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Columbus Crew SC Visits Toronto FC Tomorrow

May 20, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS - Columbus Crew SC (2-4-4, 10 points) travels to Ontario, Canada to face Toronto FC (4-4-3, 15 points) tomorrow, May 21 at BMO Field. The contest kicks off at 5:00 p.m. ET and is set to be televised regionally on FOX-28, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2, with Neil Sika and Dwight Burgess on the call. Coverage on FOX-28 begins at 5:00 p.m. ET. Exclusively on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2, "Crew SC Matchday," the pre-match show hosted by Chris Doran, begins at 4:30 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.

Supporters in Columbus can watch Saturday's match at the club's official viewing party, held at Fado Irish Pub in Easton (4022 Townsfair Way, Columbus OH 43219). Prizes such as Crew SC tickets, Heineken and Crew SC co-branded drawstring bags and Fado gift cards will be awarded, and supporters 21-and-over can enjoy $5 Heineken drafts.

This match is part of Major League Soccer's Heineken Rivalry Week, which returns for the third consecutive season in 2016. The first leg of this year's edition of the Trillium Cup rivalry series, Crew SC holds an all-time record of 12-5-8 against the Reds and has captured the Cup six times over the eight years it has been contested, including last season.

Overall, this is the 11th regular-season contest for Crew SC in 2016 as well as the first of three meetings with Toronto FC. The Black & Gold host the Reds at MAPFRE Stadium on July 13 before traveling again to BMO Field on July 31. In 2015, Crew SC went 2-0-1 against Toronto FC, winning its only contest in Ontario by a 2-0 final on October 17, 2015, a result that officially clinched an Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs berth for the Black & Gold.

Last weekend, defender Corey Ashe made his second consecutive start for Crew SC, playing all 90 minutes. In doing so, he surpassed the 15,000 regular-season minutes played milestone for his MLS career, ending the match at 15,088. He is the 40th active player to have reached that milestone.

Midfielder Mohammed Saeid is Major League Soccer's current leader in passing accuracy among all players with at least 100 passes attempted. The native of Sweden has completed 325 out of 349 passes attempted for an accuracy rate of 93.1%. He is currently 1.3% ahead of the second-place passer, San Jose's Anibal Godoy (91.8%).

On Tuesday, Crew SC officially announced the acquisition of Panamanian international Cristian Martinez on loan from Chorrillo FC. Martinez has earned two caps for the Panama National Team (both in 2016) and appeared for Crew SC as a guest player in the friendly against Liga MX's Veracruz at MAPFRE Stadium (May 11).

Columbus Crew SC at Toronto FC

Saturday, May 21 - 5:00 p.m. ET - BMO Field (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Regional Television: FOX-28 (coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. ET), Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, BCSN2 (Pre-match show "Crew SC Matchday" begins exclusively on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2 at 4:30 p.m. ET)

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

International: TVN, Abu Dhabi Sports, LETV, BeIN Sports Australia, BeIN Sports Asia, Eurosport, Fuji TV Japan

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