Final against LAFC
Columbus Crew won the Major League Soccer championship for the third time after 2008 and 2020. On Saturday (local time), coach Wilfried Nancy’s team won the final against Los Angeles FC 2-1 (2-0). The team from Los Angeles, coached by former Hanoverian Steven Cherundolo, missed out on becoming the fourth team in MLS history to defend their title.
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Cucho Hernández (33rd) from the penalty spot and Yaw Yeboah (37th) scored within four minutes for Columbus in the first half, Denis Bouanga only managed the next goal for Los Angeles in the 74th minute. For Columbus, German-born midfielder Julian Gressel came on as a substitute in the 85th minute. The 29-year-old moved to the USA in 2013 and attended college, and made his debut for the US national team earlier this year. For Gressel it is the second US championship after 2018.
Midfielder Timothy Tillman was in the starting line-up for Los Angeles. The former DFB junior moved to the USA from SpVgg Greuther Fürth this summer and contributed five goals and four assists in 39 appearances. LAFC also includes well-known professionals such as the Italian European champion Giorgio Chiellini and the Mexican Carlos Vela in the squad.
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