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Columbus Crew's potentially golden night slides into blackness on Mexican pitch | Arace
Michael Arace
Columbus Dispatch
Give Pachuca full marks. They vaporized the Crew Saturday night.
The final score in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final at Estadio Hidalgo, located 60 miles northeast of Mexico City: Pachuco 3, Crew 0. If not for a sterling performance from Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, Pachuca would’ve won by more than a touchdown.
It was the biggest stage the Crew has ever set their feet upon. It was the highest-stakes game in club history. The Crew played a good first minute.