Cucho Hernandez recorded his first MLS Hat Trick to guide the Columbus Crew to a uncommon highway win, 4-2 towards CF Montreal on Saturday.
The Crew (13-8-6, 45 factors) had been 0-2-2 in away matches since June 10. They’re 3-7-3 total on the highway.
Hernandez scored within the twenty second and forty third minutes to make it 3-0 after a Montreal personal aim by defender Gabriele Corbo within the 14th minute.
Mahala Opoku minimize the deficit to 3-1 within the 52nd, however Hernandez transformed a penalty within the sixty fifth to regain the three-goal lead, solely to see Jules-Anthony Vilsaint counter for Montreal within the 68th.
Montreal (11-14-2, 35 factors) has misplaced two straight after three wins in a row.
Hernandez leads the Crew with 9 targets. The final Crew hat trick was by Gyasi Zardes vs. Minnesota on Oct. 28, 2018.
The match was a homecoming for Crew coach Wilfried Nancy and heart again Rudy Camacho.
Nancy, Montreal’s head coach the previous two seasons, was a finalist for MLS Coach of the Yr final season after a franchise report 65 factors (20-9-5).
Camacho was acquired in a commerce with CF Montreal on July 31 after enjoying 128 matches for them since 2018.
The Crew went forward 1-0 when Corbo redirected a cross by Julian Gressel.
Columbus has scored the primary aim a league-high 18 occasions (12-3-3).
Hernadez doubled the lead with a diving header from 6 yards off a cross from the left facet by Diego Rossi.
He made it 3-0 with a slotted left-foot shot, with Yaw Yeboah offering the help.
Camacho gifted his former staff its first aim with a lax contact in his personal field that Vilsaint stole to arrange Opoku.
After George Campbell fouled Hernandez on the left fringe of the penalty space, he transformed his second PK in as many probabilities this season.
Vilsaint then scored on the left publish from a Matko Miljevic cross.
The Crew entered the match averaging 0.86 highway targets in comparison with 2.50 at house. This was the primary time they scored greater than two away targets this season.
—Area Stage Media
