Saturday night’s 3-0 win for Columbus Crew SC over the Chicago Fire was the best performance of the year for the Black & Gold. Not only did Crew SC assert the team’s dominance over a rival and Eastern Conference opponent on the score sheet, but demoralized a Fire group that walked off the field with their Dalmatian tails between their legs.
“That was part of the game plan, just really trying to use our fitness as a strength,” head coach Gregg Berhalter said after the win. “This is a very fit team and we wanted to take advantage of that.