Match Report
In the standings it was Columbus Crew 3rd on 4 points, Phoenix Rising 1st on 9 — separated by 5. Per game in the league, Columbus Crew were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1, Phoenix Rising 2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
8 games without a win framed Columbus Crew's arrival. Over the last five, Columbus Crew had taken 2 of 15 points to Phoenix Rising's 8.
The match was played at Historic Crew Stadium (capacity 20,371). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.


