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MATCH RECAP: Columbus Crew SC 1, Colorado Rapids 2

June 4, 2017 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


MATCH RECAP: COLUMBUS CREW SC 1, COLORADO RAPIDS 2

Federico Higuain scores his 45th regular-season goal in Black & Gold and moves to third place on Crew SC's all-time goal scorer list;

Harrison Afful makes 50th regular-season appearance for Crew SC

For Immediate Release: June 3, 2017

Contact: Tim Miller, 614-447-4176 or Carlos Mojica, 614-447-4203

Columbus Crew SC 1 - Colorado Rapids 2

Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colorado)

Saturday, June 3, 2017

SCORING SUMMARY

CLB - Federico Higuain (Justin Meram) 61' [HIGHLIGHT: http://bit.ly/2qTHuuG ]

COL - Kevin Doyle (Marlon Hairston, Mohammed Saeid) 80' [HIGHLIGHT: http://bit.ly/2s5RUfc ]

COL - Alan Gordon (Joshua Gatt) 86' [HIGHLIGHT: http://bit.ly/2rEYw3C ]

NEXT MATCH FOR CREW SC:

2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Match, Fourth Round - Columbus Crew SC at FC Cincinnati (Nippert Stadium - Cincinnati, Ohio)

Wednesday, June 14 (7:00 p.m. ET / Broadcast information to be announced at a later time).

NEXT MLS MATCH FOR CREW SC (7-8-1, 22 points):

Columbus Crew SC at Atlanta United FC (Bobby Dodd Stadium - Atlanta, Georgia)

Saturday, June 17 (7:00 p.m. ET / The CW Columbus, Spectrum Sports, BCSN2, CD102.5 FM, La Mega 103.1 FM, English radio stream on ColumbusCrewSC.com).

MEDIA RESOURCES AVAILABLE

FULL BOX SCORE: http://bit.ly/2rxnjVb

TEAM STATISTICS: http://bit.ly/2srj0uR

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: http://bit.ly/2qTv71S

HEAR FROM SPORTING DIRECTOR AND HEAD COACH GREGG BERHALTER IN POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE: http://bit.ly/2s65tLC

AUDIO FROM MIDFIELDER WIL TRAPP: http://bit.ly/2s65tLC

AUDIO FROM MIDFIELDER NIKO HANSEN: http://bit.ly/2s65tLC

TODAY'S MATCH INFO:

Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colorado)

Referee: Ismail Elfath

Assistants: Eric Weisbrod, Kathryn Nesbitt

Fourth Official: Juan Guzman

Attendance: 17,586

Weather: Clear

GOALS/ASSISTS

CLB - Federico Higuain (Justin Meram) 61'

COL - Kevin Doyle (Marlon Hairston, Mohammed Saeid) 80'

COL - Alan Gordon (Joshua Gatt) 86'

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

COL- Kevin Doyle (caution) 48'

COL - Kortne Ford (caution) 73'

COL - Michael Azira (caution) 79'

LINEUPS

Columbus Crew SC : Zack Steffen; Josh Williams, Alex Crognale (Niko Hansen 89'), Nicolai Naess (Jonathan Mensah 83'); Harrison Afful, Wil Trapp ©, Mohammed Abu (Artur 75'), Waylon Francis, Federico Higuain, Justin Meram; Ola Kamara

Substitutes not used: Brad Stuver, Jukka Raitala, Ethan Finlay, Kekuta Manneh

Colorado Rapids: Zac MacMath; Marlon Hairston, Mike da Fonte, Kortne Ford, Eric Miller; Shkelzen Gashi, Dillon Powers (Joshua Gatt 67'), Michael Azira, Mohammed Saeid; Dominique Badji (Caleb Calvert 73'), Kevin Doyle (Alan Gordon 82')

Substitutes not used : John Berner, Dillon Serna, Sam Hamilton

TEAM NOTES .

With his goal in tonight's match, Federico Higuain surpassed Stern John to take sole possession of third place on the list of all-time regular-season goal scorers for the Black & Gold with 45 goals in 138 regular-season appearances (133 starts). Through 15 appearances (all starts) in the 2017 MLS regular season, Federico Higuain has scored six goals and notched five assists.

Midfielder Justin Meram registered his sixth assist of the regular season in tonight's match against Colorado. Through 16 appearances (all starts) in the 2017 MLS regular season, Meram has registered eight goals and six assists. To date, Meram has tallied 32 goals and 32 assists in 170 regular-season appearances (118 starts).

Defender Harrison Afful reached a milestone with the club in tonight's match against Colorado, as he made his 50th appearance (49th start) for Crew SC. Through the 2017 MLS regular season, Afful has made 11 appearances (10 starts) for the Black & Gold.

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen tied his season and MLS regular-season career-high number of saves with five stops on the night. Steffen has started in all 16 of the Black & Gold's regular-season matches in 2017, recording 49 saves.

Tonight's match was the lone regular-season meeting between Crew SC and the Colorado Rapids this year and marked the 41st all-time regular-season meeting between the two clubs.

Next up for Crew SC is a road contest against FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, June 14 in the Fourth Round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (7:00 p.m. ET / Broadcast information to be announced at a later time).

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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ABOUT COLUMBUS CREW SC

Columbus Crew SC (Soccer Club) is the first club in Major League Soccer and in 2015, Crew SC was crowned MLS Eastern Conference Champions in the organization's 20th season. Owned and operated by Precourt Sports Ventures (PSV), it won its first MLS Cup championship in 2008 and also won the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as MLS Supporters' Shield titles in 2004, 2008 and 2009. The 2017 campaign is the Black & Gold's 19th season at historic MAPFRE Stadium -- the first soccer-specific stadium in the United States - where the club set single-season sellout records and hosted the 2015 MLS Cup. The club was purchased by PSV on July 29, 2013 as part of the privately held investment and management firm's sports and entertainment business enterprise.

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