Columbus Crew SC played at home against a tough Chicago Fire team and really needed three points before an upcoming trip to Orlando City SC, a fellow playoff challenger. Mission accomplished.
Here are six thoughts on how the match playedd out.
Crew SC started pretty positively. The visitors were out of sorts, highlighted by a near catastrophic back pass that midfielder Artur headed just wide of goal, so it was a deflating when Chicago scored, seemingly with ease.
The Fire settled into the Crew SC half of the field and the Columbus defensive pressure dropped off.