In a t a battle of the top teams in the league during the regular season, it was Columbus Crew 2 that came out the winners of the MLS NEXT Pro Cup on Saturday afternoon. The Eastern Conference winners Crew 2 and the Western Conference winners St. Louis CITY2 battled at Lower.com Field and, in the end, the Black & Gold came away with a 4-1 victory to be crowned champions in the league’s first year.
Columbus had a slow start to the match. St. Louis CITY2 had the first golden opportunity in the sixth minute when midfielderCélio Pompeu hit a ball across the face of goal that was just too much for forward Josh Dolling.