Overview
- Patrick Schulte made four saves for the Crew, including a goal-line stop to deny Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
- Carlos Coronel recorded his eighth shutout of the season for the Red Bulls.
- New York doubled Columbus’s shot attempts and limited the visitors to a single effort in the first half.
- Wessam Abou Ali made his first start for Columbus, playing 80 minutes and registering two chances with 70% passing.
- It was the teams’ first meeting since the Red Bulls swept the Crew in the 2024 first-round playoff series.