Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from the previous Columbus Crew match.
For match 27 of the 2021 MLS Season, we take a look at Gyasi Zardes’ 44th minute goal against CF Montreal that gave the Crew a 1-0 lead as part of a 2-1 win on Saturday.
The Black & Gold returned to Lower.com Field on the back of a 1-1 draw at the Eastern Conference-leading New England Revolution. Back in Columbus, the Crew hosted a Montreal team ahead of them in the MLS Cup playoff standings, representing yet another must-win match if this team looks to sneak into the postseason late in the year.