Columbus Crew 2 capped a dominant first season with a 4-1 victory over St. Louis CITY2 to win MLS Next Pro Cup.
From the beginning of the MLS Next Pro season in March, Columbus Crew 2 was a dominant force.at 16-3-5, clinching the No. 1 overall seed for the playoffs and home-field advantage throughout the postseason. Crew 2 downed Rochester NY FC 4-0 in the first round of the playoffs and pulled off a 4-3 win over Toronto FC II in the Eastern Conference final, setting themselves up to host the inaugural MLS Next Pro Cup.
"It was just a dream come true," Courtois said."We never expected such a happy ending initiating the season. As the season goes, , 'We're going to be able to match the individual goals with the collective. Let's go for it.' It was never the plan, but it turned out pretty well. Amazing. So happy for this group."
"We won that game before we even started it," Micaletto said."Our mentality was, this was our opportunity, we're going to go grab it. It's easy to say after the fact, but I genuinely did have no doubt in my mind we were going to be the champions today, because I know how prepared we were." "The only thing we didn't want to do was doubt," Courtois said."Yes, it's going to be risky. Yes, it's going to be taxing. But we know what we want to do with and without the ball, so play with no fear."
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