Follow-Up: Columbus Crew Clinch Playoff Berth for Fourth Straight Year; Regular-Season Finale at Chicago on November 7
The Columbus Crew of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, clinched a Major League Soccer playoff berth on November 1 without playing, qualifying for the postseason for the fourth straight year.
The Crew had beaten D.C. United 3-0 at home on October 31 for a fifth straight win, and both results they needed on November 1 fell their way: Toronto FC lost on the road to Atlanta United, and the New York Red Bulls lost on the road to Nashville SC, which rallied from 2-0 down to win 3-2 with a stoppage-time winner. With those results, the Crew locked up a playoff spot in eighth place in the Eastern Conference at 13 wins, 15 losses and 5 draws for 44 points; eighth place sits one spot above the final qualifying position.
Columbus was at the bottom of the East on September 1 but has since gone 8-3 over 12 games, winning seven of its last eight, to complete a strong late surge. The Crew's regular-season finale is on November 7 on the road against the Chicago Fire.
(Source: The Columbus Dispatch)
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
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Photo: 图：哥伦布机员队比赛（资料图）。Isaac Freeman 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: a Columbus Crew match (file photo). By Isaac Freeman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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