There’s been a lot at stake for a while for Columbus Crew SC, but it came to a head on Wednesday at D.C. United.
A 3-0 loss is not a mathematical playoff eliminator, but the scenario was clear — defeat the team holding the final playoff spot and make a six-point swing, massively increasing the playoff odds. Lose, and stare your season’s mortality in the face.
What went wrong in the mid-week contest? Here are some thoughts.
After finding some success in the attack — enough to win games — in a short, recent stint, on Wednesday Crew SC looked again like the team it has for much of the 2016 season.