After three mostly successful matches to start the 2022 season, the Columbus Crew faced the team’s first true competitor on Sunday. The New York Red Bulls were a 2021 MLS Cup playoff team, after earning just one more point on the table than the Crew. After ending with a big run to end 2021, the momentum carried into 2022. In Harrison, New Jersey, a match that had all the makings of a loss turned into a 1-1 draw at the dying moments of second half stoppage.
The match started with the Black & Gold on the defense.