With his team trailing 3-1 in the 62nd minute, Columbus Crew coach Gregg Berhalter chose to make a rare triple-sub, removing the few regular starters he elected to play against the Portland Timbers, and replacing them with bench warmers, effectively waving the symbolic white flag for the match.
With the match seemingly in hand, and an away game against Minnesota United just three days later, many in the stadium looked expectantly to Portland’s Gio Savarese for substitutions to protect the lead and rest key players.
65th minute, 70th minute, 75th minute, 80th minute.