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MATCH PREVIEW: Columbus Crew SC Travels to Face New York City FC

October 22, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS - Columbus Crew SC (8-13-12, 36 points) travels to New York to take on New York City FC (14-10-9, 51 points) tomorrow, Sunday, October 23. The contest kicks-off at 4:00 p.m. ET and is set to be televised regionally on The CW Columbus, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2, with Neil Sika and Dwight Burgess on the call. Coverage on The CW Columbus, TWCSC and BCSN2 begins at 4:00 p.m. ET with "Crew SC Post-Match" immediately following the action on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2. Tomorrow's match also airs locally on the radio on CD102.5 FM in English, featuring simulcast audio from the television broadcast. La Mega 103.1 FM has the match airing in Spanish, with Juan Valladares behind the microphone. The club's official website, ColumbusCrewSC.com, is set to stream the English-language radio broadcast online.

Locally in Columbus, the Black & Gold are hosting an official viewing party at Land-Grant Brewing Company (424 W Town St, Columbus, OH 43215). The party is open to the public and all attendees 21-and-over will receive $1.00 off all "Greenskeeper IPA" and 20% of all "Glory" sales will go to benefit the Crew SC Foundation.

Tomorrow's contest at Yankee Stadium is the final match of the 2016 regular season for Crew SC and the third and final meeting between the Black & Gold and New York City FC this year. All-time, Columbus is 2-0-2 against the Eastern Conference opponent and was victorious in the only meeting at Yankee Stadium in 2015.

Crew SC and NYCFC last met this season on August 13th at MAPFRE Stadium. Midfielder Justin Meram scored the first Crew SC goal to level the score early in the second half. Drawing a penalty in the 80th minute, Ethan Finlay stepped up and found the back of the net to give Columbus a 2-1 lead. After two New York City FC goals, Finlay was able to score the equalizer in the fifth minute of added time to secure a point for Crew SC in the 3-3 draw.

Goalkeeper Brad Stuver made his MLS debut in the Black & Gold's last match on Sunday, October 16 against New York Red Bulls. His first career save came in the seventh minute of the match as he denied a Sacha Kljestan penalty kick. Stuver finished the match with six total saves.

Entering tomorrow's match, Crew SC continues to lead the League in passing accuracy with 82.17% of its passes completed through 33 matches and sits second in successful passes completed per game, at 393.27. Columbus also leads the League in possession with 55.23% of the ball.

Columbus Crew SC at New York City FC

Sunday, October 23 - 4:00 p.m. ET - Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)

Regional Television: The CW Columbus, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, BCSN2 (coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. ET)

Regional Television Channel Guide: http://bit.ly/2016CrewSCBroadcast

Crew SC Radio: CD102.5 FM (English); La Mega 103.1 FM (Spanish), English radio broadcast also simulcast on ColumbusCrewSC.com

COLUMBUS CREW SC HD VIDEO PREVIEW SOUNDBYTES

Soundbytes available this week: Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter as well as midfielders Tony Tchani and Mohammed Saeid. http://bit.ly/MLSSoundbytes (no password needed to open/download files). Crew SC video is HD and broadcast quality. Please alert a member of Crew SC Communications if you would like specific videos or interviews ahead of each game. Usage of videos must also give video courtesy to MLSsoccer.com.

NOTE TO MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA COVERING COLUMBUS CREW SC

When discussing the organization and the team, please reference the club as "Columbus Crew SC" on first reference as "Crew SC" is an appropriate secondary reference. Both references are singular subjects, while the tertiary reference "Black & Gold," with the ampersand, is plural. Please note: we no longer use "Columbus Crew" or "The Crew" in our terminology of the club and "The Crew SC" is also not applicable. Our home venue is now known as MAPFRE Stadium and MAPFRE must be in all caps. (MAPFRE Stadium is pronounced "MAH-fray Stadium"). The club's training facility is now known as the EAS Training Center at Obetz. If you have brand terminology or badge questions - or need the updated badge and wordmark for your archives - please reach out to a member of Crew SC Communications.

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