CREW SC TRAVELS TO NEW YORK TO TAKE ON NEW YORK CITY FC AT YANKEE STADIUM
Columbus Crew SC travels to New York to conclude its 2016 MLS season against New York City FC on Sunday, October 23. All-time, the Black & Gold are 2-0-2 against NYCFC with an undefeated record of 1-0-0 at Yankee Stadium.
LAST THREE REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS
08/29/2015 CLB 2 at NYC 1 W: Yankee Stadium
04/16/2016 CLB 3 vs. NYC 2 W: MAPFRE Stadium
08/13/2016 CLB 3 vs. NYC 3 D: MAPFRE Stadium
LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING
Crew SC hosted New York City at MAPFRE Stadium on August 13 for the second time in the 2016 regular season. The match ended in a 3-3 draw behind a goal from Justin Meram and a brace from Ethan Finlay.
BLACK & GOLD CONCLUDE 2016 MLS SEASON AGAINST NYCFC AT YANKEE STADIUM
Crew SC travels to Yankee Stadium to conclude its 2016 Major League Soccer season Sunday. The two teams last met at MAPFRE Stadium on August 13 and played to a 3-3 draw. All-time, Columbus is 2-0-2 against NYCFC and Crew SC was victorious in the only match played away from home. The last time the two clubs met at Yankee Stadium, August 29, 2015, Crew SC defeated the Eastern Conference side 2-1 with goals from midfielders Federico Higuain and Justin Meram.
GOALKEEPER BRAD STUVER MAKES MLS DEBUT IN MATCH AT RED BULL ARENA
Columbus goalkeeper Brad Stuver made his MLS debut against New York Red Bulls Sunday, October 16. The Cleveland State University graduate has served as Steve Clark's backup for most of the 2015 and 2016 seasons. In his debut, Stuver recorded his first MLS save after denying a penalty kick from Red Bull's Sacha Kljestan. By the final whistle, the goalkeeper had a six-save outing in a 3-2 loss to first-place New York Red Bulls.
CRISTIAN MARTINEZ MAKES FIRST MLS AND CREW SC REGULAR-SEASON START AGAINST RED BULLS
Midfielder Cristian Martinez made his first MLS start (fourth appearance) on Sunday, October 16 against the Red Bulls. The Panama-native has scored one goal in his Crew SC and MLS career, which came on June 1, 2016 against Philadelphia Union. Just 19-years-old, Martinez was acquired by Crew SC via loan from Chorrillo FC on May 17, 2016. He has earned two caps for the Panama National Team and has captained the Panama Under-20 National Team.
ADAM JAHN SCORES THIRD GOAL IN TWO MATCHES IN CONTEST AT RED BULL ARENA
Adam Jahn scored for the second consecutive match in Crew SC's contest at Red Bull Arena on Sunday. Following a two-goal performance against Chicago just three days before, the forward found the back of the net once again to put his team on the board against the Red Bulls. The California-native has scored five goals for Crew SC this season (six total goals), a personal career-high.
MERAM RECORDS 12TH ASSIST ON SEASON, FIRST DOUBLE-DIGIT ASSIST SEASON IN CAREER
Midfielder Justin Meram recorded his 12th assist on the season in a 3-2 loss with the Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Sunday. With 25 career assists, Meram has more than doubled his next best assist season: five assists in the 2015 season. All 25 of his career assists have been with Columbus Crew SC, the only MLS club the midfielder has played for after being drafted 15th overall by Columbus in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. Teammate Ethan Finlay is also chasing 10 assists on the season (9) for his second double-digit assist season in his career.
FINLAY NEARING 30-30 STATUS
With 29 career regular-season goals and 29 career regular-season assists, Crew SC midfielder Ethan Finlay is one goal and one assist shy of reaching "30-30" status for his MLS career. Finlay would become just the fifth player in Crew SC history to reach that total for the club. Should he reach the milestone, he would join Brian McBride (62 goals, 45 assists for Columbus), Jeff Cunningham (64 goals, 44 assists), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (33 goals, 41 assists) and Federico Higuain (39 goals, 35 assists) in the 30-30 club.
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
Sunday's 4:00 p.m. ET start is available via regional television on The CW Columbus, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and BCSN2. Neil Sika (play-by-play) and Dwight Burgess (analyst) are set to have the call of the match. Coverage on The CW Columbus, TWCSC and BCSN2 begins at 4:00 p.m. ET and "Crew SC Post-Match" immediately follows the action only on TWCSC and BCSN2. Locally, the contest is available via the radio in English on CD102.5 FM and in Spanish on La Mega 103.1 FM. The English radio broadcast also is set to stream live on ColumbusCrewSC.com. A complete list of places to catch the Black & Gold on TV is available here. For complete regional television listings, please click here. Internationally, the contest can be viewed on the following: Abu Dhabi Sports; Starhub; BeIN Australia; BeIN Asia; Sportcast; Eurosport. Locally in Columbus, the Black & Gold are hosting an o cial viewing party at Land-Grant Brewing Company (424 W Town St, Columbus, OH 43215). Open to the public, all attendees 21-and-over have the opportunity to receive $1.00 off all "Greenskeeper IPA" and 20% of all "Glory" sales will go to benefit the Crew SC Foundation.
