Columbus Crew Secures Top-4 Seed with 2-1 Win, Ends CF Montreal's Postseason Hopes

Columbus Crew sets club-home record with 40 points this season and clinches third place in Eastern Conference; CF Montreal finishes 10th with only eight points on the road.

• Darlington Nagbe scored the winning goal in the second half for Columbus Crew, netting his third goal of the season, ensuring top-four seed placement and stopping CF Montreal from entering the postseason.
• Columbus Crew finishes this season with a 12-1-4 record at home, marking a club-record with 40 points. The Crew's previous record was 38 points earned in 2017.
• Despite an early lead for CF Montreal from Sunusi Ibrahim, Columbus Crew's Cucho Hernández equalized the score within the first 20 minutes of the game. With 16 goals this season, Hernandez's 27 total contributions are third most in club history.
• CF Montreal, finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference, has a respective road score of 2-13-2, totaling only eight points this season. Last season, the team earned 11 wins in away games, setting a club record.
• With the victory, Columbus Crew has secured a home-field advantage for a best-of-three first-round playoff series against Atlanta United beginning on October 28th.

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