Columbus Crew’s end-of-the-summer hiccups continued Saturday in Crew Stadium with a painful 4-2 defeat to Trillium cup rivals, Toronto FC.
After the Crew’s previous 6-2 defeat and last week off, many fans may have expected a reinvigorated team to take the field and unleash a little frustration on their Northern neighbours. Unfortunately, it took just over 20 minutes to deflate those hopes and begin a long and disappointing night for the black and gold.
The Crew spent the majority of the game trailing Toronto as poor play in all areas of the pitch condemned Columbus to another heavy defeat that leaves both their grip on the Eastern conference and supporter confidence slightly precarious.
Columbus 2 – 4 Toronto FC.
Toronto Goals: Nick Soolsma, Ryan Johnson, Julian De Guzman and Danny Koevermans
Crew Goals: Tommy Heinemann and Andres Mendoza
The Crew are back in action at Crew Stadium this Wednesday night as they hope to get their season back on track against the Houston Dynamo.
Photography by Matt Ellis of Three-Songs Photography.
