Captain Jonathan Mensah suffers Concacaf Champions League elimination with Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew captain Jonathan Mensah returned to the squad after recovering from a hamstring injury as they crashed out in the quarter-final of the CONCACAF Champions League after losing 3-0 against CF Monterrey.The 30-year-old started his first match for the Crew as they crashed out on a 5-2 on aggregate.In the first leg in Columbus, CF Monterrey scored three minutes into stoppage time to tie the game 2-2. In the second leg, it took just three minutes for Monterrey to score and take a 3-2 aggregate lead.Maximiliano Meza, who scored CF Monterrey’s first goal, found the back of the net again in the 26th minute to double the club’s lead over the Crew.Monterrey added a third goal in the 71st minute when Miguel Layn sent a free-kick past Eloy Room.The Crew will return to MLS action Saturday when it hosts D.C. United at Historic Crew Stadium.
