The Union head over to Ohio this week to take on the Columbus Crew SC in a mid-week tilt. Kick off is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET on PHL17. Here’s everything you need to know about this Eastern-Conference foe:
Team: Columbus Crew
Venue: MAPFRE Stadium
Kick Off: 7:30 p.m. ET | PHL17
2018 Record: 4-3-3, 15 points, tied for fourth in Eastern Conference
Last Meeting: 0-0 Draw at Talen Energy Stadium, March 17, 2018
Starting XI From Last Match vs. Union (4-2-3-1): Zack Steffen; Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah, Lalas Abubakar, Milton Valenzuela; Artur, Wil Trapp; Cristian Martinez, Federico Higuain, Pedro Santos; Gyasi Zardes
Player to Watch: Gyasi Zardes
A fresh new start could be the key for Gyasi Zardes, as the forward came over to Columbus from LA in the offseason. Zardes got off to quite the hot start scoring three goals in Columbus’ first two games. The LA native scored his first Crew goal in an upset win at Toronto, and then punched in two more goals a week later against Montreal Impact. Since early March, Zardes has added two more goals to his name tallying a team-leading five goals on the year so far.
