The Columbus Crew have failed to defend their 2023 MLS Cup title and are knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by the New York Red Bulls following a 5-4 loss in penalty kicks.
After dropping Game 1 of the best-of three series 1-0 at Lower.com Field, the Crew were in a must-win situation for Game 2 on the road.
Columbus first took the lead in Game 2 during at the 55-minute mark with a goal from substitution Max Arfsten.
A series of Crew mistakes, including Rudy Camacho's foul inside the box that led to a penalty kick, allowed New York to take a 2-1 lead with 80 minutes played.
New York still led at the end of regulation, but a header goal from forward Christian Ramirez in stoppage time tied the game 2-2.
The score remained tied until the final whistle, taking the game to a shootout.
During the first set of penalty kicks, Columbus took the 1-0 lead when Diego Rossi hit his attempt and Patrick Schulte recorded a save against John Tolkin.
With the Red Bulls and Crew each going 3-for-3 on their second through fourth attempts, Columbus was ahead 4-5 going into both team's the final shot. A miss from Yevhen Cheberko off a save from goalkeeper Carlos Coronel sent the shootout to extra kicks.
Cheberko's miss was the start of three-straight failed penalties from Columbus and despite Schulte recording a save on New York's sixth attempt, Daniel Edelman scored on the seventh to advance New York to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
This marks the end of the Crew's 50-game season and the first time this year Columbus has fallen short of a tournament final.
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A shot-by-shot log of the penalty kick shootout:
A late goal from forward Christian Ramirez has kept the Crew alive in the MLS Cup playoffs, and Game 2 goes to PKs after regulation ends in 2-2 tie.
Off a corner kick, Crew forward Christian Ramirez scored in stoppage time with a header in front of the Red Bulls' goal. Game 2 tied 2-2.
New York Red Bulls defender Sean Nealis was given a yellow card for a foul against Crew forward Jacen Russell-Rowe near midfield.
The Red Bulls fouled striker Cucho Hernandez right outside their own box, setting up a Crew free kick. When arguing if it was a penalty kick or free kick, Hernandez was shown a yellow card.
With Hernandez taking the kick, the attempt was blocked by New York and hit out of the box.
The Crew sent in forward Christian Ramirez for Mo Farsi and defender Andres Herrera for Rudy Camacho late in Game 2.
On the penalty kick following the foul from Crew defender Rudy Camacho inside his own box, the Red Bulls scored to take the lead 2-1 in Game 2. Midfielder Emil Forsberg took the attempt and as goalkeeper Patrick Schulte dove to his left, Foreberg's shot went to the right of Schulte, rolling into the goal.
The Red Bulls were given a penalty kick attempt following a foul from defender Rudy Camacho inside the Crew's box.
The Red Bulls midfielder Emil Forsberg had just gotten the ball off a long pass, and went one-on-one with goalkeeper Patrick Schulte in the Crew's box. Schulte got his hand on the shot attempt and hit the ball out of bounce.
It was a late call, but Red Bulls defender Dylan Nealis was given a yellow card for a foul against midfielder Dylan Chambost.
After battling for the ball on the sideline, New York took off in transition and with three passes, found forward Dante Vanzeir inside the box. Vanzeir took little time to move to the left and send a shot past goalkeeper Patrick Schulte to tie Game 2 1-1.
Less than a minute after coming off the bench, midfielder Max Arfsten scored the Crew's first goal of the series off an assist from striker Cucho Hernandez. Columbus takes a 1-0 lead vs Red Bulls in Game 2.
In the middle of the box, Hernandez received a pass and after one touch, found Arfsten crashing on the left side. Arfsten scored directly off the pass.
The Red Bulls were given the first yellow card of the game when midfielder Felipe Carballo fouled midfielder Sean Zawadzki right outside New York's box.
Despite the Crew taking seven more shot attempts than New York in the first half, Game 2 of the MLS Cup first-round series is scoreless at halftime. Here are the first half stats.
Possession rate: Crew (59.1%), Red Bulls (40.9%)
Shots: Crew (9), Red Bulls (2)
Shots on goal: Crew (1), Red Bulls (0)
Fouls: Crew (3), Red Bulls (5)
Goalkeeper saves: Crew (0), Red Bulls (1)
The Crew had the offensive momentum once again, but once again failed to score. In back-to-back shot attempts, Diego Rossi's attempt was first saved by goalkeeper Carlos Coronel and then Dylan Chambost's had his blocked by midfielder Cameron Harper.
On back-to-back shot opportunities, the Crew failed to score after both hit off the post. The first one came from Diego Rossi and the second Cucho Hernandez.
The Red Bulls were in control of the ball following a Crew turnover, and worked their way into Columbus' box. After multiple passes, New York sent a cross pass in the box, but goalkeeper Patrick Schulte grabbed the ball and ended the play.
The Crew set up for another free kick right outside the Red Bulls' box when Cucho Hernandez was fouled. Hernandez once again used the attempt to take a long shot, but went too high, missing the goal.
Red Bulls were awarded a corner kick after Crew defender Yevhen Cheberko hit the ball out of play on a clearance. Taking the attempt from the right side of the field, midfielder John Tolkin sent the ball in the box to defender Dylan Nealis.
Nealis found the ball with a header, but sent his shot attempt out of bounds.
On the left side of the field, Cucho Hernandez was fouled on the outside edge of Red Bulls' box, leading to a Crew free kick. Hernandez took the kick by launching a shot that went too far right, missing the goal.
Cucho Hernandez received a pass while making a run inside the Red Bulls' box, setting up a header shot for Hernandez. The shot took a bounce but went out of bounds.
Every other Eastern Conference first-round series is still ongoing, tied at 1-1, with the Crew and Red Bulls being the last Game 2 from the conference.
In the Western Conference, both Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United have advanced to the conference semifinals. The other two series are playing Game 2 today.
Eastern Conference series:
Western Conference series:
Here is the starting 11 for New York vs Columbus:
Here is the starting 11 for Columbus vs New York:
Crew forward Diego Rossi missed Game 1 of the MLS Cup first-round series against the New York Red Bulls with a back injury. Following the game, Crew coach Wilfried Nancy provided insight on Rossi's status for Game 2. Read more below.
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Here are the officials for the Crew vs New York tonight:
The Crew are 40-38-13 overall against New York Red Bulls. In the postseason, Columbus is 6-3 against the Red Bulls.
The Crew vs. New York English-speaking radio broadcast will be on Alt 105.7 FM and available via the iHeartRadio app. Chris Doran will be on the call.
The Spanish radio broadcast can be found on La Grande 102.5 FM and the La Grande radio app with Juan Valladares doing play-by-play.
Game 2 of Crew-New York series will streamed on Apple TV via MLS Season Pass. MLS Season Pass is available for the playoffs with a free Apple TV login. Here are the broadcast teams for tonight:
Kickoff: 4:40 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 3 at Red Bulls Arena in Harrison, N.J.
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