Crew Holds Off LAFC LAFC 2–1 for 3rd MLS Cup

Los Angeles FC goaltender Maxime Crepeau (16) blocks a shot in front of Columbus Crew forward Diego Rossi (10) and LA Galaxy's Denis Bouanga (99) in the first half MLS soccer championship match, in Columbus, Ohio on Dec. 9, 2023. Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew held on to beat defending champion Los Angeles FC 2–1 on Saturday, Dec. 9, to win their third MLS Cup.

The Crew added the title to their championships in 2008, when they beat the New York Red Bulls, and 2020, when they defeated the Seattle Sounders.