Crew SC came back to down the previously unblemished Portland Timbers in Week 4 of the Major League Soccer regular season at MAPFRE Stadium, securing their second consecutive win en route to leaping to the pinnacle of the Eastern Conference. With goals by Justin Meram, Ola Kamara and rookie Niko Hansen, the Black & Gold have struck an early season form that others are taking notice of.
FourFourTwo.com's Steve Davis ranked Crew SC among the league's best after the 3-2 victory over Portland. Back-to-back wins have Columbus inside the top-5:
State of great: Chances were at something of a premium in a 3-2 win over Portland. But the finishing was opportunistic and the back line showed signs of getting it together. Artur, a 20-year-old attacker on loan from Brazil’s Sao Paulo, keeps finding more ways to aid the Crew, which has won two in a row.
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See the highly touted Black & Gold take the field at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday at 4 p.m. when the unbeaten Orlando City SC comes to Columbus.
