Twenty MLS clubs began the season hoping to be crowned MLS Cup champions. Now, only the Columbus Crew or Portland Timbers will be able to live out that dream.
Crew SC entered the season as perennial favorites in the Eastern Conference. True to form, the club finished second behind the Red Bulls. Victories over Montreal and New York propelled Columbus to its first MLS Cup final since 2008.
MLS In Contention To Land Cristiano Ronaldo
The road to the final wasn't as rosy for the Timbers.
A roller coaster campaign was righted in late September, securing the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. After surviving two posts against Sporting Kansas City, Portland outlasted the Whitecaps and FC Dallas in the playoffs.
MLS Must Be The Next Move For Zlatan Ibrahimovic
A free live stream of the 2015 MLS Cup final can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus
Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 46
Odds, per Oddschecker.com: Columbus (16/13) - Draw (5/2) - Portland (53/21)
TV Coverage: ESPN
What They're Saying
Couldn't have said it any better. #CrewSC #ForColumbus https://t.co/ZU3cFoQYI9
— Columbus Crew SC (@ColumbusCrewSC) November 29, 2015
Portland's Caleb Porter can be the fourth head coach to win an @MLS title and an NCAA Div. I title (Arena, Schmid, Sampson).
— Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) November 30, 2015
Crew SC hosting Timbers in MLS Cup by virtue of better GD (+5 to +2) ... and they won 5-0 on final day of the season. Pretty remarkable.
— Jeff Lemieux (@jeff_lemieux) November 30, 2015
22 goals in the regular season. 3 in the Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs. More to come in #MLSCup? https://t.co/9ARF2YH9WF
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) December 1, 2015
For more content, follow us on Twitter @SportsWN or LIKE US on Facebook
© Copyright 2024 Sports World News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
