On Saturday, the Columbus Crew needed a hero. The team ended up with two.
With only one win in the past nine league games, and after being held scoreless in their past two matches, the Crew got some much-needed help in the 2-1 win at Atlanta United in the form of captain and Jonathan Mensah and goalkeeper Eloy Room. Mensah led the Black & Gold out of the gate with a headed goal in the first minute of the game and Room put on his best performance of the season to hold the dynamic Atlanta offense to a single goal and preserve Columbus’ first road win of the season.