Columbus Crew SC’s season slipping away with another second half collapse

Another disappointing loss has left the side with questions but few answers as its disappointing season heads toward the finish line.

No player wants to give up on a season.

Yet Columbus Crew SC captain Michael Parkhurst couldn’t help but feel as though his team’s campaign was fast coming to a disappointing end after a 3-1 defeat to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday evening. Goals by Andrew Jacobson and Erik Hurtado, both in the final 16 minutes of regulation, sealed Columbus' fate.

“A bit yeah,” Parkhurst said when asked by reporters if it felt as though the season slipped away in the final 20 minutes of the contest. “We know that we’re running out of opportunities. It was frustrating and…