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The Columbus Crew ended their residence regular-season marketing campaign on a excessive notice by thrashing the New England Revolution 4-0.
Reigning MLS Cup champions Columbus had already sealed their playoff spot and a regular-season club-record tally of factors previous to Saturday’s fixture at Decrease.com Area.
But Wilfried Nancy’s workforce didn’t let up as Alexandru Matan’s hat-trick propelled them to an emphatic victory over a New England facet that should lick their wounds after a dismal season.
DeJuan Jones bought the ball rolling with a elegant roller within the fourth minute, with Matan subsequently taking centre-stage.
The Romanian drilled residence a low end within the 14th minute, earlier than doubling his tally from shut vary within the sixty fourth.
Matan ought to have scored a 3rd when he was put by way of one-on-one with Aljaz Ivacic, solely to fireplace straight on the goalkeeper, however the hat-trick strike did arrive when he capitalised on the same likelihood quickly after.
Whereas New England’s solely goal of their closing recreation of the season is to try to transfer above Nashville SC on the backside of the Jap Convention, the Crew will intention to maintain up the momentum heading into the postseason after they go to the New York Crimson Bulls.
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— Main League Soccer (@MLS) October 13, 2024
Knowledge Debrief: Free-scoring Crew in high-quality kind
The Crew have now gained 4 of their final seven MLS video games, and have scored in every of their final six, netting 17 instances in whole (a median of two.8 per recreation).
They’ve additionally stored it tight on the again this season, with Saturday’s clear sheet marking their twelfth shutout of the marketing campaign, a tally bettered solely by the Seattle Sounders (13).
New England, in the meantime, have failed to attain in 10 of their 33 video games in 2024. Solely Nashville (11) have failed to attain extra usually within the MLS this season.
