Justin Meram was the undisputed hero of Columbus Crew SC’s 3-2 road win against the Montreal Impact last Saturday, but another player for the Black & Gold had a remarkable performance in Canada: center back Jonathan Mensah.
The Ghanaian defender played arguably his best match for Crew SC and stepped up in the second half, playing a pivotal role to sustain the pressure of the Impact in their pursuit for the third goal.
Jonathan used his physical tools to amass 10 clearances, most of them in the air, his smartness to make four interceptions and his good positioning to block two shots inside the defensive penalty box as demonstrated the image below (you can see Jonathan’s defensive interventions, with clearances highlighted in purple, interceptions in blue and blocks in yellow).