Cucho Hernández: The Columbus Crew’s top scorer put the finishing touches on his award-winning resume at the end of the season with a beautiful first-half curler to level his side against CF Montréal. The Crew eventually won 2-1 at home to secure the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference while knocking Montréal short of the playoff line.
Julián Fernandez: NYCFC’s summer signing showed his worth with a stunning curler from distance to score the only goal in the Cityzens’ 1-0 home win over Chicago Fire FC. However, NYCFC remained below the final mark.
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