Columbus Crew SC are back home at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday, June 24, for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff against the Montreal Impact, in what will be the two clubs' second and final meeting of the 2017 regular-season. The Black & Gold currently hold an overall 7-5-3 record over the Impact.
The last time the two Eastern Conference clubs matched up, the Black & Gold rallied to take their Canadian counterparts for a 3-2 spin on May 13 at Stade Saputo off the back of a heroic Justin Meram hat trick.
Crew SC found the back of the net first in the 14th minute and doubled the lead in the 28th minute. The Impact began their failed comeback in the 52nd minute thanks to Ignacio Piatti before an Anthony Jackson-Hamel equalizer in the 77th minute. In a dramatic grand finale, Meram’s game-winner found the back of the net in stoppage time sending the Black & Gold home victorious.
Last season, Crew SC and the Impact met three times. The first meeting of the 2016 MLS regular season left the Crew SC at a 2-0 at Olympic Stadium on April 9. About a month later, the two Eastern Conference clubs exchanged blows to end in a 4-4 draw at MAPFRE Stadium on May 7. In their final meeting, on June 18, the two teams again ended in a draw at MAPFRE Stadium, neither team finding the back of the net.
Crew SC next plays the Montreal Impact at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday, June 24 with a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff. Enjoy half-off select beers (for supporters ages 21-and-over), Pepsi products, brats and pretzels through the 15th minute.
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The Black & Gold welcome German Bundesliga-side and DFB Pokal-finalist Eintracht Frankfurt to MAPFRE Stadium for an international friendly on Monday, July 17. The match is set to kick off at 7:30 p.m.