(An ed. note off the top: Apologizing ahead of time for that very punny headline… we couldn’t quite resist…)
The match between Atlanta United and Columbus Crew SC had more questions than answers going in for both sides due to that dreaded phrase this time of year.
“Schedule Compression…”
Between Open Cup matches with the Charleston Battery (Atlanta’s opponent, which started after a 2:42 weather delay and ended Thursday morning) and FC Cincinnati (Columbus’ opponent where the Crew started a Starting XI just as fitting for MLS matches), there would be a wonder as to the leg strength and available depth on both sides for the match at Bobby Dodd Stadium on the Georgia Tech campus.