitions and second in Concacaf Champions Cup.
  • Hernández became the eighth player in Crew history to record two or more career goals in Concacaf Champions Cup since the 2008-09 edition.
  • With the goal, Cucho entered the Club’s top 10 goal scorers across all competitions.

• Forward Jacen Russell-Rowe scored the game-winning goal in the 72nd minute with a headed finish inside the penalty area.
  • Russell-Rowe registered his third goal of the season across all competitions and first in Concacaf Champions Cup.
  • With the goal, Russell-Rowe becomes the fourth different goal-scorer for the Crew in 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup play.
  • He also recorded the assist to Hernández’s score, his first assist of the season across all competitions.

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Columbus Crew is the first club in Major League Soccer. The Crew is operated by Haslam Sports Group and the Edwards Family. The Club has won three MLS Cup championships in 2008, 2020 and 2023, one Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2002, MLS Supporters’ Shield titles in 2004, 2008 and 2009, and the Campeones Cup in 2021. The 2024 campaign is the Crew’s 29^th season in MLS as well as the Club’s third full season at Lower.com Field.

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