Crew oust CF Montréal from playoffs with 2-1 victory

CFM totalled only eight points on the road this season, going 2-13-2.

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Published Oct 21, 2023 • 1 minute read

CF Montréal forward Romell Quioto, left, chases the ball in front of Columbus Crew defender Rudy Camacho during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Photo by Paul Vernon /AP

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Darlington Nagbe scored the winner in the second half and the Columbus Crew clinched a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference, while eliminating CF Montréal from postseason play with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.

Columbus (16-9-9) finishes 12-1-4 at home this season, posting a club-record 40 points. The Crew’s previous record was 38 in 2017. The Crew have only one loss at home in their last 27 matches in all competitions.

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Nagbe took a pass from defender Malte Amundsen five minutes into the second half and scored for a third time this season.

Sunusi Ibrahim used an assist from Zachary Brault-Guillard in the 7th minute to give Montreal (12-17-5) the early lead.

Cucho Hernandez scored the equalizer for the Crew in the 17th minute when he snagged a pass from defender Steven Moreira to notch his 16th goal this season. Hernandez’s 27 goal contributions this season are the third-most in club history. Hernandez has scored 10 goals since the start of September, tops in the league.

Patrick Schulte saved one shot for Columbus. Jonathan Sirois had three saves for Montreal.

CFM entered play having won two of its last three matches in Columbus after going 1-9-2 in its first 12 trips there.

CF Montréal totalled only eight points on the road this season, going 2-13-2. Last season, the club had 11 wins away from home, the most by any club in the post-shootout era (2000 on).