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Columbus Crew SC Hosts Chicago Fire at Mapfre

September 30, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS - Columbus Crew SC (7-12-11, 32 points) returns home to MAPFRE Stadium to face the Chicago Fire (6-15-9, 27 points) tomorrow, Saturday, October 1. The contest kicks-off at 7:30 p.m. ET and is set to be televised regionally on The CW Columbus, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2, with Neil Sika, Dante Washington and Marisa Contipelli on the call. Coverage on The CW Columbus begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Exclusively on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2, "Crew SC Matchday," the pre-match show hosted by Contipelli and Chris Doran, begins at 7:00 p.m. ET, with "Crew SC Post-Match" immediately following the action. 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.

Tomorrow's contest also features the return of the Craft Beer and Ticket Bundle for Crew SC supporters 21-and-over. The package includes a match ticket and two craft beers. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/CrewSCPromoOffers.

Tomorrow's match is the second of three regular-season meetings between Columbus and Chicago during the 2016 Major League Soccer regular season as well as the lone visit by the Fire to MAPFRE Stadium in 2016. This is also the fourth of seven straight matches against Eastern Conference opponents for the Black & Gold as well as Crew SC's third contest in seven days. Columbus and Chicago meet to conclude their 2016 regular-season series on Thursday, October 13 at Toyota Park. All-time, Columbus is 16-24-16 against the Fire, including a record of 10-10-7 against the Men in Red in Central Ohio.

Crew SC and Chicago have met twice this season in all competitions, both at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. On March 19, Columbus and Chicago shared the points following a 0-0 draw and a clean sheet by Steve Clark. Then, on June 28, the Black & Gold again traveled to Toyota Park again for a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup contest that was won by the Fire by a 2-1 final.

In the Black & Gold's last regular-season match, on Wednesday against D.C. United, midfielder Justin Meram registered his 150th career MLS appearance, all for the Black & Gold. Meram ranks eighth in all-time regular-season appearances in club history, trailing Robert Warzycha by 10 matches for seventh and Brian McBride by 11 appearances for sixth.

As of the conclusion of Wednesday's match against the Black-and-Red, goalkeeper Steve Clark is in a three-way tie atop the MLS leaderboards in saves. The native of Michigan is tied with Portland's Jake Gleeson and Orlando's Joe Bendik in the category at 109. Clark is just five saves shy of tying his single-season MLS best, which was 114, registered last season.

Columbus Crew SC vs. Chicago Fire

Saturday, October 1 - 7:30 p.m. ET - MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)

Regional Television: The CW Columbus (coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET), Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, BCSN2 (Pre-match show "Crew SC Matchday" begins exclusively on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET)

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