Patrick Schulte The Hero As Columbus Crew Reach CONCACAF Champions Cup Semi-Finals
Written by Patrick Echatah
Patrick Schulte’s night for the Columbus Crew began disastrously on Tuesday evening, but it couldn’t have ended better.
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The 23-year-old goalkeeper’s error put the Crew in a 2-1 aggregate deficit early in their Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg against Liga MX heavyweights Tigres UANL at Estadio Universitario.
However, after teammate Diego Rossi equalised in the 59th minute, forcing a scoreless overtime, Schulte delivered in the pivotal penalty-kick shootout, producing a pair of heroic saves that highlighted the Crew’s 4-3 shootout victory.
Columbus advanced to the CCC semifinals, where they will meet either Inter Miami CF or CF Monterrey later this month for a spot in the tournament’s championship on June 2.
“Patrick has been, again, I’m not surprised to be honest with you, because this is not easy what I’m asking to my players,” Columbus head coach Wilfried Nancy said postgame.
“I’ve learned a lot today about what we can do, about the adjustments that I could have done better. But at the end of the day Pat deserved that. I’m not surprised because, you know, the first question that people ask me is, ‘Do you think that Pat is going to be able to keep going?’ And I say, ‘Why do you think like this?’ Let’s see. And he knows that he has to evolve and so I’m really happy for him because I can tell you that he was really, really disappointed when we conceded the [opening] goal.”
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Meanwhile…
The MLS Disciplinary Committee delivered the following decisions after Matchday 8 of the 2024 season.
The MLS Disciplinary Committee penalised CF Montréal midfielder Nathan Saliba an unknown amount for failing to leave the pitch in time in the 53rd minute of the team’s match against Seattle Sounders FC on April 6.
The MLS Disciplinary Committee penalised Columbus Crew striker Cucho Hernández an undisclosed amount for failing to exit the pitch in a timely manner in the 75th minute of Columbus’ match against D.C. United on April 6.
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