Saturday’s Columbus Crew match didn’t require much of a search to find a storyline, which is sometimes difficult with the new MLS schedule structure of Eastern Conference teams playing only a few Western Conference teams a year. The Crew traveled to Commerce City, Colorado, almost three months since Columbus traded 2020 MLS Cup champion Gyasi Zardes to the Colorado Rapids. In the end, a goal a piece for each team in the first half was all the goals in the 90, ending with a 1-1 draw.
A side story of the match was talks of altitude.