The Columbus Crew fell 1-0 for the second straight game on the road Saturday against a solid Philadelphia Union team. The result dropped the Crew to seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Columbus conceded early due to a howler of an own goal by goalkeeper Eloy Room and the team was never able to claw back into the game. This now marks two straight games in which the Black & Gold have failed to score and conceded the winning goal on a defensive mistake.
The way the Crew was set up was different from the past few games in subtle ways, but the scoring touch was lacking from the Columbus attacking players.