2016 GAME GUIDE. CHICAGO FIRE v COLUMBUS CREW SC. (March 19, Toyota Park, 4 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS 2016 SEASON RECORDS WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

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1 2016 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Fire at home Crew SC on road LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (55 meetings): Fire 24 wins (1 shootout), 81 goals Crew SC 16 wins (0 shootout), 82 goals Ties 15 AT CHICAGO (28 meetings): Fire 14 wins (0 shootout), 44 goals Crew SC 6 wins (0 shootout), 34 goals Ties 8 LAST YEAR (MLS) 5/22: CLB 2, CHI 2 (Kamara 8, 55 Accam 58; J. Johnson 94+) 7/15: CHI 0, CLB 1 (Kamara 41) 7/19: CLB 3, CHI 1 (Higuain 2; Kamara 17; Finlay 83 Accam 9) FIRE Sat. Apr. 2 Philadelphia Sun. Apr. 10 at NYCFC Sat. Apr. 16 Montreal Sat. Apr. 30 D.C. United UPCOMING MATCHES RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER TYPE OF PLAY OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS DISTANCE INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA CREW SC Sat. Apr. 2 at FC Dallas Sat. Apr. 9 at Montreal Sat. Apr. 16 NYCFC Sat. Apr. 23 Houston WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM FIRE CREW SC F A F A GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL HOW SCORED GAME GUIDE CHICAGO FIRE v COLUMBUS CREW SC (March 19, Toyota Park, 4 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Craig Lowry; AR2 (opposite): Anthony Vasoli; 4th: Jorge Gonzalez DISCIPLINARY SITUATION CHI: Michael Harrington (through March 20) none none 15 Calistri 11 Accam 16 Jimenez 14 Francis 28 Lampson 16 4 Campbell Kappelhof 7 Goossens 6 Tchani 22 Sauro 12 Alvarez 77 Igboananike 23 K Kamara 10 Higuain 1 Clark 2 Polster 20 Trapp 4 Parkhurst DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE INTERNATIONAL DUTY 66 Meira 3 Vincent 13 Finlay 25 Afful ROSTERS CHICAGO FIRE 2 Matt Polster (MF) 3 Brandon Vincent (DF) 4 Johan Kappelhof (DF) 5 Michael Harrington (DF) 6 Eric Gehrig (DF) 7 John Goossens (MF) 9 Gilberto (FW) 11 David Accam (FW) 12 Arturo Alvarez (MF) 13 Rodrigo Ramos (DF) 15 Joey Calistri (MF) 16 Jonathan Campbell (DF) 17 Collin Fernandez (MF) 18 Drew Conner (MF) 21 Nick LaBrocca (MF) 22 Patrick Doody (DF) 23 Patrick McLain (GK) 25 Sean Johnson (GK) 26 Michael Stephens (MF) 28 Matt Lampson (GK) 29 Alex Morrell (FW) 30 Razvan Cocis (MF) 66 Joao Meira (DF) 77 Kennedy Igboananike (FW) COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 Steve Clark (GK) 2 Tyson Wahl (DF) 3 Corey Ashe (MF) 4 Michael Parkhurst (DF) 6 Tony Tchani (MF) 7 Emil Larsen (MF) 8 Mohammed Saeid (MF) 9 Justin Meram (MF) 10 Federico Higuain (MF) 11 Cedrick Mabwati (MF) 13 Ethan Finlay (MF) 14 Waylon Francis (DF) 16 Hector Jimenez (MF) 17 Ola Kamara (FW) 19 Rodrigo Saravia (MF) 20 Wil Trapp (MF) 21 Chad Barson (DF) 22 Gaston Sauro (DF) 23 Kei Kamara (FW) 25 Harrison Afful (DF) 26 Ben Swanson (MF) 27 Conor Casey (FW) 29 Marshall Hollingsworth (MF) 30 Matt Pacifici (GK) 33 Amro Tarek (DF) 41 Brad Stuver (GK) RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL (W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOW CHI CLB THE LAST TIME CHICAGO FIRE COLUMBUS CREW SC Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since) Home win 10/03/2015 CHI 3, NE 1 (2) 10/25/2015 CLB 5, DC 0 (1) Road win 7/12/2014 CHI 1, NE 0 (26) 10/17/2015 CLB 2, TOR 0 (1) Home loss 3/06/2016 CHI 3, NYC 4 (0) 3/12/2016 CLB 1, PHI 2 (0) Road loss 10/18/2015 CHI 0, DC 4 (1) 3/06/2016 CLB 1, POR 2 (0) Tie game 3/11/2016 CHI 1, ORL 1 (0) 8/19/2015 CLB 2, NYC 2 (11) Shutout for 8/02/2015 CHI 2, DAL 0 (15) 10/25/2015 CLB 5, DC 0 (2) Shutout vs. 10/18/2015 CHI 0, DC 4 (3) 9/06/2015 CLB 0, DAL 3 (8) GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Fire Crew SC LT LL TEAM LEADERS FIRE G: 2 Accam A: 1 3 players tied SHT: 10 Accam SOG: 6 Accam FC: 4 Joao Meira FS: 5 Accam OF: 3 Accam C: 2 Meira/Polster E: 1 Harrington CREW SC G: 1 Higuain/Kamara A: 1 Finlay/Saeid SHT: 11 Kamara SOG: 3 Kamara FC: 5 Sauro FS: 4 Higuain/Tchani OF: 1 Afful C: 1 Sauro/Trapp E: 0 GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP TOT AVG CHI CLB GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP TOT AVG CHI CLB GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total CHI CLB GOALS ALLOWED Total CHI CLB

2 CHICAGO FIRE CHICAGO FIRE v COLUMBUS CREW SC (March 19, Toyota Park, 4 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 22) 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Matt Polster MF /08/1993 Milwaukee, WI Brandon Vincent DF /01/1994 Los Angeles, CA Johan Kappelhof DF /05/1990 Amsterdam, Netherlands Michael Harrington DF /24/1986 Greenville, NC Eric Gehrig DF /25/1987 Harvey, IL John Goossens MF /25/1988 Heemstede, Netherlands Gilberto FW /05/1989 Piranhas, Brazil David Accam FW /28/1990 Accra, Ghana Arturo Alvarez MF /28/1985 Houston, TX Rodrigo Ramos DF /24/1995 Juazeiro, Brazil Joey Calistri MF /20/1993 Deerfield, IL Jonathan Campbell DF /27/1993 Greensboro, NC Collin Fernandez MF /13/1997 Downers Grove, IL Drew Conner MF /18/1994 Cary, IL Nick LaBrocca MF /04/1984 Staten Island, NY Patrick Doody DF /22/1992 Naperville, IL Patrick McLain GK /22/1988 Eau Claire, WI Sean Johnson GK /31/1989 Atlanta, GA Michael Stephens MF /03/1989 Hinsdale, IL Matt Lampson GK /06/1989 Cleveland, TN Alex Morrell FW /11/1994 Lakeland, FL Razvan Cocis MF /19/1983 Slatina, Romania Joao Meira DF /30/1987 Setubal, Portugal Kennedy Igboananike FW /26/1989 Nir-Igbo, Nigeria HEAD COACH : Veljko Paunovic 08/21/1977 W0 L1 T1 COLUMBUS CREW SC 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Steve Clark GK /14/1986 Mason, MI Tyson Wahl DF /23/1984 Newport Beach, CA Corey Ashe MF /14/1986 Orange County, CA Michael Parkhurst DF /24/1984 Providence, RI Tony Tchani MF /13/1989 Dovala, Cameroon Emil Larsen MF /22/1991 Lyngby, Denmark Mohammed Saeid MF /24/1990 Orebro, Sweden Justin Meram MF /04/1988 Shelby Township, MI Federico Higuain MF /25/1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina Cedrick Mabwati MF /08/1992 Kinshasa, Zaire Ethan Finlay MF /06/1990 Duluth, MN Waylon Francis DF /20/1990 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica Hector Jimenez MF /03/1988 Huntington Park, CA Ola Kamara FW /15/1989 Oslo, Norway Rodrigo Saravia MF /22/1993 Guatemala City, Guatemala Wil Trapp MF /15/1993 Columbus, OH Chad Barson DF /25/1991 Columbus, OH Gaston Sauro DF /23/1990 Rosario, Argentina Kei Kamara FW /01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone Harrison Afful DF /24/1986 Tema, Ghana Ben Swanson MF /18/1997 Grove City, OH Conor Casey FW /25/1981 Dover, NH Marshall Hollingsworth MF /06/1993 Libertyville, IL Matt Pacifici GK /31/1993 Charlotte, NC Amro Tarek DF /17/1992 Los Angeles, CA Brad Stuver GK /16/1991 Mayfield, OH Chase Minter MF /19/1992 Rowlett, TX HEAD COACH : Gregg Berhalter 08/01/1973 W29 L23 T18

3 CHICAGO FIRE vs COLUMBUS CREW SC TOYOTA PARK, Bridgeview, Ill. March 19, 2016 (WEEK 3, MLS Game #22) 5 p.m. ET (CSN-Chi+; TWC-OH / FOX-28) A pair of Eastern Conference clubs looking for their first victories of the season meet when the Chicago Fire play host to Columbus Crew SC on Saturday afternoon at Toyota Park. The Fire came away with a point from their first road trip of the season last weekend, reaching a 1-1 draw at Orlando City SC. Crew SC have opened their season with back-toback losses, following a 2-1 home defeat by Philadelphia Union last weekend. REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Craig Lowry; AR2 (opposite): Anthony Vasoli; 4 th : Jorge Gonzalez MLS Career: 3 games; FC/gm: 26.7; Y/gm: 2.7; R: 1; pens: 1 SUSPENDED: CHI: Michael Harrington (through March 20) DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (55 meetings): Fire 24 wins (1 shootout), 81 goals Crew SC 16 wins (0 shootout), 82 goals Ties 15 AT CHICAGO (28 meetings): Fire 14 wins (0 shootout), 44 goals Crew SC 6 wins (0 shootout), 34 goals Ties 8 RETURN MATCHES: 10/1: Columbus Crew SC vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 p.m. ET; 10/13: Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC, 7:30 p.m. CT LAST YEAR (MLS) 5/22: CLB 2, CHI 2 (Kamara 8, 55 Accam 58; J. Johnson 94+) 7/15: CHI 0, CLB 1 (Kamara 41) 7/19: CLB 3, CHI 1 (Higuain 2; Kamara 17; Finlay 83 Accam 9) The teams met three times in They reached a 2-2 draw May 22 in Columbus, then Crew SC defeated the Fire twice in a span of five days a 1-0 win July 15 at Toyota Park, then a 3-1 win July 19 at Mapfre Stadium. Crew SC haven t lost to the Fire in the last six meetings in the series. The last Fire victory was a 2-1 win in Columbus, June 22, Crew SC have come away with points in the last four home encounters with the Fire, winning three. The Crew SC victory last year at Toyota Park was their first in Bridgeview since the 2006 season. The Fire had gone in the 13 meetings in between. Coaches record: Veljko Paunovic vs. CLB: first game Gregg Berhalter vs. CHI: P5 W3 L0 T2 CHICAGO FIRE The Chicago Fire gained their first standings point of the season in their first road match, playing to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC on Friday evening at the Citrus Bowl. The Fire are in a tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference with 1 point from 2 games. LAST MATCH Orlando City SC took the lead after just four minutes when Cyle Larin pulled in a Kevin Molino feed, sidestepped a defender at the top of the box and fired past Fire goalkeeper Matt Lampson. The Fire answered back 10 minutes later when David Accam hit home, streaking behind the defense to collect a long ball from John Goossens and beat Orlando keeper Joe Bendik. The home side played a man up for the final hour after Chicago defender Michael Harrington was sent off for a reckless tackle on Brek Shea in the 32nd minute. Fire manager Veljko Paunovic made two changes to the team that fell 4-3 to New York City FC at Toyota Park. Jonathan Campbell and John Goossens came into the team, replacing Razvan Cocis and Gilberto. CHICAGO FIRE ( ): Matt Lampson - Joao Meira, Jonathan Campbell, Johan Kappelhof - Michael Harrington (ejected 32), Matt Polster, John Goossens (Razvan Cocis 73), Brandon Vincent - Arturo Alvarez (Rodrigo Ramos 87) - Kennedy Igboananike (Joey Calistri 84), David Accam. TEAM NEWS The Fire saw their overall road winless streak extended to 26 games, dating back to July 2014, now the second-longest in MLS history and one game away from the all-time league record (New York Red Bulls, ). We need to work hard and that s what we did. Every ball I had to chase, I did. It paid off. It means a lot because it was our first away game of the season and even when we were a man down, we still believe that we MLS GAME INFORMATION

4 can still get points, said Fire striker David Accam. I think this year we have more quality. I believe we can beat anyone in this league. Accam scored for a second consecutive match, and has scored the last two Fire goals. Accam has been involved in three of the Fire s four goals this season (with one assist). I think David always brings that, Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic said. He has great talent and amazing speed and ability. Today was one of those when he showed us a lot. He has the ability to change a game and always gives his best for the team. Dutch midfielder John Goossens made his Fire and MLS debut, starting in a deeper central midfield role. He recorded his first MLS assist on the lone Chicago goal. Rookie Jonathan Campbell made his first career start, playing in the center of a three-man backline. Campbell made his full professional debut in the season opener, coming on at halftime. There will be a forced change in the Fire team in the Columbus match after Michael Harrington was sent off just after the half-hour, making his second start for the club after coming from Portland in the offseason. It s never easy but we adapted well. There were moments of confusion, who s going to play where. It s not easy to communicate but it was still enough time to adjust, said Paunovic. The guys did very well to adapt to the new system, 4-4-1, to defend and try to play on counter. Especially Kennedy Igboananike who did very well on the left side. We had to stick together and stick to our team spirit and work as a team. The Fire conceded the opening goal after just four minutes, the second consecutive week they ve allowed a goal in the opening quarter-hour. The two goals in the opening 15 minutes are tied for most in MLS this season. It is definitely something that we should really work on coming out defensively strong early. It s not easy to come back from a goal early, but the team showed resilience and we did everything that we could to stay in the game to get a result away from home, down a man for close to 70 minutes, said goalkeeper Matt Lampson. That shows the heart of this team and how hard we work for each other, and that s the reason we got a result today. COLUMBUS CREW SC Columbus Crew SC suffered a second consecutive loss to start the new season, falling 2-1 to Philadelphia Union on Saturday evening at Mapfre Stadium. Crew SC are in a tie for ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 0 points from 2 games. LAST MATCH Union opened the scoring in first half stoppage time when Chris Pontius slotted home a long throw-in that was nicked before reaching him at the top of the box. Pontius then doubled the Philadelphia lead in the 71st minute with a left-footed strike that settled inside Steve Clark's left-hand post. Kei Kamara pulled Columbus within a goal when his 87th-minute header from a corner kick found the back of the net, but the hosts were unable to beat the stellar Andre Blake between the posts again. Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter made no changes to the team that falling 2-1 to the Portland Timbers in the season opener at Providence Park. COLUMBUS CREW SC ( ): Steve Clark - Harrison Afful, Michael Parkhurst, Gaston Sauro, Waylon Francis (Mohammed Saeid 74) - Wil Trapp, Tony Tchani - Ethan Finlay (Justin Meram 74), Federico Higuain, Hector Jimenez (Cedrick Mabwati 59) - Kei Kamara. TEAM NEWS Crew SC suffered a second consecutive defeat to open the season, the first time since 2006 the club has lost its opening two games. This is a tough league, and you guys see the results today, and you see what s happening with this league, said Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter. You can t predict any results right now. Part of our job is to play our game and what s most disappointing is that in the second half we didn t do that, at all. You re down a goal, but you stick to the program. You keep the ball moving fast, you focus on your spacing and we will get chances. Unfortunately, it went haywire a little bit in the second half. The two-game losing streak matches the longest stretch of defeats for Crew SC last season, which occurred twice. The second Sept. 26-Oct. 3 also started with a defeat by the Portland Timbers. It s two losses in a row and that s not good. In these two games there was some good football, we played over 180 minutes, said Berhalter. But, by and large, we came up short in these two games. We re going to look to improve and get better, to raise individual levels, and focus on our performance. Crew SC have taken an MLS-best 38 attempts at goal through the opening two matches. Eleven of those have been on target, tied for sixth-most in the league. Kei Kamara netted his first goal of the season, heading home in the 87th minute. I think it just starts with us wanting to compete and that comes from within and that s where it has to start. We obviously all know what our responsibilities are and our job, but first and foremost we have to be willing to do the work, said midfielder Ethan Finlay. And like Gregg [Berhalter] said, movement off the ball is work that you MLS GAME INFORMATION

5 don t always get recognized for, but I think throughout the game, as the game went on in the second half before they scored their second [goal] it got a little stagnant. That s something that we usually pride ourselves in, is our movement off the ball and our ball movement, and that just wasn t there. Mohammed Saeid made his season debut, coming on for the final 16 minutes. He recorded his second career MLS assist his first coming in his last league appearance (last Oct. 25 vs. D.C. United). The match at Toyota Park begins a stretch of three away matches for Crew SC, with trips to FC Dallas and Montréal Impact following. We don t view three upcoming road games as, We re in a real bad spot, Michael Parkhurst said. We think we re capable of winning every game that we play, so I m fully confident we ll turn things around. MLS GAME INFORMATION

6 2016 CHICAGO FIRE STATISTICS (0-1-1, 1 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 11 F David Accam F Kennedy Igboananike M Razvan Cocis M Arturo Alvarez M John Goossens D Brandon Vincent F Gilberto D Joao Meira M Joey Calistri D Johan Kappelhof D Jonathan Campbell G Matt Lampson M Matt Polster D Michael Harrington D Rodrigo Ramos Own-goals received 0 Opponent totals Team totals GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: David Accam 1-1 CHICAGO FIRE GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 28 G Matt Lampson Team totals Opponent totals Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

7 2016 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (0-2-0, 0 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 10 M Federico Higuain F Kei Kamara M Ethan Finlay M Mohammed Saeid M Cedrick Mabwati F Conor Casey D Gaston Sauro D Harrison Afful M Hector Jimenez M Justin Meram D Michael Parkhurst G Steve Clark M Tony Tchani D Waylon Francis M Wil Trapp Own-goals received 0 Opponent totals Team totals GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLUMBUS CREW SC GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Steve Clark Team totals Opponent totals Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

8 CHICAGO FIRE 2016 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES: Sun. Mar. 6 New York City FC L CHI: Cocis (19) Igboananike (49) Accam (72); NYC: McNamara (10) Taylor (29) Shelton (36) Diskerud (63) Fri. Mar. 11 at Orlando City T CHI: Accam (14); ORL: Larin (4) SC Sat. Mar. 19 Columbus Sat. Apr. 2 Philadelphia Sun. Apr. 10 at New York City FC Sat. Apr. 16 Montreal Sat. Apr. 30 D.C. United Wed. May 11 at Vancouver Sat. May 14 at New England Wed. May 18 at New York Sat. May 21 Houston Sat. May 28 Portland Sat. June 18 at Colorado Wed. June 22 at Philadelphia Fri. July 1 San Jose Sat. July 9 at Toronto FC Wed. July 13 Sporting KC Sat. July 16 at FC Dallas Sat. July 23 at New England Sun. July 31 New York Sat. Aug. 6 at Real Salt Lake Sun. Aug. 14 Orlando City SC Sat. Aug. 20 at Montreal Wed. Aug. 24 Los Angeles Sat. Aug. 27 at D.C. United Sat. Sep. 3 Philadelphia Sat. Sep. 10 Toronto FC Fri. Sep. 16 D.C. United Fri. Sep. 23 at New York City FC Wed. Sep. 28 at Seattle Sat. Oct. 1 at Columbus Thu. Oct. 13 Columbus Sun. Oct. 16 New England Sun. Oct. 23 at Toronto FC 2016 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

9 COLUMBUS CREW SC 2016 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES: Sun. Mar. 6 at Portland L CLB: Higuain (68); POR: Valeri (23) Adi (79) Sat. Mar. 12 Philadelphia L CLB: Kamara (87); PHI: Pontius (46+,71) Sat. Mar. 19 at Chicago Sat. Apr. 2 at FC Dallas Sat. Apr. 9 at Montreal Sat. Apr. 16 New York City FC Sat. Apr. 23 Houston Sat. Apr. 30 at Seattle Sat. May 7 Montreal Sat. May 14 Colorado Sat. May 21 at Toronto FC Sat. May 28 Real Salt Lake Wed. June 1 at Philadelphia Sat. June 18 Montreal Sat. June 25 New York Sun. July 3 at Sporting KC Sat. July 9 at New England Wed. July 13 Toronto FC Sat. July 16 D.C. United Sat. July 23 Orlando City SC Sun. July 31 at Toronto FC Sat. Aug. 13 New York City FC Sat. Aug. 20 at New England Wed. Aug. 24 Philadelphia Sat. Aug. 27 San Jose Sat. Sep. 3 at Los Angeles Sat. Sep. 10 Vancouver Sat. Sep. 17 at Orlando City SC Sun. Sep. 25 New England Wed. Sep. 28 at D.C. United Sat. Oct. 1 Chicago Thu. Oct. 13 at Chicago Sun. Oct. 16 at New York Sun. Oct. 23 at New York City FC 2016 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

10 FIRE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016) Goals 1 4 times 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Assists 1 David Accam 03/06/2016 vs NYC L Arturo Alvarez 03/06/2016 vs NYC L John Goossens 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Shots 7 David Accam 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Shots on Goal 5 David Accam 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Fouls Committed 2 7 times 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Fouls Suffered 4 Matt Polster 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Offside 3 David Accam 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Saves 6 Matt Lampson 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Shots Faced 10 Matt Lampson 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Goals Allowed 4 Matt Lampson 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016) Goals 3 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Assists 2 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Shots 17 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Shots on Goal 9 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Fouls Committed 12 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Fouls Suffered 21 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Corner Kicks 12 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Offside 7 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Saves 6 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Shots Faced 10 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Goals Allowed 4 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 10 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Shots on Goal 2 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Fouls Committed 8 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Fouls Suffered 9 03/06/2016 vs NYC L 3-4 Corner Kicks 3 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Offside 0 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Saves 4 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 Shots Faced 5 03/11/2016 vs ORL T 1-1 CREW SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016) Goals 1 Federico Higuain 03/06/2016 at POR L Kei Kamara 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Assists 1 Ethan Finlay 03/06/2016 at POR L Mohammed Saeid 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Shots 7 Federico Higuain 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Shots on Goal 2 Kei Kamara 03/06/2016 at POR L Justin Meram 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Fouls Committed 3 Gaston Sauro 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Fouls Suffered 4 Federico Higuain 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Offside 1 Harrison Afful 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Saves 6 Steve Clark 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Shots Faced 8 Steve Clark 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Goals Allowed 2 Steve Clark 03/06/2016 at POR L Steve Clark 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016) Goals 1 03/06/2016 at POR L /12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Assists 1 03/06/2016 at POR L /12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Shots 19 03/06/2016 at POR L /12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Shots on Goal 7 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Fouls Committed 10 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Fouls Suffered 13 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Corner Kicks 8 03/06/2016 at POR L /12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Offside 1 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Saves 6 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Shots Faced 8 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Goals Allowed 2 03/06/2016 at POR L /12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 19 03/06/2016 at POR L /12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Shots on Goal 4 03/06/2016 at POR L 1-2 Fouls Committed 8 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Fouls Suffered 9 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Corner Kicks 8 03/06/2016 at POR L /12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Offside 0 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Saves 2 03/12/2016 at PHI L 1-2 Shots Faced 4 03/12/2016 at PHI L Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

11 CREW SC VS FIRE ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Fire 24 wins, 82 goals Crew SC 16 wins, 82 goals 15 ties 6/6/1998 CHI 2 vs CLB 0 (SF) 7/9/1998 CLB 3 vs CHI 0 (OH) 9/23/1999 CLB 2 at CHI 1 (SF) 10/10/1999 CHI 3 at CLB 2 CHI SOW (CC) 4/1/2000 CHI 2 at CLB 0 (CC) 7/8/2000 CHI 3 vs CLB 1 (SF) 9/6/2000 CHI 3 vs CLB 1 (SF) 9/9/2000 CHI 3 at CLB 2 (CC) 4/7/2001 CLB 1 vs CHI 1 (2OT) (CC) 6/9/2001 CHI 1 vs CLB 0 (SF) 8/1/2001 CLB 3 vs CHI 0 (CC) 8/29/2001 CHI 2 vs CLB 1 (SF) 3/23/2002 CHI 2 at CLB 0 (CC) 6/2/2002 CHI 5 vs CLB 4 (NC) 9/14/2002 CLB 2 vs CHI 0 (CC) 9/22/2002 CHI 2 vs CLB 1 (NC) 8/13/2003 CLB 2 vs CHI 2 (2OT) (CC) 9/6/2003 CHI 1 vs CLB 1 (2OT) (NC) 10/10/2003 CHI 2 vs CLB 0 (SF) 10/26/2003 CLB 6 vs CHI 2 (CC) 5/23/2004 CLB 3 at CHI 1 (SF) 7/3/2004 CLB 2 vs CHI 0 (CC) 10/2/2004 CLB 3 vs CHI 3 (CC) 10/6/2004 CLB 1 at CHI 0 (SF) 4/30/2005 CHI 2 at CLB 0 (CC) 7/16/2005 CHI 1 vs CLB 1 (SF) 9/17/2005 CHI 2 at CLB 1 (CC) 10/8/2005 CLB 2 at CHI 1 (SF) 4/15/2006 CLB 1 vs CHI 1 (CC) 7/29/2006 CHI 0 vs CLB 0 (TP) 9/9/2006 CHI 2 at CLB 1 (CC) 10/7/2006 CLB 4 at CHI 1 (TP) 6/3/2007 CHI 3 vs CLB 2 (TP) 8/4/2007 CHI 0 vs CLB 0 (TP) 9/8/2007 CHI 1 at CLB 0 (CC) 7/5/2008 CLB 2 vs CHI 2 (CC) 10/12/2008 CHI 2 vs CLB 2 (TP) 11/13/2008 CLB 2 vs CHI 1 (CC) 4/25/2009 CLB 2 vs CHI 2 (CC) 7/11/2009 CHI 0 vs CLB 0 (TP) 9/20/2009 CHI 2 vs CLB 2 (TP) 7/3/2010 CLB 2 vs CHI 1 (CC) 10/8/2010 CHI 2 vs CLB 0 (TP) 6/12/2011 CHI 1 at CLB 0 (CC) 10/22/2011 CHI 3 vs CLB 2 (TP) 5/26/2012 CLB 2 vs CHI 1 (CC) 6/23/2012 CHI 2 vs CLB 1 (TP) 9/22/2012 CHI 2 vs CLB 1 (TP) 4/20/2013 CHI 1 vs CLB 0 (TP) 6/22/2013 CHI 2 at CLB 1 (CC) 9/21/2013 CLB 3 vs CHI 0 (CC) 5/24/2014 CLB 2 vs CHI 0 (CC) 8/2/2014 CHI 1 vs CLB 1 (TP) 5/22/2015 CLB 2 vs CHI 2 (CC) 7/15/2015 CLB 1 at CHI 0 (TP) 7/19/2015 CLB 3 vs CHI 1 (CC) HEAD-TO-HEAD Crew SC Fire Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT Tot Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: OT Total CHI CLB CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Gregg Berhalter ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: vs. CHI (2.2 pts./game) Fire Crew SC Goals 11 Ante Razov 13 Jeff Cunningham Assists 6 Armas/Nowak 5 Jeff Cunningham Shots 92 Ante Razov 56 Jeff Cunningham Shots on Goal 45 Ante Razov 33 Jeff Cunningham Fouls Committed 46 Armas/Brown 32 Frankie Hejduk Fouls Suffered 51 DaMarcus Beasley 61 Jeff Cunningham Wins 12 Zach Thornton 5 Jon Busch Losses 5 Sean Johnson 6 Mark Dougherty Shutouts 6 Zach Thornton 3 Jon Busch Saves 79 Zach Thornton 49 Jon Busch Goals Allowed 22 Zach Thornton 16 Busch/Dougherty ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Fire Crew SC Goals 2 9 players tied 2 7 players tied Assists 2 5 players tied 2 9 players tied Shots 9 Ante Razov (07/08/00) 8 3 players tied Shots on Goal 7 Ante Razov (08/13/03) 5 McBride/Higuain Fouls Committed 6 3 players tied 8 Brian Maisonneuve (08/01/01) Fouls Suffered 12 Cuauhtemoc Blanco (08/04/07) 9 Brian McBride (04/01/00) Shutouts 1 13 players tied 1 11 players tied Saves 8 6 players tied 11 Busch/Hesmer Goals Allowed 6 Curtis Spiteri (10/26/03) 5 Tom Presthus (06/02/02) W-L-T Breakdowns: Chicago Fire Columbus Crew SC W-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started) At Halftime: Leading Ws (08/02/2015) Ws (09/12/2015) Tied Ts (03/11/2016) Ls (09/26/2015) Trailing Ls (10/18/2015) Ls (09/06/2015) First Goal: Allowed Ts (03/11/2016) Ls (09/06/2015) Scored Ls (09/11/2015) Ws (10/17/2015) Goals Scored: 0 goals Ls (03/06/2015) Ls (05/02/2015) 1 goals Ts (03/11/2016) Ls (09/26/2015) 2 goals Ls (09/11/2015) Ws (08/29/2015) 3 goals Ls (03/06/2016) Ws (08/22/2015) 4 goals Ws (04/25/2015) Goals Allowed: 0 goals Ws (03/29/2015) Ws (04/18/2015) 1 goals Ts (03/11/2016) Ws (06/24/2015) 2 goals Ls (09/23/2015) Ls (09/26/2015) 3 goals Ls (09/11/2015) Ls (09/06/2015) 4 goals Ls (09/05/2015) Ls (08/01/2015) 2016 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

12 FIRE CAREER SCORING VS. CREW SC ( ) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Ante Razov Chris Rolfe Peter Nowak Brian McBride Peter Lowry Damani Ralph Dema Kovalenko Jesse Marsch Justin Mapp Jalil Anibaba Carlos Bocanegra Andy Herron Nate Jaqua Mike Magee David Accam Amos Magee Tom Soehn Hristo Stoichkov C.J. Brown Chad Barrett Gonzalo Segares Austin Berry Willian Oliveira Josh Wolff Jamar Beasley Calen Carr Diego Chaves Jeff Curtin Dilly Duka Jason Johnson Roman Kosecki Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Cristian Nazarit Dominic Oduro Marco Pappa Dipsy Selolwane Mike Sorber Paulo Wanchope John Wolyniec Eric Wynalda Chris Armas Diego Gutierrez Patrick Nyarko DaMarcus Beasley Wilman Conde Joel Lindpere Andy Williams Cuauhtemoc Blanco Jonathan Bolanos Scott Buete Jim Curtin Justin Evans Eric Gehrig Cory Gibbs Sebastian Grazzini Ivan Guerrero Steven Kinney Frank Klopas Lubos Kubik Freddie Ljungberg Sherjill MacDonald Daniel Paladini Pavel Pardo Logan Pause Jerzy Podbrozny Brandon Prideaux Tim Ward Team totals Opponent totals GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG Chris Snitko Andrew Dykstra Zach Thornton Matt Pickens Sean Johnson Jon Busch David Mahoney Henry Ring Scott Coufal Curtis Spiteri Team totals Opponent totals Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

13 CREW SC CAREER SCORING VS. FIRE ( ) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Jeff Cunningham Edson Buddle Brian McBride Federico Higuain Kei Kamara Guillermo Barros Schelotto Eddie Gaven Kyle Martino Ethan Finlay Jairo Arrieta Jason Garey Stern John Chad Marshall Emilio Renteria Sebastian Rozental Eric Vasquez Dante Washington Robert Warzycha Simon Elliott Freddy Garcia Duncan Oughton Eric Denton Joseph Ngwenya Brian West Mike Duhaney Ansil Elcock Alejandro Moreno John Wilmar Perez Tony Tchani Bernardo Anor Knox Cameron Dilly Duka Emmanuel Ekpo Steven Lenhart Brian Maisonneuve Adam Moffat Dominic Oduro Michael Ritch Rob Smith Ricardo Virtuoso Mike Clark David Testo Shaun Francis Ross Paule Robbie Rogers Jake Traeger Chad Barson Chris Birchall Jason Farrell Waylon Francis Kevan George Ned Grabavoy Andrew Gregor Justin Meram Danny O'Rourke Alex Pineda Chacon Tom Presthus Andy Williams Todd Yeagley Team totals Opponent totals GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Matt Lampson Juergen Sommer Steve Clark Bill Gaudette Matt Jordan Jon Busch William Hesmer Jonny Walker Andy Gruenebaum Tom Presthus Mark Dougherty Team totals Opponent totals Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

14 CURRENT FIRE VS. CREW SC ( ) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Arturo Alvarez Nick LaBrocca David Accam Gilberto Michael Stephens Eric Gehrig Razvan Cocis Patrick Doody Collin Fernandez Michael Harrington Kennedy Igboananike Sean Johnson Matt Polster Team totals Opponent totals GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG Sean Johnson Team totals Opponent totals CURRENT CREW SC VS. FIRE ( ) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Kei Kamara Federico Higuain Ethan Finlay Conor Casey Tony Tchani Corey Ashe Chad Barson Waylon Francis Justin Meram Tyson Wahl Steve Clark Hector Jimenez Michael Parkhurst Mohammed Saeid Wil Trapp Team totals Opponent totals GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Steve Clark Team totals Opponent totals Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.

15 Information 2016 Chicago Fire Soccer Club Chicago Fire (0-1-1, 1 point) vs. Columbus Crew SC (0-2-0, 0 points) MLS Regular Season Fire Game #3 Home Game #2 Saturday, March 16 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Ill. 4 p.m. CT TV: CSN+ Radio: 97.5 FM Poder TV: Fred Huebner, Frank Klopas, Paul Tenorio Radio: Rodrigo Arana, Raquel Ortiz FIRE FLASHES 2016 Record/Home/Away.0-1-1/0-1-0/ Record/Home/Away /8-8-1/ vs. Eastern Conference/ / vs. Western Conference/ /2-7-1 Current Streak..1 T Last Five..T All-Time Record All-Time Home Record All-Time Away Record Last Regular Season Win.. 3-1, vs. NE, 10/3/15 Last Regular Season Loss...4-3, vs. NYC, 3/6/16 Last Shutout by Fire...2-0, vs. FCD, 8/2/15 Last Shutout by Opponent , at DC, 10/19/15 March Record 2016/ /1-3-0 April Record 2016/ /2-0-0 May Record 2016/ /1-2-2 June Record 2016/ /0-4-0 July Record 2016/ /1-2-2 August Record 2016/ /2-2-2 September Record 2016/ /0-5-0 October Record 2016/ /1-2-0 Pre All-Star 2016/ / Post All-Star 2016/ /3-9-2 Record After 2 Games 2016/ /0-2-0 Ahead/Behind/Tied at Halftime /0-1-0/0-0-1 Ahead/Behind/Tied at /0-1-0/0-0-1 Scoring First Goal/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 Conceding First Goal/Home/Away /0-1-0/0-0-1 Outshoot Opp./Opp. More Shots/Shots Tied /0-1-1/0-0-0 Day/Night /0-0-1 Grass/Turf /0-0-1 Wearing Primary Kit Wearing Secondary Kit Wearing Third Kit One Goal Games/Home/Away.0-0-0/0-0-0/0-0-0 Two Goal Games/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-1 Three Goal Games/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 Four Goal Games/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 Five Goal Games/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 Six Goal Games/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 Seven Goal Games/Home/Away /0-1-0/0-0-0 On Wednesdays/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 On Fridays/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-1 On Saturdays/Home/Away 0-0-0/0-0-0/0-0-0 On Sundays/Home/Away /0-1-0/0-0-0 On UniMas/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-1 On UDN/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 On FOX Sports/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 On CSN Chicago/Home/Away /0-1-0/0-0-0 On ESPN/Home/Away /0-0-0/0-0-0 Temperature 75 & up /0-0-0/0-0-1 Temperature 75 and below /0-1-0/0-0-0 With zero subs /0-0-0/0-0-0 With one sub /0-0-0/0-0-0 With two subs /0-0-0/0-0-0 With three subs /0-1-0/0-0-1 A LOOK AT THE FIRE The Chicago Fire entered their 19th season of MLS play after a busy offseason. With new leadership in general manager Nelson Rodriguez and head coach Veljko Paunovic at the helm, the Men in Red made a slew of changes, shoring up the roster with defensive-minded signings Johan Kappelhof and João Meira, and adding exciting young talent Brandon Vincent and Jonathan Campbell in the MLS SuperDraft. Rodriguez and Paunovic supplemented the veteran presence of Razvan Cocis and Sean Johnson by adding experienced league players Nick LaBrocca and Michael Harrington. The Fire continue to have a distinct local flavor with the addition of Homegrown signings Joey Calistri and Drew Conner. NOVACARE INJURY REPORT As of March 16, 2016 OUT Patrick McLain Right knee sprain QUESTIONABLE Gilberto Right knee sprain PLAYER TRANSACTIONS OUT 11/30/2015 Decline options for Adailton, Jon Busch, Razvan Cocis, Greg Cochrane, Jason Johnson, Alec Kann, Jeff Larentowicz, Lovel Palmer and Chris Ritter. 11/30/2015 Announce that the loan deal for Daneil Cyrus expires and Ty Harden, Mike Magee and Matthew Watson are out of contract. 1/6/16 Trade midfielder Patrick Nyarko to D.C. United 1/14/16 Trade midfielder Jack Harrison to NYCFC 1/14/16 Trade defender Joevin Jones to the Seattle Sounders 2/13/16 Trade Homegrown midfielder Harry Shipp to the Montreal Impact 3/2/16 Waive midfielder Kingsley Bryce IN 12/17/15 Sign Joey Calistri and Drew Conner as Homegrown players 1/14/16 Select Jack Harrison, Brandon Vincent, Jonathan Campbell and Alex Morrell in 2016 MLS SuperDraft 1/18/16 Sign Michael Harrington as a free agent 1/18/16 Sign goalkeeper Patrick McLain 1/23/16 Sign defender Joao Meira and re-sign Razvan Cocis 1/27/16 Sign midfielder Nick LaBrocca 2/2/16 Sign defender Johan Kappelhof 2/3/16 Acquire defender Rodrigo Ramos on loan 2/26/16 Sign goalkeeper Matt Lampson 2/29/16 Sign midfielder John Goossens 3/3/2016 Sign midfielder Arturo Alvarez 3/11/16 Sign midfielder Alex Morrell

16 CHICAGO FIRE vs. COLUMBUS CREW SC The Fire are all-time in regular season matches against Crew SC. The Men in Red are in matches played at home. - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, 2016 Though the Fire hold the advantage in the series, the Men in Red trail Crew SC in goals scored, with 81 to Columbus 82. Goals Scored in 15-Minute Intervals: Total CHI CLB All-Time Regular-Season Series Leaders: Fire Crew SC Goals 11 Ante Razov 13 Jeff Cunningham Assists 6 Armas/Nowak 5 Jeff Cunningham Shots 92 Ante Razov 56 Jeff Cunningham Shots on Goal 45 Ante Razov 33 Jeff Cunningham Fouls Committed 46 Armas/Brown 32 Frankie Hejduk Fouls Suffered 51 DaMarcus Beasley 61 Jeff Cunningham Wins 12 Zach Thornton 5 Jon Busch Losses 5 Sean Johnson 6 Mark Dougherty Shutouts 6 Zach Thornton 3 Jon Busch Saves 79 Zach Thornton 49 Jon Busch Goals Allowed 22 Zach Thornton 16 Busch/Dougherty All-Time Regular-Season Series Game Highs: Fire Crew SC Goals 2 9 players tied 2 7 players tied Assists 2 5 players tied 2 9 players tied Shots 9 Ante Razov (7/8/00) 8 3 players tied Shots on Goal 7 Ante Razov (8/13/03) 5 McBride/Higuain Fouls Committed 6 3 players tied 8 Brian Maisonneuve (8/1/01) Fouls Suffered 12 C. Blanco (8/4/07) 9 Brian McBride (4/1/00) Saves 8 6 players tied 11 Busch/Hesmer Goals Allowed 6 Curtis Spiteri (10/26/03) 5 Tom Presthus (6/2/02) BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVALRY Fire defender Eric Gehrig and goalkeeper Matt Lampson both began their professional careers with Crew SC. In four seasons with the Black & Gold, Gehrig appeared in 46 regular season and two post season matches. Lampson appeared in 16 matches over the course of four seasons. Since 1998, a total of 19 players have appeared in at least one MLS regular season match for both the Fire and Crew SC: Player Fire Appearances* Crew SC Appearances* Tenywa Bonseu 2 24 Jon Busch Matt Chulis 1 10 Dilly Duka Shaun Francis 1 28 Eric Gehrig Andy Herron Richie Kotschau Manny Lagos Matt Lampson 2 16 Brian McBride Dominic Oduro Daniel Paladini 58 4 Ante Razov Jorge Salcedo Tony Sanneh 31 6 Tim Ward Andy Williams John Wolyniec *MLS Regular Season appearances CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

17 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, 2016 Building The Fire Year MLS SuperDraft Trades Signings Homegrown Loans 2010 Johnson Fourth Round (51 st ) 2014 Gehrig (OCSC) Dec. 10 Cocis July 14 Igboananike Dec. 2 Stephens Dec. 9 Accam Dec. 19 Fernandez Aug. 28 Doody Dec Polster First Round (7 th ) Gilberto July 27 Calistri Dec. 17 Conner Dec Vincent First Round (4 th ) Campbell First Round (12 th ) Morrell Second Round (22 nd ) Harrington Jan. 18 McLain Jan. 18 Meira Jan. 23 LaBrocca Jan. 27 Kappelhof Feb. 2 Lampson Feb. 26 Goossens Feb. 29 Alvarez March 3 Ramos Feb. 3 LAST TIME THESE TWO MET Match: Chicago Fire at Columbus Crew SC Date: July 19, 2015 Competition: MLS Regular Season Venue: MAPFRE Stadium Columbus, Ohio Scoring Summary: CLB Federico Higuain (penalty kick) 2 CHI David Accam (unassisted) 9 CLB Kei Kamara (Waylon Francis) 17 CLB Ethan Finlay (Chad Barson) 83 Misconduct Summary: CHI Jason Johnson (caution) 35 CHI Adailton (caution) CHI Jason Johnson (caution, ejection) 50 CLB Tony Tchani (caution) 53 CLB Federico Higuain (caution) 65 Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Matt Polster, Eric Gehrig, Adailton, Patrick Doody; Patrick Nyarko (Guly do Prado 70 ), Matthew Watson, Razvan Cocis, David Accam (Kennedy Igboananike 71 ); Harry Shipp (Collin Fernandez 84 ), Jason Johnson Subs not used: Jon Busch, Michael Stephens, Kingsley Bryce, Greg Cochrane Shots: 9; Shots On Goal: 2; Saves: 3; Fouls: 7; Corner Kicks: 0; Offsides: 3. Columbus Crew SC: Steve Clark; Tyson Wahl, Michael Parkhurst, Waylon Francis, Chris Klute (Chad Barson 72 ), Ethan Finlay, Wil Trapp, Justin Meram (Kristinn Steindorsson 81 ), Tony Tchani (Mohammed Saeid 55 ), Federico Higuain, Kei Kamara Subs not used: Aaron Schoenfeld, Cedrick, Emanuel Pogatetz, Brad Stuver Shots: 13; Shots On Goal: 6; Saves: 3; Fouls: 23; Corner Kicks: 3; Offsides: 6. CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

18 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, 2016 CHICAGO FIRE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth date Hometown College Status 11 David Accam FWD /28/1990 Accra, Ghana Hartpury College Int. 12 Arturo Alvarez MID /28/1985 Houston, TX Joey Calistri MID /20/1993 Deerfield, IL Northwestern Univ. HG 16 Jonathan Campbell DEF /27/1993 Greensboro, NC UNC 30 Razvan Cocis MID /19/1983 Slatina, Romania -- GC 18 Drew Conner MID /18/1994 Cary, IL Wisconsin HG 22 Patrick Doody DEF /22/1992 Naperville, IL Indiana University HG 17 Collin Fernandez MID /13/1997 Downers Grove, IL -- HG 6 Eric Gehrig DEF /25/1987 Crown Point, IN Loyola University Chicago 9 Gilberto FWD /05/1989 Piranhas, Brazil -- Int. 7 John Goossens MID /25/1988 Heemstede, Netherlands -- 5 Michael Harrington DEF /24/1986 Greenville, NC UNC 77 Kennedy Igboananike FWD /26/1989 Nri-Igbo, Nigeria -- Int. 25 Sean Johnson GK /31/1989 Lilburn, GA Univ. of Central Florida 4 Johan Kappelhof DEF /05/1990 Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Int. 21 Nick LaBrocca MID /04/1984 Howell, NJ Rutgers 28 Matt Lampson GK /06/1989 Hilliard, OH Ohio State 23 Patrick McLain GK /22/1988 Eau Claire, WI Cal Poly 66 João Meira DEF /30/1987 Setubal, Portugal -- Int. 29 Alex Morrell MID /11/1994 Lakeland, FL Univ. Of North Florida 2 Matt Polster DEF /08/1993 Las Vegas, NV SIU Edwardsville 13 Rodrigo Ramos DEF /24/1995 Brazil -- Int. 26 Michael Stephens MID /03/1989 Naperville, IL UCLA 3 Brandon Vincent DEF /01/1994 Valencia, CA Stanford CHICAGO FIRE NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Player Pos. Pronunciation Place of Birth Last Team 2 Matt Polster DEF Milwaukee, WI SIU Edwardsville 3 Brandon Vincent DEF Los Angeles, CA Stanford 4 Johan Kappelhof DEF Amsterdam, Netherlands FC Groningen 5 Michael Harrington DEF Greenville, NC Colorado Rapids 6 Eric Gehrig DEF Harvey, IL Columbus Crew 7 John Goossens MID GOO-sens Heemstede, Netherlands Voluntari (Romania) 9 Gilberto FWD jil-bear-toe Piranhas, Brazil Vasco de Gama (BRA) 11 David Accam FWD ah-kahm Accra, Ghana Helsingborgs IF (Sweden) 12 Arturo Alvarez MID Houston, TX Videoton FC (HUN) 13 Rodrigo Ramos DEF Brazil Coritiba FC 15 Joey Calistri MID kuh-lee-stree Deerfield, IL Northwestern Univ. 16 Jonathan Campbell DEF Greensboro, NC UNC 17 Collin Fernandez MID Downers Grove, IL Chicago Fire Academy 18 Drew Conner MID Cary, IL Univ. of Wisconsin 21 Nick LaBrocca MID la-brah-kah Staten Island, NY Colorado Rapids 22 Patrick Doody DEF Naperville, IL Indiana University 23 Patrick McLain GK Eau Claire, WI Sacramento Republic (USL) 25 Sean Johnson GK Lilburn, GA Univ. of Central Florida 26 Michael Stephens MID Naperville, IL Stabaek (Norway) 28 Matt Lampson GK Cleveland, TN Columbus Crew 29 Alex Morrell MID more-ell Lakeland, FL Univ. of North Florida 30 Razvan Cocis MID koh-chish Slatina, Romania FC Hoverla Uzhhorod (UKR) 66 Joao Meira DEF mah-eey-rah Setubal, Portugal Belenenses (POR) 77 Kennedy Igboananike FWD ig-bo-ah-na-knee-kay Nri-Igbo, Nigeria AIK (Sweden) General Manager: Nelson Rodriguez Head Coach: Veljko Paunovic Assistant Coach: Marko Mitrovic Assistant Coach: Logan Pause Goalkeeper Coach: Aleksandar Saric Director of Scouting: Matt Pearson Strength and Conditioning: Jordan Webb Head Athletic Trainer: Mario Cruz Assistant Athletic Trainer: Steven Purcell Equipment Manager: Brian Sauer Assistant Equipment Manager: Juan Arreola Manager of Team and Soccer Operations: Alex Boler Licensed Massage Therapist: Jake Bronowski CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

19 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, Schedule/Results DATE OPPONENT VENUE Time/Result MLS Record Sunday, March 6 New York City FC Toyota Park 4-3 L Friday, March 11 Orlando City SC Orlando Citrus Bowl 1-1 T Saturday, March 19 Columbus Crew SC Toyota Park 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2 Philadelphia Union Toyota Park 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 10 New York City FC Yankee Stadium 6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16 Montreal Impact Toyota Park 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30 D.C. United Toyota Park 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC BC Place 9:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 New York Red Bulls Red Bull Arena 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21 Houston Dynamo Toyota Park 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28 Portland Timbers Toyota Park 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18 Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 1 San Jose Earthquakes Toyota Park 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 9 Toronto FC BMO Field 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 Sporting Kansas City Toyota Park 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16 FC Dallas Toyota Stadium 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 23 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31 New York Red Bulls Toyota Park 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 Real Salt Lake Rio Tinto Stadium 9:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14 Orlando City SC Toyota Park 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 Montreal Impact Stade Saputo 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 LA Galaxy Toyota Park 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 D.C. United RFK Stadium 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 Philadelphia Union Toyota Park 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Toronto FC Toyota Park 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 D.C. United Toyota Park 7:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 New York City FC Yankee Stadium 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 Seattle Sounders FC CenturyLink Field 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 Columbus Crew SC MAPFRE Stadium 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 Columbus Crew SC Toyota Park 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 New England Revolution Toyota Park 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 Toronto FC BMO Field 3:00 p.m. CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

20 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season Statistics (through March 11, 2016) Player GP GS MIN G A C E GWG GWA David Accam Arturo Alvarez Joey Calistri Jonathan Campbell Razvan Cocis Drew Conner Patrick Doody Collin Fernandez Eric Gehrig Gilberto John Goossens Michael Harrington Kennedy Igboananike Johan Kappelhof Nick LaBrocca Joao Meira Alex Morrell Matt Polster Rodrigo Ramos Michael Stephens Brandon Vincent Goalkeeping Statistics Player GP GS MIN SHT SVS GA GAA PG PA W L T SO Sean Johnson Matt Lampson Patrick McLain CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

21 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, 2016 #11 David Accam 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 2G, 1A in 180 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC LAST MLS GOAL: 3/11/16 at OCSC (14 ) LAST MLS ASSIST: 3/6/16 vs. NYCFC (Igboananike 49 ) - Signed with the Fire on Dec. 19, 2014 as a Designated Player - Was a member of the Ghana side that reached the final match in the 2015 African Cup of Nations. - Earned his first cap for Ghana on Jan. 19, 2015 in their first group match against Senegal. - Scored his first international goal against Mauritius in an AFCON qualifier on June 14, Has five caps as of March 3, 2016 #12 Arturo Alvarez 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 0G, 1A in 177 min LAST MLS MATCH: 87 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC LAST MLS GOAL: 7/10/10 at PHI (91+ ) (SJ) LAST MLS ASSIST: 3/6/16 vs. NYCFC (Cocis 19 ) - Houston-born, has represented San Jose, FC Dallas, and Real Salt Lake in MLS play - Joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Pacos de Ferreira in 2012 and Hungarian side Videoton FC in U.S. youth international, made the switch to his parents native El Salvador in Has earned 43 caps as of March 3, 2016 #15 Joey Calistri 2016: 2 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 15 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 6 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC - A native of Deerfield, IL, signed a Homegrown contract on Dec. 17, Four-year starter for Northwestern, finished second on the team s alltime goal scoring chart. - Fire Academy and PDL product. - Became the sixth Homegrown player in Fire history to appear in a first team match on March 6, #16 Jonathan Campbell 2016: 2 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 135 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC - Selected in the first round (12 th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft - Four-year starter at UNC - NSCAA First Team All-American as a senior - The Greensboro, NC native is a Carolina Dynamo PDL and North Carolina Fusion Academy alum #30 Razvan Cocis 2016: 2 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 98 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 17 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC LAST MLS GOAL: 3/6/16 vs. NYCFC (19 ) LAST MLS ASSIST: 8/29/15 at ORL (Accam 30 ) - Signed with the Fire on July 14, Has 50 caps for the Romanian National Team #18 Drew Conner 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a MLS match - Cary, IL native, signed a Homegrown contract on Dec. 17, Four-year starter and senior captain at Wisconsin -. Fire PDL and Academy product, member of the 2010 U-16 championship side #22 Patrick Doody 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 10/25/15 in 2-1 loss vs. NYRB LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/25/15 vs. NYRB (Gilberto 78 ) - A Native of Naperville, Ill., Doody signed a Homegrown contract on Dec. 22, Led Indiana University to the 2012 College Cup - A Product of the Chicago Fire Academy - Made his first team debut when he started against SEA on July 11, 2015 #17 Collin Fernandez 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 6 min. 07/19/15 in 3-1 loss vs. CLB - Fire Academy product, originally from Downers Grove, IL - Signed his first professional contract at age 17 - A U.S. youth international, is currently a member of the U-20 MNT #6 Eric Gehrig 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 9/5/2015 in 4-3 loss at MTL LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in a MLS match LAST MLS ASSIST: 5/22/15 vs. CLB (Johnson 94 ) - Born in Harvey, IL. - Played collegiately at Loyola University Chicago - Spent the first four seasons of his professional career with the Columbus Crew. - Joined the Fire via trade with Orlando City SC on Dec. 10, 2014 after he was selected in the Expansion Draft. #9 Gilberto 2016: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 45 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 45 min. 3/6/16 in 4-3 loss to NYCFC LAST MLS GOAL: 10/25/15 vs. NYRB (78 ) LAST MLS ASSIST: 8/26/15 vs. NYRB (Nyarko 41 ) - Joined the Fire on July 27, Joined Vasco de Gama on loan in Feb. 2015, scored nine goals - Signed by Toronto FC on Dec. 12, Scored seven goals and added five assists in 28 matches. #7 John Goossens 2016: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 1A in 73 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 73 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC LAST MLS ASSIST: 3/11/16 at OCSC (Accam 14 ) - Ajax academy product, played professionally in Holland with NEC and Feyenoord. Also had stints in India with Pune City and Romania with Voluntari. - Dutch youth international, scored four goals and added two assists in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup as Holland finished third. #5 Michael Harrington 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 0G, 0A in 98 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 32 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC LAST MLS GOAL: 10/5/08 vs. CHI (48 ) (SKC) LAST MLS ASSIST: 5/2/15 vs. LA (Torres 40 ) (COL) - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 18, Member of the U.S. Soccer U-17 Residency program - Selected third in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City after a collegiate career at UNC - Spent six season in KC ( ) before joining the Timbers for 2013 and 2014, then the Rapids in 2015 #77 Kennedy Igboananike 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 1G, 0A in 174 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 84 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC LAST MLS GOAL: 9/5/15 at MTL (59 ) LAST MLS ASSIST: 9/5/15 at MTL (Gilberto 44 ) - Joined the Fire as a Designated Player on Dec. 2, 2014 from Swedish Allsvenskan side AIK - Holds dual Nigerian and Swedish citizenship - Began his professional career with Djurgarden IF in Sweden on June 19, 2007 #25 Sean Johnson 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 9/11/15 in 3-2 loss at NYRB LAST MLS WIN: 8/2/15 vs. DAL, 2-0 W LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 8/2/15 vs. DAL, 2-0 W LAST MLS ASSIST: 8/12/12 at PHI (Rolfe 56 ) - Has five appearances for the senior U.S. Men s National Team, helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Earned his first international start Jan. 29, 2013 and earned the shutout in a 0-0 draw with Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium - At age 21, was the youngest player to appear in goal for the Chicago Fire after making his debut on August 1, 2010 CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. 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22 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, 2016 #4 Johann Kappehof 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 0G, 0A in 180 min LAST MLS MATCH: 90 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC - Joined the Fire on Feb. 2, Ajax Academy product, signed with FC Groningen in Scored three goals in 123 games for FC Groningen over five seasons - Appeared in five matches for the Dutch U-21 side. #21 Nick LaBrocca 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 3 min. 10/21/15 in 2-0 win at SKC (COL) LAST MLS GOAL: 4/24/15 vs. FCD (79 ) (COL) LAST MLS ASSIST: 4/26/14 at SEA (Serna 62 ) (COL) - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 27, Started every game during his four-year career at Rutgers. - Selected with the 35 th overall pick by the Rapids in the 2007 SuperDraft. #28 Matt Lampson 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 0G, 0A in 180 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC LAST MLS WIN: 9/21/13 vs. CHI in 3-0 win (CLB) LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 9/21/13 vs. CHI in 3-0 win (CLB) - Signed with the Fire on Feb. 26, Signed as a Crew SC Homegrown on Dec. 15, Appeared in 16 games for a record. - In 2015 was loaned to USL sides Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Charlotte Independence appearing in a total of seven matches. #23 Patrick McLain 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 5/12/13 vs. POR (CHV) - Signed with the Fire on Jan. 18, Made his professional debut for Chivas USA in In 2014 appeared in 15 matches for Orange County Blues FC, recording 66 saves in USL play. - Appeared in 29 matches for Sacramento Republic FC in 2015 across all competitions. Recorded six shutouts in USL play. #66 Joao Meira 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 0G, 0A in 180 min LAST MLS MATCH: 90 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC - Signed with the Fire on Jan. 23, Native of Setubal, Portugal, has played professionally in his native country representing Vitoria Setubal, CD Cova Piedade, CD Mafra, Atletico CP and Belenenses. #2 Matt Polster 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 0G, 0A in 180 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC - Was selected in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft - Played at SIU Edwardsville for four years - Was a member of the Chicago Fire PDL in Made his professional debut on 3/6/15 against the LA Galaxy. - A member of the U.S. U-23 MNT, was called in for the annual January camp in 2016 with the senior side. #13 Rodrigo Ramos 2016: 2 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 27 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 3 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC - Joined the Fire on loan from Brazilian side Coritiba FC on Feb. 3, A Brazilian youth international, made two appearances in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as Brazil reached the final. #26 Michael Stephens 2016: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 10/18/15 in 4-0 loss at DC LAST MLS GOAL: 9/14/13 at NE (81 ) (LA) LAST MLS ASSIST: 9/11/15 at NYRB (Accam 26 ) - Naperville, IL native, spent time with the U.S. Soccer Residency Program in Bradenton - Graduated from UCLA with a degree in history - Selected in the first round (16 th overall) by the LA Galaxy in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft - Won back-to-back MLS Cups with the Galaxy in 2011 & Spent the 2014 season in Norway at Stabaek - Part of the Chicago Fire Super-20 championship side in 2008 #3 Brandon Vincent 2016: 2 GP/2 GS, 0G, 0A in 180 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/11/16 in 1-1 draw with OCSC - Select in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft - Four-year starter at Stanford, led his side to the 2015 College Cup title. - Was named 2015 College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. - Got his first senior cap for the U.S. MNT on Feb. 5, 2016 when he entered in the second half of a 1-0 win over Canada. #29 Alex Morrell 2016: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a MLS match - Selected in the second round (22 nd overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, becoming the first player in University of North Florida history to be drafted by a MLS team. - A Lakeland, Fla. native, Morrell was a 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Tournament Team and First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference honoree. -Scored 10 goals and tallied 19 assists in 63 games across four collegiate seasons. CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

23 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, 2016 Chicago Fire vs. New York City FC Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL MLS Regular Season March 6, 2016 Attendance: 17,768 Chicago Fire: Matt Lampson, Michael Harrington (Rodrigo Ramos 66 ), Johan Kappelhof, Joao Meira, Brandon Vincent, Matt Polster, Razvan Cocis (Joey Calistri 81 ), Kennedy Igboananike, Arturo Alvarez, David Accam, Gilberto (Jonathan Campbell 46 ). Subs not used: Sean Johnson, Michael Stephens, Nick LaBrocca, Collin Fernandez New York City FC: Josh Saunders, Ethan White, Frederic Brillant, Jason Hernandez, Ronald Matarrita, Andrea Pirlo, Mix Diskerud, Thomas McNamara, David Villa, Khiry Shelton (Federic Bravo 89 ), Tony Taylor (Mikey Lopez 69 ). Stats CHI NYC Shots Shots (on goal) 9 10 Saves 6 6 Fouls 12 9 Offside 7 1 Corner Kicks 12 1 Scoring Summary: NYC Thomas McNamara (Khiry Shelton) 10 CHI Razvan Cocis (Arturo Alvarez) 19 NYC Tony Taylor (unassisted) 29 NYC Khiry Shelton (Mix Diskerud) 36 CHI Kennedy Igboananike (David Accam) 49 NYC Mix Diskerud (Thomas McNamara) 63 CHI David Accam (penalty kick) 72 Misconduct Summary: NYC Frederic Brillant (caution) 14 CHI Joao Meira (caution) 32 NYC Tony Taylor (caution) 59 CHI Michael Harrington (caution) 62 Chicago Fire at Orlando City SC Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL MLS Regular Season March 11, 2016 Attendance: 29,041 Chicago Fire: Matt Lampson, Jonathan Campbell, Michael Harrington, Johan Kappelhof, Joao Meira, David Accam, Arturo Alvarez (Rodrigo Ramos 87 ), John Goossens (Razvan Cocis 73 ), Matt Polster, Brandon Vincent, Kennedy Igboananike (Joey Calistri 84 ) Subs not used: Sean Johnson, Nick LaBrocca, Michael Stephens, Alex Morrell Orlando City SC: Joe Bendik, Rafael Ramos, Tommy Redding, Seb Hines, Brek Shea, Servando Carrasco, Cristian Higuita (Hadji Berry 73 ), Antonio Nocerino (Pedro Ribeiro 63 ), Adrian Winter, Kevin Molino, Cyle Larin Subs not used: Earl Edwards, Kevin Alston, Luke Boden, Aurelien Collin, Harrison Heath Stats CHI OCSC Shots Shots (on goal) 2 5 Saves 4 1 Fouls 8 21 Offside 0 0 Corner Kicks 2 6 Scoring Summary: ORL - Cyle Larin (Kevin Molino) 3 CHI - David Accam (John Goossens) 14 Misconduct Summary: CHI - Matt Polster (Yellow Card) 28 CHI - Michael Harrington (Red Card) 32 ORL - Cristian Higuita (Yellow Card) 62 CHI - Joao Meira (Yellow Card) 71 ORL - Servando Carrasco (Yellow Card) 75 CHI - David Accam (Yellow Card) 83 ORL - Brek Shea (Yellow Card) 90 CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

24 - Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC March 19, vs. NYCFC, 4-3 L GK Lampson D Harrington (Ramos 66 ) D Kappelhof D Meira D Vincent M Polster M Cocis (Calistri 81 ) M Igboananike M Alvarez M Accam F Gilberto (Campbell 46 ) at OCSC, 1-1 T GK Lampson D Campbell D Harrington D Kappelhof D Meira M Accam M Alvarez (Ramos 87 ) M Goossens (Cocis 73 ) M Polster M Vincent F Igboananike (Calistri 84 ) CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL

25 CHICAGO FIRE # Player 1 2 NYC ORL Matt Polster 90M 90M 3 Brandon Vincent 90D 90M 4 Johan Kappelhof 90D 90D 5 Michael Harrington 66D 32M 6 Eric Gehrig 7 John Goossens 73M 9 Gilberto 45F 11 David Accam 90M 90F 12 Arturo Alvarez 90M 87M 13 Rodrigo Ramos Joey Calistri Jonathan Campbell 45 90D 17 Collin Fernandez 18 Drew Conner 21 Nick LaBrocca 22 Patrick Doody 23 Patrick McLain 25 Sean Johnson 26 Michael Stephens 28 Matt Lampson 90G 90G 29 Alex Morrell 30 Razvan Cocis 81M Joao Meira 90D 90D 77 Kennedy Igboananike 90M 84F "00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

26 CHICAGO FIRE Game log: Game #1 03/06/2016 CHI 3 vs NYC 4 L Cocis 1 (Alvarez 1) 19; Igboananike 1 (Accam 1) 49; Accam 1 (penalty kick) 72 Game #2 03/11/2016 CHI 1 at ORL 1 T Accam 2 (Goossens 1) 14

27 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS OVERALL: HOME: AWAY: COLUMBUS CREW SC (0-2-0, 0 pts.) Date: Saturday, March 19, 2016 Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. ET Location: Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Illinois) FOX-28/Time Warner Cable SportsChannel/CD102.5 FM: Neil Sika (play-byplay), Dwight Burgess (analyst) La Mega FM: Juan Valladares (play-by-play) English radio stream also available on ColumbusCrewSC.com International: Abu Dhabi Sports, BeIN Sports Australia, Eurosport Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: ) (C: ), TMiller@columbuscrewsc.com Ryan Schwepfinger (O: ) (C: ), RSchwepfinger@columbuscrewsc.com Chicago Fire Communications Contacts: Doug Hicks (O: ), dhicks@chicago-fire.com Frank Stranzl (O: ) (C: ), fstranzl@chicago-fire.com Eunice Kim (O: ) (C: ), ekim@chicago-fire.om 16 JIMENEZ 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A 14 FRANCIS 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A POSSIBLE STARTING XI 6 TCHANI 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A 22 SAURO 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A 23 K. KAMARA 2 GP, 2 GS, 1 G, 0 A 10 HIGUAIN 2 GP, 2 GS, 1 G, 0 A CHICAGO FIRE (0-1-1, 1 pt.) 20 TRAPP 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A 4 PARKHURST 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A 1 CLARK 2 GP, 2 GS, 2.00 GAA, 0 CS 13 FINLAY 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 1 A 25 AFFUL 2 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A CREW SC INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCH QUESTIONABLE: Conor Casey (Concussion) Ola Kamara (R Thigh Strain) Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TV Sun., March 6 at Portland Timbers L, 1-2 ESPN Sat., March 12 PHILADELPHIA UNION L, 1-2 CW, TWCSC Sat., March 19 at Chicago Fire 5:00 p.m. FOX-28, TWCSC Sat., April 2 at FC Dallas 9:00 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., April 9 at Montreal Impact 4:00 p.m. FOX-28, TWCSC Sat., April 16 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., April 23 HOUSTON DYNAMO 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., April 30 at Seattle Sounders FC 4:00 p.m. ABC-6, TWCSC Sat., May 7 MONTREAL IMPACT 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., May 14 COLORADO RAPIDS 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., May 21 at Toronto FC 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., May 28 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Wed., June 1 at Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., June 18 MONTREAL IMPACT 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., June 25 NEW YORK RED BULLS 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sun., July 3 at Sporting Kansas City 7:00 p.m. FS1 Sat., July 9 at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Wed., July 13 TORONTO FC 7:00 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., July 16 D.C. UNITED 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., July 23 ORLANDO CITY SC 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sun., July 31 at Toronto FC 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., Aug. 13 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., Aug. 20 at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Wed., Aug. 24 PHILADELPHIA UNION 7:30 p.m. MyTV, TWCSC Sat., Aug. 27 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., Sep. 3 at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., Sep. 10 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 6:00 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sat., Sep. 17 at Orlando City SC 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sun., Sep. 25 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 7:00 p.m. FS1 Wed., Sep. 28 at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. MyTV, TWCSC Sat., Oct. 1 CHICAGO FIRE 7:30 p.m. CW, TWCSC Thurs., Oct. 13 at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m. MyTV, TWCSC Sun., Oct. 16 at New York Red Bulls 5:00 p.m. CW, TWCSC Sun., Oct. 23 at New York City FC 4:00 p.m. CW, TWCSC PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 2 Tyson Wahl D WALL 3 Corey Ashe D ASH 6 Tony Tchani M CHA-knee 7 Emil Larsen M E-meal 8 Mohammed Saeid M mo-hahm-ed SIGH-eed 9 Justin Meram M MAIR-ahm 10 Federico Higuain (Nickname Pipa ) M FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN ( PEA-pa ) 11 Cedrick Mabwati M SEHD-rick ma-bwah-ti 13 Ethan Finlay M Fin-LEE 14 Waylon Francis D WAY-lin 16 Hector Jimenez M hee-meh-nes 17 Ola Kamara F O-lah kuh-mar-uh 19 Rodrigo Saravia M suh-rah-vee-ah 22 Gaston Sauro D GAS-tone sow-roh 23 Kei Kamara F KYE kuh-mar-uh 25 Harrison Afful D AH-full (like Waffle) 30 Matt Pacifici GK puh-chiff-uh-chee 33 Amro Tarek D AHM-roh TAHR-eck 41 Brad Stuver GK STEW-vur For an audio guide with every Crew SC player pronouncing his own name, please see Technical staff pronunciations on page two. CREW SC MEDIA WEBSITE: COLUMBUSCREWSC.COM/MEDIA

28 2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 1 Steve Clark GK Mason, MI Oakland University 2 Tyson Wahl D Newport Beach, CA University of California-Berkeley 3 Corey Ashe D Virginia Beach, VA University of North Carolina 4 Michael Parkhurst D Providence, RI Wake Forest University 6 Tony Tchani M Douala, Cameroon University of Virginia 7 Emil Larsen M Lyngby, Denmark 8 Mohammed Saeid M Örebro, Sweden 9 Justin Meram M Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan 10 Federico Higuaín M Buenos Aires, Argentina 11 Cedrick Mabwati M Kinshasa, DR Congo 13 Ethan Finlay M Marshfield, WI Creighton University 14 Waylon Francis D Puerto Limón, Costa Rica 16 Hector Jimenez M Bell Gardens, CA University of California-Berkeley 17 Ola Kamara F Oslo, Norway 19 Rodrigo Saravia M Guatemala City, Guatemala Florida Gulf Coast University 20 Wil Trapp M Gahanna, OH University of Akron 21 Chad Barson D Lewis Center, OH University of Akron 22 Gaston Sauro D Rosario, Argentina 23 Kei Kamara F Kenema, Sierra Leone California State University-Dominguez Hills 25 Harrison Afful D Senya Breku, Ghana 26 Ben Swanson M Grove City, OH 27 Conor Casey F Denver, CO University of Portland 29 Marshall Hollingsworth M Libertyville, IL Wheaton College 30 Matt Pacifici GK Charlotte, NC Davidson College 33 Amro Tarek D Asyut, Egypt 41 Brad Stuver GK Twinsburg, OH Cleveland State University 2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club 25 Harrison Afful 29 AH-full (like Waffle) Tema, Ghana Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) 3 Corey Ashe 30 ASH Orange County, CA Orlando City SC 21 Chad Barson 25 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 27 Conor Casey 34 Dover, NH Philadelphia Union 1 Steve Clark 29 Mason, MI Honefoss BK (Norway) 13 Ethan Finlay 25 fin-lee Duluth, MN Creighton University (NCAA) 14 Waylon Francis 25 WAY-lin Puerto Limón, Costa Rica CS Herediano (Costa Rica) 10 Federico Higuaín ( Pipa ) 31 FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN ( PEA-pa ) Buenos Aires, Argentina Colón de Santa Fe (Argentina) 29 Marshall Hollingsworth 22 Libertyville, IL Wheaton College (NCAA) 16 Hector Jimenez 27 hee-meh-nes Huntington Park, CA LA Galaxy 23 Kei Kamara 31 KYE kuh-mar-uh Kenema, Sierra Leone Middlesbrough FC (England) 17 Ola Kamara 26 O-lah kuh-mar-uh Oslo, Norway Molde FK (Norway) 7 Emil Larsen 24 E-meal Lyngby, Denmark Odense Boldklub (Denmark) 11 Cedrick Mabwati 24 SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti Kinshasa, DR Congo Osasuna (Spain) 9 Justin Meram 27 MAIR-ahm Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan (NCAA) 30 Matt Pacifici 22 puh-chiff-uh-chee Charlotte, NC Davidson College (NCAA) 4 Michael Parkhurst 32 Providence, RI FC Augsburg (Germany) 8 Mohammed Saeid 25 mo-hahm-ed SIGH-eed Örebro, Sweden Örebro SK (Sweden) 19 Rodrigo Saravia 23 suh-rah-vee-ah Guatemala City, Guatemala Florida Gulf Coast University (NCAA) 22 Gaston Sauro 26 GAS-tone sow-roh Rosario, Argentina Calcio Catania (Italy) 41 Brad Stuver 24 STEW-vur Mayfield, OH Cleveland State University (NCAA) 26 Ben Swanson 18 Grove City, OH Crew SC Academy 33 Amro Tarek 23 AHM-roh TAHR-eck Los Angeles, CA El Gouna FC (Egypt) 6 Tony Tchani 26 CHA-knee Bafang, Cameroon Toronto FC 20 Wil Trapp 23 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 2 Tyson Wahl 32 WALL Newport Beach, CA Colorado Rapids Sporting Director and Head Coach: Gregg Berhalter Assistant Coaches: Sixten Boström, Pat Onstad, Josh Wolff Director of Soccer Operations: Asher Mendelsohn High Performance Director: Steve Tashjian Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton Head Athletic Trainer: Craig Devine Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jon MacGregor Director of Team Operations: Zach Crusse Head Equipment Manager: David Brauzer Team Operations Assistant: Ron Meadors Performance Analyst: Adin Osmanbasic Technical Staff Pronunciations: Gregg Berhalter (BUR-hall-ter) Sixten Boström (SIX-tin BO-strum) Asher Mendelsohn (MEN-dell-son) Steve Tashjian (TASH-jin)

29 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2016 MLS RESULTS MLS Regular Season Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal Scorers Sun., March 6 at Portland Timbers L , CLB: Higuain (68 ); POR: Valeri (23 ), Adi (79 ) Sat., March 12 PHILADELPHIA UNION L , CLB: K. Kamara (87'); PHI: Pontius (45'+1', 71') Sat., March 19 at Chicago Fire Sat., April 2 at FC Dallas Sat., April 9 at Montreal Impact Sat. April 16 NEW YORK CITY FC Sat., April 23 HOUSTON DYNAMO Sat. April 30 at Seattle Sounders FC Sat., May 7 MONTREAL IMPACT Sat., May 14 COLORADO RAPIDS Sat., May 21 at Toronto FC Sat., May 28 REAL SALT LAKE Wed., June 1 at Philadelphia Union Sat., June 18 MONTREAL IMPACT Sat., June 25 NEW YORK RED BULLS Sun. July 3 at Sporting Kansas City Sat., July 9 at New England Revolution Wed., July 13 TORONTO FC Sat., July 16 D.C. UNITED Sat., July 23 ORLANDO CITY SC Sun., July 31 at Toronto FC Sat., Aug. 13 NEW YORK CITY FC Sat., Aug. 20 at New England Revolution Wed., Aug. 24 PHILADELPHIA UNION Sat., Aug. 27 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Sat., Sep. 3 at LA Galaxy Sat., Sep. 10 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Sat., Sep. 17 at Orlando City SC Sun. Sep. 25 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Wed., Sep. 28 at D.C. United Sat. Oct. 1 CHICAGO FIRE Thurs., Oct. 13 at Chicago Fire Sun. Oct. 16 at New York Red Bulls Sun., Oct. 23 at New York City FC

30 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES LAST MATCH RECAP CREW SC HOSTS OPENING MATCH PRESENTED BY MAPFRE INSURANCE AGAINST PHILADELPHIA UNION On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Columbus Crew SC hosted its first home contest of the 2016 Major League Soccer regular season by playing the Philadelphia Union in the Opening Match, presented by MAPFRE Insurance. Kei Kamara scored for the Black & Gold, but Philadelphia was able to win the clash by a 2-1 final score with two goals by Chris Pontius. Kamara's six shots led all players, and his tally was his 75th career goal, becoming just the second active player to reach that total. CREW SC AND CHICAGO AT A GLANCE Columbus Crew SC regular-season record: Home games: (48 GF, 37 GA) Road games: (34 GF, 44 GA) LAST THREE REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS 05/22/2015 CLB 2 vs. CHI 2 D MAPFRE Stadium 07/15/2015 CLB 1 at CHI 0 W Toyota Park 07/19/2015 CLB 3 vs. CHI 1 W MAPFRE Stadium CREW SC TRAVELS TO TOYOTA PARK TO BEGIN THREE-MATCH MLS ROAD SWING On Saturday, March 19, Columbus Crew SC plays its third 2016 MLS regular-season contest and its second on the road by traveling to Bridgeview, Illinois to meet the Chicago Fire. This is set to be the 56th all-time regularseason meeting between both clubs. LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING On July 19, 2015, Crew SC closed a home-and-home regular-season series with a 3-1 win over Chicago at MAPFRE Stadium. Federico Higuain, Kei Kamara and Ethan Finlay all scored for the Black & Gold. CLUB SNAPSHOTS MLS Regular Season: MLS Regular Season: Points: 0 Points: 1 Eastern Conference: Ninth Eastern Conference: Seventh Home: Home: Away: Away: Goals For: 2 Goals For: 4 Goals Against: 4 Goals Against: 5 +/-: -2 +/-: -1 Club Leaders Goals: Higuain, K. Kamara (1) Goals: Accam (2) Assists: Finlay, Saeid (1) Assists: Accam, Alvarez, Goossens (1) Shots: K. Kamara (11) Shots: Accam (10) Shots on Goal: K. Kamara (3) Shots on Goal: Accam (6) G-W Goals: N/A G-W Goals: N/A G-W Assists: N/A G-W Assists: N/A Fouls Suffered: Higuain, Tchani (4) Fouls Suffered: Accam (5) Fouls Committed: Sauro (5) Fouls Committed: Meira (4) Yellow Cards Issued: Sauro, Trapp (1) Yellow Cards Issued: Meira, Polster (2) Saves Leader: Clark (8) Saves Leader: Lampson (10) GAA Leader: Clark (2.00) GAA Leader: Lampson (2.50) Wins: N/A Wins: N/A BLACK & GOLD NOTES COACHES Gregg Berhalter ( , Columbus Crew SC: 14 - Present) vs. Veljko Paunovic (0-1-1, Chicago Fire: 16 - Present) WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN Saturday s 5:00 p.m. ET start is available via regional television on both FOX-28 and Time Warner Cable SportsChannel... Neil Sika (play-by-play) and Dwight Burgess (analyst) are set to have the call of the match... on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, Crew SC Matchday, the exclusive pre-match show, starts at 4:30 p.m. ET with Chris Doran, and Crew SC Post-Match immediately follows the action only on TWCSC... the FOX-28 broadcast begins at 5:00 p.m. ET... locally, the contest is available via the radio in English on CD102.5 FM and in Spanish on La Mega FM... the English radio broadcast also is set to stream live on ColumbusCrewSC.com... a complete list of places to catch the Black & Gold on TV is available at ColumbusCrewSC.com in the drop-down item Crew SC Bars under the Supporters tab... for complete regional television listings, please visit ly/2016crewscbroadcast... the game can be watched internationally via the following: Abu Dhabi Sports, BeIN Sports Australia, Eurosport. CREW SC LOOKING TO EXTEND UNBEATEN STREAK AGAINST CHICAGO The Black & Gold enter this match against the Fire holding a six-match unbeaten streak against Chicago... Crew SC is against the Fire over their last six meetings, dating back to September 21, 2013 when Columbus won 3-0 over Chicago at MAPFRE Stadium... the streak contains a win and a draw at Toyota Park, including last season's 1-0 Crew SC victory in Bridgeview on July 15, that match began a series that saw Columbus and Chicago play twice in five days, with both matches won by the Black & Gold, including a return 3-1 victory at MAPFRE Stadium on July 19. ROAD SWING BEGINS FOR CREW SC Crew SC begins a three-match Major League Soccer regular-season road swing with this clash at Chicago... following this contest, Columbus plays at FC Dallas on April 2 and at Montreal on April 9... this is tied for the longest such road series of Crew SC's regular season, as the Black & Gold will conclude the 2016 campaign with three road contests, also beginning that stretch with a match at Chicago... Crew SC finishes the 2016 regular season at Chicago (October 13), at the New York Red Bulls (October 16) and at New York City FC (October 23). FAMILIAR FACES Former Black & Gold Homegrown goalkeeper Matt Lampson has started each of Chicago's first two matches in goal for the Fire... Lampson made 16 appearances (14 starts) over his four seasons with Crew SC... Chicago's roster also includes former Columbus defender Eric Gehrig, who made 46 appearances (32 starts) over four years with the Black & Gold. BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVALRY There are 19 players in MLS history to have played at least one regularseason contest for both Columbus and Chicago: Tenywa Bonseu, Jon Busch, Matt Chulis, Dilly Duka, Shaun Francis, Eric Gehrig, Andy Herron, Richie Kotschau, Manny Lagos, Matt Lampson, Brian McBride, Dominic Oduro, Daniel Paladini, Ante Razov, Jorge Salcedo, Tony Sanneh, Tim Ward, Andy Williams and John Wolyniec.

31 FINLAY NEARING THE CENTURY MARK Crew SC midfielder Ethan Finlay's next Major League Soccer regular-season appearance will be his 100th in the League since joining the Black & Gold ahead of the 2012 season... Finlay was selected 10th overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by Crew SC of Finlay's 99 career appearances to date have come over the 2014 and 2015 regular seasons, during which he experienced a breakout to the tune of 23 goals and 20 assists in regular-season play... he was named MLS Best XI for the first time in his career last season following a season in which he notched 12 goals and 13 assists, becoming the second Columbus player to ever reach double figures in each category during a single regular season. KEI KAMARA BECOMES SECOND ACTIVE PLAYER TO HIT 75 GOALS Forward Kei Kamara's 87th-minute goal in last weekend's Opening Match against the Philadelphia Union was his first of the 2016 Major League Soccer regular season as well as the 75th of his MLS career... Kamara is only the second active player to have hit that milestone, joining San Jose's Chris Wondolowski (111)... Kamara is now tied with Kenny Cooper for 18th alltime in Major League Soccer goal-scoring history. AFFUL, SARAVIA CALLED UP Columbus Crew SC announced earlier this week that two of its players have received international call-ups ahead of the upcoming FIFA window... Harrison Afful was called up by Ghana, while Rodrigo Saravia earned the nod from Guatemala... Afful was called up in advance of qualification matches for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, while Saravia was called up ahead of CONCACAF qualification matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup... Afful and Ghana host Mozambique in Accra (March 24) before traveling for a rematch against Os Mambas in Maputo (March 27)... meanwhile, Saravia and Guatemala play the United States in Guatemala City (March 25) before coming to Columbus to play the Stars & Stripes at MAPFRE Stadium (March 29)... Afful and Saravia are two of 14 players on the Black & Gold to have received senior international call-ups in their career... the full list broken down by country is below: Country...Player Costa Rica...Waylon Francis Denmark...Emil Larsen DR Congo...Cedrick Mabwati Ghana...Harrison Afful Guatemala...Rodrigo Saravia Iraq...Justin Meram Norway...Ola Kamara Sierra Leone...Kei Kamara United States...Corey Ashe, Conor Casey, Ethan Finlay, Michael Parkhurst, Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp HOLLINGSWORTH, SWANSON LOANED TO PITTSBURGH Crew SC announced this week that midfielders Marshall Hollingsworth and Ben Swanson were the first two players loaned to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) under the clubs' affiliate partnership... per the Right of Recall incorporated in both loan agreements, Crew SC retains the right to recall either player at any point during the MLS regular season, subject to MLS roster compliance guidelines. SAEID NOTCHES ASSIST By providing the assist on Kei Kamara's goal last weekend against Philadelphia following a corner kick, midfielder Mohammed Saeid has now recorded a helper in each of his last two regular-season appearances for Crew SC. MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE DISPATCH: PARKHURST AND KAMARA WEIGH IN ON UPCOMING MATCHES This week, Shawn Mitchell from The Columbus Dispatch wrote about the upcoming tough task ahead for the Black & Gold, beginning a three-match road swing with this contest in Chicago... via Mitchell's piece, a quote from Captain and defender Michael Parkhurst: I don t think we expected to go 0-2 out of the gate. But we don t view three upcoming road games as oh man, we re in a real bad spot. We feel like we re capable of winning every game that we play. I m fully confident that we ll turn things around.... also via Mitchell, a quote from Designated Player and forward Kei Kamara: There are 32 more games to go. New York was the Supporters Shield winner and they started the same way. Teams are losing early in the season. Maybe it s not a good thing to say, but for us, maybe you lose these two games now instead of losing the last two games in October. ATTEMPTS ON GOAL Columbus has notched exactly 19 shots in each of its first two matches in 2016 (March 6 at Portland and March 12 vs. Philadelphia), hitting at least that total in consecutive matches for the first time since August 31 and September 4, 2013 when the club reached 24 shots versus Seattle and 20 against Houston... through two matches played, Crew SC's 38 shots leads all of Major League Soccer (two ahead of Portland, 36). POSSESSION AND PASSING Through two matches in the 2016 Major League Soccer regular season, Columbus Crew SC ranks second in the League in possession percentage and third in overall passing accuracy, according to the League's official statistcian, Opta... Crew SC's 2016 possession (59.9%) trails only Sporting Kansas City (62.7%), and its passing accuracy (81.2%) is behind Sporting (85.0%) and Orlando City SC (84.2%)... in 2015, Crew SC ranked second in Major League Soccer in both categories, registering a possession percentage of 53.8% and a passing accuracy rate of 81.4%. STATE SENATE RECOGNIZES CREW SC, KAMARA The Ohio State Senate and the office of Ohio State Senator Jim Hughes recently presented Columbus Crew SC and forward Kei Kamara with two Resolutions to honor their accomplishments in Senate Resolution 297 honored Kamara for receiving the 2015 MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award presented by Advocare... in addition to Kamara s honor, the Ohio State Senate recognized Crew SC for winning the 2015 Eastern Conference Championship... on behalf of the club, Captain Michael Parkhurst and Vice- Captain Wil Trapp accepted Senate Resolution 298. CREW SC SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAPS Player National Team Caps Last Appearance Harrison Afful Ghana 58 11/17/15 vs. Comoros (World Cup qual.) Conor Casey United States 19 2/24/10 vs. El Salvador (friendly) Ethan Finlay United States 2 2/5/16 vs. Canada (friendly) Waylon Francis Costa Rica 5 2/2/16 vs. Venezuela (friendly) Kei Kamara Sierra Leone 24 9/6/15 vs. Ivory Coast (AFCON qual.) Ola Kamara Norway 7 9/3/14 vs. England (friendly) Emil Larsen Denmark 7 3/5/14 vs. England (friendly) Cedrick Mabwati DR Congo 16 11/12/15 vs. Burundi (World Cup qual.) Justin Meram Iraq 17 10/8/15 vs. Vietnam (World Cup qual.) Michael Parkhurst United States 25 4/3/14 vs. Mexico (friendly) Rodrigo Saravia Guatemala 1 2/10/16 vs. Honduras (friendly) Tony Tchani United States 1 1/31/16 vs. Iceland (friendly) Wil Trapp United States 2 2/5/16 vs. Canada (friendly)

32 HARRISON AFFUL Reached 10 starts and appearances in MLS and with Crew SC on 3/6/16 at Portland Notched his first MLS and Crew SC assist on 9/12/15 at Philadelphia. COREY ASHE Needs 71 minutes to reach 15,000, 30 appearances to reach 250, 12 starts to reach 175, and four assists to reach 25 in MLS. CHAD BARSON Needs seven appearances to reach 50 and one shot to reach 10 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/19/15 vs. Chicago. Reached 30 starts for Crew SC on 8/1/15 at Orlando. CONOR CASEY Needs eight appearances to reach 200, four starts to reach 150, four goals to reach 75, one assist to reach 25 and 22 shots to reach 400 in MLS. Made his Crew SC debut on 3/6/16 at Portland. STEVE CLARK Needs five starts and appearances to reach 75 of each, one win to reach 30, 17 saves to reach 250 and six clean sheets to reach 20 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 50 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/24/15 vs. New England. Reached 25 wins in MLS and for Crew SC on 8/29/15 at New York City FC. Reached 200 saves in MLS and for Crew SC on 9/12/15 at Philadelphia. ALL-TIME CLUB GK STARTS Player... GS 1. Will Hesmer Jon Busch Andy Gruenebaum Steve Clark Mark Dougherty Tom Presthus ALL-TIME CLUB GK WINS Player... W 1. Will Hesmer Jon Busch Mark Dougherty Steve Clark Andy Gruenebaum Brad Friedel Tom Presthus ETHAN FINLAY Needs one appearance to reach 100, two goals to reach 25 and four assists to reach 25 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 20 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 8/19/15 vs. New York City FC. Reached 100 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on on 8/29/15 at New York City FC. Reached 20 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 9/19/15 at DC. ALL-TIME CLUB SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS Player... A 1. Guillermo Barros Schelotto (2008) John Wilmar Perez (2001) T3. Jeff Cunningham (2001) T3. Robert Warzycha (2000) T3. Ethan Finlay (2015)...13 T6. Robert Warzycha (1999) T6. Andy Williams (1998) WAYLON FRANCIS Needs two assists to reach 15 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 10 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30/15 at Orlando. Reached 50 appearances and starts as well as 20 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 10/3/15 at New York. FEDERICO HIGUAIN Needs 14 goals to reach 50 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 250 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 9/6/15 vs. FC Dallas. Reached 100 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 9/19/15 at DC. Reached 100 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 10/17/15 at Toronto. ALL-TIME CLUB GOALS Player... G 1. Jeff Cunningham Brian McBride Stern John Edson Buddle Federico Higuain Eddie Gaven Guillermo Barros Schelotto T8. Dante Washington T8. Kei Kamara...28 ALL-TIME CLUB ASSISTS Player... A 1. Robert Warzycha Brian McBride Jeff Cunningham Guillermo Barros Schelotto Brian Maissonneuve Federico Higuain Brian West Eddie Gaven MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE CREW SC CAREER MILESTONES ALL-TIME CLUB SHOTS Player... SH 1. Brian McBride Jeff Cunningham Eddie Gaven Robert Warzycha Federico Higuain Edson Buddle Stern John ALL-TIME CLUB GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player... GWA 1. Robert Warzycha Jeff Cunningham Brian McBride T4. Guillermo Barros Scheloto T4. Federico Higuain...10 T6. Simon Elliott... 8 T6. Brian Maissonneuve... 8 T8. John Wilmar Perez... 7 T8. Brian West... 7 HECTOR JIMENEZ Needs nine appearances to reach 100 and five goals to reach 10 in MLS. Reached 75 appearances and 50 starts in MLS on 5/16/15 at San Jose. KEI KAMARA Needs 24 appearances to reach 250, 21 starts to reach 200, one goal to reach 75 and seven shots on goal to reach 250 in MLS. Reached 200 shots on goal in MLS on 5/9/15 vs. Seattle. Set the all-time club single-season shots record on 8/29/15 at New York City FC. Became the second player in club history to reach 20 goals in a season on 9/12/15 at Philadelphia. ALL-TIME CLUB SINGLE-SEASON GOALS Player... G 1. Stern John (1998) Kei Kamara (2015) Stern John (1999) Brian McBride (1996) Jeff Cunningham (2002) Dante Washington (2000) CEDRICK MABWATI Reached 10 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 3/6/16 at Portland. Made his MLS and Crew SC debut on 7/25/15 vs. Toronto FC. Scored his first MLS and Crew SC goal on 8/19/15 vs. New York City FC. JUSTIN MERAM Needs 27 appearances to reach 150, 29 starts to reach 100 and six goals to reach 25 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 50 starts and 10 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/9/15 vs. Seattle. Reached 100 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30/15 at Orlando. Reached 150 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4/15 vs. New York. MICHAEL PARKHURST Needs 17 appearances and 18 starts to reach 200 in MLS. Reached 50 appearances for Crew SC on 7/4/15 vs. New York and 50 starts for Crew SC on 7/11/15 at Montreal. Reached 15,000 minutes played in MLS on 8/1/15 at Orlando. MOHAMMED SAEID Needs 24 appearances to reach 50, seven starts to reach 25 and seven shots to reach 20 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 10 starts and 20 corner kicks in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/3/15 at Philadelphia. GASTON SAURO Needs four appearances and starts to reach 10 of each in MLS and for Crew SC. Made his first MLS and Crew SC start and appearance on 9/6/15 vs. FC Dallas. TONY TCHANI Needs one goal and two assists to reach 10 and 20 in MLS. Reached 125 appearances in MLS on 4/25/15 vs. Philadelphia and 100 starts in MLS on 5/16/15 at San Jose. Reached 100 appearances for Crew SC on 8/19/15 vs. New York City FC. Reached 10 assists for Crew SC on 4/25/15 vs. Philadelphia. Reached 100 shots for Crew SC on 7/25/15 vs. Toronto FC. WIL TRAPP Needs 10 appearances to reach 75, 12 starts to reach 75 and three assists to reach 10 in MLS and for Crew SC. Reached 50 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/15/15 at Chicago and 50 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/25/15 vs. Toronto FC. TYSON WAHL Needs three appearances to reach 150 and two shots to reach 30 in MLS. Reached 115 starts in MLS on 5/30/15 at Orlando and reached 50 appearances for Crew SC on 7/15/15 at Chicago. Reached 50 starts for Crew SC on 8/29/15 at New York City FC.

33 2016 MISCELLANEOUS MLS REGULAR-SEASON STATS Quickest Goal: Higuain, 3/6 at POR, 68' Quickest Goal Against: Valeri, 3/6 at POR, 23' Game-Winning Goals after 75 : Game-Tying Goals after 75 : Game-Winning Goals Against after 75 : Adi, 3/6 at POR, 79' Game-Tying Goals Against after 75 : Hat Tricks: Hat Tricks Against: Own Goals For: Own Goals Against: Red Cards: Opponent s Red Cards: COLUMBUS CREW SC TRANSACTIONS PLAYERS IN GK Matt Pacifici (Signed on March 4) M Marshall Hollingworth (SuperDraft selection signed on March 4) F Kei Kamara (Signed to Designated Player contract extension on March 2) F Ola Kamara (Signed on February 4) M Rodrigo Saravia (SuperDraft selection signed on February 4) D Amro Tarek (Acquired on loan on February 3) F Conor Casey (Signed on January 26) M Emil Larsen (Signed on January 22) M Ethan Finlay (Contract extension on January 11) D Corey Ashe (Signed as a free agent on December 18) 11 player options exercised (December 7) CREW SC AND 2016 REGULAR-SEASON HONORS Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month: MLS Player of the Week: MLS Team of the Week: MLS Goal of the Week: MLS Save of the Week: MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE N/A N/A N/A Federico Higuain (Week 1) - nominated Steve Clark (Weeks 1, 2) - nominated N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PLAYERS OUT D Sergio Campbell (Waived on February 12) M Romain Gall (Waived on February 12) F Jack McInerney (Traded to Portland on January 13) D Chris Klute (Traded to Portland on December 11) Options declined on on two players, two players out of contract (December 7) HOW CREW SC WAS BUILT Season SuperDraft Justin Meram Ethan Finlay Marshall Hollingsworth Rodrigo Saravia Homegrown Chad Barson Ben Swanson Wil Trapp Trade Tony Tchani Steve Clark Hector Jimenez Michael Parkhurst DP Federico Higuain Signing Tyson Wahl Waylon Francis Harrison Afful Corey Ashe Cedrick Mabwati Conor Casey Mohammed Saeid Ola Kamara Gaston Sauro Emil Larsen Matt Pacifici Loan Amro Tarek Allocation Waiver Draft Brad Stuver Kei Kamara (DP in 2016) 2016 BARBASOL MAN OF THE MATCH 3/6 at POR Federico Higuain 3/12 vs. PHI Wil Trapp 2016 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS FOR CLB Player Goalkeeper, Team Date Result 2016 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS AGAINST Player, Team CLB Goalkeeper Date Result 2016 MLS REGULAR-SEASON CATEGORICAL WIN-LOSS Overall Home Away Overall: vs. East: vs. West: Before All-Star Game (July 28) After All-Star Game (July 28) Scoring First: Opp. Scoring First: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75 : Trailing at 75 : Tied at 75 : Out-Shooting Opponent: Out-Shot by Opponent: Shots Even: One-Goal Games: Day Games (before 5 p.m. local): Night Games (5 p.m. or after local): In Black Kits: In "For Columbus" Kits: In Gold Kits: On The CW Columbus: On ABC-6: On FOX-28: On MyTV Columbus: On Time Warner Cable SportsChannel: On ESPN: On FS1: On UniMas/Univision Deportes: In March: In April: In May: In June: In July: In August: In September: In October: On Mondays: On Tuesdays: On Wednesdays: On Thursdays: On Fridays: On Saturdays: On Sundays: In Sunny Weather: In Clear Weather: In Rain: In Cloudy Weather: at Kickoff: at Kickoff: at Kickoff: at Kickoff: at Kickoff: at Kickoff: Indoors Using No Subs: Using 1 Sub: Using 2 Subs: Using 3 Subs: On Natural Grass: On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface: When scoring 0 goals: When scoring 1 goal: When scoring 2 goals: When scoring 3 goals: When scoring 4+ goals: When allowing 0 goals: When allowing 1 goal: When allowing 2 goals: When allowing 3 goals: When allowing 4+ goals:

34 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 1 STEVE CLARK GK 6 2, 192 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: MASON, MI 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 2.00 GAA, 1 SO in 180 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at GK, 2 GA, 2 SV vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at GK, 2 GA, 2 SV vs. PHI (3/12) 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Most saves in a 2016 match: 6 (3/6/16 at POR) Most career saves: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL) Last shutout: 10/25/15 vs. DC 2 TYSON WAHL D 6 2, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: NEWPORT BEACH, CA 2016 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. POR (9/26) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 9/19/15 at DC 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC... started the season opener at Portland (March 6), making six stops... started the Opening Match at MAPFRE Stadium against the Union (March 12). Clark made four appearances (three starts) in the Desert Diamond Cup in Tucson. He played all 90 minutes in the tournament s final match against New England (February 27). Clark made 34 appearances (34 starts) in his second season with Crew SC and went with six clean sheets, playing every minute of every match for the second straight season. He started the club s season opener against Houston (March 7), making two saves. He then recorded his first clean sheet of the season in the club s home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14), making three stops. Clark was signed to a new contract by the club on April 2, extending his tenure in Black & Gold. The goalkeeper tied his then-career-best with a six save performance at Vancouver (April 8), followed by notching his second clean sheet of the season and the 10th of his career at New England (April 11). He registered his second-consecutive and third overall shutout in a 3-0 win over Orlando (April 18). He again tied his then-career-best with his second six-stop performance of the season at San Jose (May 16). This was followed by setting a new career-high by making seven saves at Orlando (May 30). He made his 50th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC, earning his h win of the season vs. New England (June 24). He notched his sixth win and his first-ever assist with two saves and a helper on Ethan Finlay s firsthalf goal in a 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls (July 4). Clark earned his 23rd career win at Colorado (August 8), surpassing Brad Friedel for fifth all-time in club history. He broke the 100-save barrier at New York (October 3), becoming the third club goalkeeper to ever notch consecutive triple-digit save seasons. In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Clark started all five matches for Crew SC, notching a playoff clean sheet in the First Leg of the Eastern Conference Championship against the New York Red Bulls (November 22). Clark did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 3 COREY ASHE D 5 5, 154 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 2016: (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has yet to make a First Team appearance in Wahl made three appearances in the Desert Diamond Cup in Tucson at centerback, wearing the captain s armband in three second-half appearances throughout the tournament. Wahl made 18 appearances (14 starts) at centerback for Crew SC with two assists in He made his first appearance with a start at centerback at Vancouver (April 8). He started the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) and made his second League start of the season at Orlando (May 30). He started his fourth match of the season (his 50th all-time appearance for Crew SC) at Chicago (July 15), helping the club keep a clean sheet. Wahl made his 50th regular-season start for Crew SC at Yankee Stadium against NYCFC (August 29). He earned his second assist of the year in a win at D.C. United (September 19). In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Wahl made three appearances (one start) for Columbus, starting the First Leg of the Eastern Conference Championship against the Red Bulls (November 22), a clean sheet win for Crew SC. He made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign, starting in Crew SC s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the Round of 16 contest at Orlando (June 30). 45 DANNY MICHAEL O ROURKE PARKHURST M/D D 5 11, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: PROVIDENCE, RI 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 175 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 10/25/15 vs. DC 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Was in the matchday 18 for both the contest at Portland (March 6) and vs. Philadelphia (March 12), but has yet to make a First Team appearance in Ashe signed with Columbus Crew SC as a free agent ahead of the 2016 campaign. At the Desert Diamond Cup, he made two appearances at leftback. Ashe began the season, his ninth as a professional, with Houston, but was traded to Orlando City SC on July 14, 2015 in exchange for allocation money and a Second Round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Prior to the trade, he made no appearances for Houston. With the Lions, Ashe appeared in nine games (eight starts), notching three assists. Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC in his third season as the club's Captain... started at centerback in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and again in the Opening Match at MAPFRE Stadium vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Parkhurst started all four matches during Crew SC s Desert Diamond Cup run at centerback, wearing the captain s armband. He played the full 90 minutes in the Black & Gold s final match against New England (February 27). Parkhurst made 33 appearances (33 starts) at centerback in his second season as the club s Captain, recording one assist. He started the season opener against Houston (March 7). He helped the club keep a clean sheet in the home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14) and was part of two additional shutouts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18). Parkhurst made his 50th career start for the club at Montreal (July 11). He reached 15,000 MLS minutes played at Orlando (August 1). The defender registered his first-ever assist in Black & Gold as part of a 5-0 win over D.C. (October 25), the club s second consecutive shutout. In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Parkhurst started all five matches for Crew SC. He did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

35 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 6 TONY 6 TONY TCHANI -- MID M 6 4, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: DOUALA, CAMEROON 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 180 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 8/22/15 vs. SKC Last assist with Columbus: 10/25/15 vs. DC 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 6 TONY 7 EMIL TCHANI LARSEN -- MID M 5 11, 172 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: LYNGBY, DENMARK 2016: (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at central midfield... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and again in the Opening Match at MAPFRE Stadium vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Parkhurst made four appearances (three starts) during Crew SC s Desert Diamond Cup run at central midfield. He played the full 90 minutes in the Black & Gold s final match against New England (February 27). Tchani made 32 appearances (32 starts) at central midfield with five goals and six assists. He started the season opener at Houston (March 7). In a start versus the New York Red Bulls (March 28), he scored his first goal of the season, and he registered his first assist of the season vs. Philadelphia (April 25). Tchani started the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). He scored his second goal of the season at Orlando (May 30) and added his third goal, setting a new single-season best, at Real Salt Lake (June 27). He scored his fourth goal of the season vs. Toronto FC (July 25), doubling his previous season career-best. Tchani reached a milestone by making his 100th all-time Crew SC appearance with a start against New York City FC (August 19). He scored his fifth goal of the season, extending his career-best campaign, against Sporting Kansas City (August 22) and notched his fourth assist of the season by helping on Kei Kamara s game-winner at D.C. United (September 19). He added his fifth assist in a 2-0 win at Toronto (October 17) and notched another assist as part of a 5-0 win over D.C. United (October 25). In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Tchani started all five matches for Columbus. He started and captained Crew SC in its 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), registering an assist and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again captained Crew SC in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). 8 MOHAMMED SAEID M 5 7, 141 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: ÖREBRO, SWEDEN 2016 (Columbus): 1 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 16 mins Crew SC s last match: Sub. app. at LM, 1 A, 16 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Sub. app. at LM, 1 A, 16 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 3/12/16 vs. PHI 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: Has yet to make a First Team appearance in was in the matchday 18 for the club's Opening Match at MAPFRE Stadium vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Larsen made three appearances during the Desert Diamond Cup, with one appearance at left midfield and two at central attacking midfield. Larsen made 16 appearances for OB (Denmark), scoring one goal, on August 24, 2015 against Aalborg BK. He made two additional starts in the Danish Cup. At the midway point of the Danish Superliga season, Larsen signed for Columbus Crew SC. 69 TONY JUSTIN TCHANI MERAM -- MID M 6 1, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 39 mins Crew SC s last match: Sub. app. at RM, 16 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Sub. app. at RM, 16 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 10/25/15 vs. DC Last assist with Columbus: 8/1/15 at ORL 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has made one appearance at left midfield in 2016, notching one assist... was in the matchday 18, but did not make an appearance at Portland (March 6)... came on as a substitute to make his season debut in the Opening Match vs. Philadelphia (March 12), recording an assist following a corner kick on Kei Kamara's 87th minute goal. Saeid made three appearances (one start) during the Desert Diamond Cup, with all three appearances coming at central midfield. He started Crew SC s first preseason match, against Sporting Kansas City (February 17). Saeid made 25 appearances (18 starts) in his first season with Crew SC, registering one assist, with 21 appearances coming at central midfield and four at attacking midfield. He notched his first club and League start in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), completing 93.22% of his passes (55/59) in the victory. He came on at halftime in the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). He started at central attacking midfield against D.C. United (October 25), recording his first assist in Black & Gold. In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Saeid made two appearances for Crew SC. He made a substitute appearance in Crew SC s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17). Has made two appearance for Crew SC in 2016, with one appearance coming at left midfield and one at right midfield... came on as a second-half substitute at left midfield at Portland (March 6)... made another substitute appearance at right midfield vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Meram made three appearances (one start) during the Desert Diamond Cup, with all three appearances coming at left midfield. Meram made 31 appearances (28 starts) at left midfield in 2015, scoring six goals and notching five assists. He started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and registered the game-winning goal. He missed the club s match against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Iraq National Team, but returned with a start at Vancouver (April 8), where he recorded his first assist of the season. He scored in consecutive matches following a tally against Philadelphia (April 25). Meram recorded his second assist of the season with a helper on Kei Kamara s second goal vs. Seattle (May 9) and earned his third assist via Kei Kamara s eighth-minute goal vs. Chicago (May 22), which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history. He started the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) and made his 100th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC with a start at Orlando (May 30). Meram received his second international call-up of the season from the Iraq National Team and earned his 14th cap by starting the team s friendly at Japan (June 11). He recorded assists in back-to-back games for the second time in his career with a helper at Orlando (August 1). Once again, Meram received a call-up by Iraq ahead of two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, scoring his first international goal against Chinese Taipei (September 3) and his second against Thailand (September 8). He earned an additional call-up and started for Iraq in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Vietnam (October 8). In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Meram started all five games for Crew SC, scoring the fastest goal in MLS postseason history (nine seconds) in the First Leg against the New York Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference Championship (November 22). Meram made a substitute appearance in both Crew SC s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17) and its Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).

36 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 10 FEDERICO HIGUAIN M 5 8, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 1 G, 0 A in 180 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at CAM, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at CAM, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 3/6/16 at POR Last assist with Columbus: 10/17/15 at TFC 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: Crew SC record when he assists: CEDRICK MABWATI M 5 6, 145 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: KINSHASA, DR CONGO 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 40 mins Crew SC s last match: Sub. app. at LM, 31 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Sub. app. at LM, 31 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 8/19/15 vs. NYC Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at central attacking midfield, scoring one goal... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6) where he recorded his first goal of the season on a bicycle-kick finish... again started in the Opening Match at MAPFRE Stadium against Philadelphia (March 12). Higuain made four appearances (four starts) during the Desert Diamond Cup at central attacking midfield, scoring one goal. He notched the opening tally in Crew SC s third preseason match, against the Swope Park Rangers (February 24). Higuain made 32 appearances (32 starts) at central attacking midfield in 2015, scoring eight goals and adding nine assists. Against Orlando (April 18), he scored his first goal of the season with a backheel tally that was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week. The Designated Player made his 75th career MLS and Crew SC start at D.C. United (May 2). He scored in consecutive matches with a game-tying goal against LA (June 13). Higuain notched an assist in back-to-back contests with a game-winning helper against the Red Bulls (July 4). He tied Guillermo Barros Schelotto for the most penalty kicks converted in club history (13) with a successful spot kick vs. Chicago (July 19). At NYCFC (August 29), he registered a goal and the game-winning assist, moving into solo sixth place in club history in both goals and assists, as well as solo fifth all-time in club history in game-winning assists. Higuain reached a milestone by making his 100th appearance for the club with a start at D.C. United (September 19). In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Higuain started all five contests, recording one goal and leading the club with two assists, including an assist in the 2015 MLS Cup. Higuain did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 13 ETHAN FINLAY - M 5 9, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: MARSHFIELD, WI 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 155 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at RM, 74 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at RM, 74 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 10/25/15 vs. DC (2) Last assist with Columbus: 3/6/16 at POR 2015 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2015 Crew SC record when he assists: Has made two appearances for Crew SC in 2016, with one coming at right midfield and one at left midfield... came on as a second-half substitute at Portland (March 6) at right midfield... again came on in the second half against Philadelphia (March 12) at left midfield. Mabwati made three appearances (two starts) during the Desert Diamond Cup at right midfield. Has made eight appearances (one start) in his debut season with Crew SC (four appearances at right midfield, three at left midfield, and one appearance where he spent time at both) after officially being added to the roster on July 8, 2015 after the expiration of his loan with Spanish side Osasuna... made 30 league appearances with three assists for the Segunda Division side in the season... was selected for his first matchday 18 with Columbus at Chicago (July 15)... remained in the matchday 18 vs. Chicago (July 19)... made his club and League debut by coming on at right midfield vs. Toronto FC (July 25)... played the full second half at Orlando (August 1)... scored his first Black & Gold goal with a substitute appearance at left midfield against New York City FC (August 19)... again came on as a substitute at left midfield against Sporting Kansas City (August 22)... made his first Black & Gold start at NYCFC (August 29)... received a call-up by DR Congo ahead of a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Central African Republic... missed Crew SC s match against FC Dallas (September 6) while with DR Congo... came on as a substitute at right midfield at Philadelphia (September 12)... entered the match against Portland (September 26) as a substitute at right midfield and transitioned to left midfield later in the contest... came on again at right midfield at New York (October 3). 14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D 5 9, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMÓN, COSTA RICA 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 164 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at LB, 74 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at LB, 74 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 10/25/15 vs. DC 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at right midfield, recording one assist... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6), where he notched his first assist of the season... again started vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Prior to the preseason, Finlay signed a contract extension with Crew SC on January 11. At the Desert Diamond Cup, he appeared in all four of Crew SC s matches (two starts) at right midfield, scoring one goal against the Swope Park Rangers (February 24). Finlay made 34 appearances (34 starts) at right midfield with 12 goals and 13 assists on the season, becoming just the second player in Crew SC history to ever record double figures in both categories over a single campaign. He was also named to the MLS Best XI following the season for the first time in his career. He made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7). He started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), recording an assist on Justin Meram s game-winning goal. He scored his first two goals of the year vs. Philadelphia (April 25), adding an assist in a performance that ultimately captured the MLS Player of the Week award. Continuing his strong form, he recorded his sixth assist vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara s first-half goal, which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history. Finlay recorded his fourth-ever contest with at least one goal and one assist by notching one of each at Real Salt Lake (June 27). He was named to the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game, his first-ever All-Star nod, and played 45 minutes in the contest (July 29). He scored his ninth goal of the campaign at D.C. United (September 19), becoming the seventh person in team history to reach 20 career goals and 20 career assists. Finlay scored two goals against D.C. United on Decision Day (October 25), setting a new single-season career-best in the category with 12. In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Finlay started all five of Crew SC s matches, registering his first-ever postseason goal in the Second Leg against Montreal (November 8), a tally that tied the series on aggregate. Finlay started in Crew SC s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), scoring the game-winning goal en route to a 3-1 victory. Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at leftback... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and again vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Francis made four appearances during preseason, starting all of the Black & Gold s contests at leftback. Francis made 28 appearances (28 starts) at leftback in his second season with Crew SC, registering seven assists, leading all League defenders in the category while winning Crew SC s Defender of the Year award. He made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7) and notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara s goal versus Toronto FC (March 14). He missed the team s contest against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Costa Rica National Team. He started against Philadelphia (April 25), registering his second assist of the season and recorded his third assist of the campaign on Kei Kamara s opening goal vs. Seattle (May 9). Francis started the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). He tallied his fourth assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), marking his 10th career helper for the club and notched his fifth assist vs. New England (June 24), becoming the League s leader among defenders in the category. He extended that lead in assists by a defender with his sixth, a game-winning assist, vs. Chicago (July 19). He was named as an MLS All-Star for the first time and played 45 minutes in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game vs. Tottenham Hotspur (July 29). Francis made his 50th all-time Crew SC start and appearance by starting the match at New York (October 3). The defender recorded his seventh assist of the campaign as part of a 5-0 blanking of D.C. United (October 25). In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Francis started all five matches for Columbus, recording his first career postseason assist in the Second Leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Montreal (November 8). Francis did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

37 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M 5 9, 145 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 126 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at LM, 59 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at LM, 59 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 4/19/14 vs. DC Last assist with Columbus: 8/8/15 at COL 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 17 OLA KAMARA - F 6 0, 181 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: OSLO, NORWAY 2016: (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at left midfield... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and again vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Jimenez made four appearances (three starts) at left midfield during the Desert Diamond Cup. He played the full 90 minutes during Crew SC s final preseason match against New England (February 27). Jimenez made 23 appearances (12 starts) in his second season with Crew SC, with 17 appearances coming at rightback, four coming at right midfield, one at leftback and one at central attacking midfield. He recorded four assists on the season. He made his campaign debut with a substitute appearance at central attacking midfield against Houston (March 7). Later, he made his first start of the season with a nod at rightback at Vancouver (April 8). He started at rightback vs. Seattle (May 9), registering his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara s eventual game-winning goal. He again started at rightback at San Jose (May 16), registering his 75th MLS appearance and 50th MLS start in the process. He started the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). Jimenez notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27) and his fourth at Colorado (August 8). He did not make an appearance in the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. Jimenez started in Crew SC s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. Did not dress for the club's opener at Portland (March 6) or again vs. Philadelphia (March 12) after being listed as questionable for both contests. Kamara joined Crew SC as a Discovery Signing prior to the 2016 Major League Soccer regular season. In the preseason, he made one appearance at forward, against the Swope Park Rangers (February 24). He notched an assist in that contest on Ethan Finlay s 67th minute goal. The 2015 season began with Kamara joining another Tippeligaen side on loan, Molde FK. In 29 appearances for the club, he scored 14 goals and contributed six assists. He made another four appearances in the Norwegian Cup, notching two goals and two assists. He made four appearances for Molde in UEFA Champions League qualification, scoring four goals, including a brace on July 14, 2015 against Pyunik Erevan. He also made six Europa League appearances with Molde, scoring a goal on October 22, 2015 against Celtic. 19 RODRIGO SARAVIA - M 5 11, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA 2016: (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 20 WIL TRAPP - M 5 8, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: GAHANNA, OH 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 180 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 9/13/14 at HOU Last assist with Columbus: 10/25/15 vs. DC 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has yet to make a First Team appearance in earned a senior call-up from the Guatemala National Team on March 17 ahead of two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification contests against the United States. Saravia was selected by Columbus Crew SC in the First Round (19th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, He signed with the Black & Gold on February 4, In the preseason, he made three appearances, all substitute appearances at central midfield. Playing his senior season for Florida Gulf Coast University, Saravia was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year as well as being named First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference for the second consecutive season. Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at central midfield... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and again vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Trapp made four appearances at central midfield during the Desert Diamond Cup, starting all four contests. He played the full 90 minutes during Crew SC s final preseason match against New England (February 27). Trapp made 19 appearances (17 starts) at central midfield, notching three assists. He made his season debut with a start at central midfield against Houston (March 7) and he notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara s goal in the win over Toronto FC (March 14). He missed the match versus New York (March 28) after being listed as questionable, returned to the lineup with a start at Vancouver (April 8) and was again listed as questionable with concussion symptoms ahead of the club s next 13 matches, and did not dress. He returned to League action with a substitute appearance vs. New York (July 4). Trapp made his first League start since April 8 with a start at Chicago (July 15), helping Crew SC keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win. He earned a call-up by the United States Under-23 team ahead of a training camp in England, returning from the camp to start against FC Dallas (September 6). He earned another U-23 call-up ahead of the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, where he captained the side to a Third Place finish and a nod to play Colombia in early 2016 in a playoff for a berth in the Olympics. Trapp helped the club keep its second consecutive clean sheet as well as notched his third assist of the season in a start against D.C. United on Decision Day (October 25). In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, he started all five matches for Columbus. In the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Trapp made his first on-field appearance at the time since April 8 at Vancouver with a substitute appearance in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

38 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 21 CHAD BARSON - D 5 10, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: LEWIS CENTER, OH 2016 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at RB, 24 mins at COL (8/8) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 7/19/15 vs. CHI 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 22 GASTON SAURO - D 6 3, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: ROSARIO, ARGENTINA 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 180 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12 Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has yet to make a First Team appearance in Barson made two appearances (one start) during the Desert Diamond Cup, with both appearances coming at rightback. Barson made 10 appearances (four starts) in 2015, with nine appearances coming at rightback and one at leftback. He came on for his first appearance of the season at rightback at Vancouver (April 8). In the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27), he came on at halftime. Barson made his first start of the season at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3). He recorded his first assist of the campaign on Ethan Finlay s 83rd-minute goal after coming on as a substitute vs. Chicago (July 19) at rightback. Barson started in Crew SC s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30). Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at centerback... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and again vs. Philadelphia (March 12). Sauro made four appearances (three starts) at centerback during the Desert Diamond Cup. He played the full 90 minutes during Crew SC s final preseason match against New England (February 27). Sauro made four appearances (four starts) at centerback for Crew SC after being signed as a Discovery Signing on August 6 after last playing for Italy s Calcio Catania, where he spent the season on-loan from Switzerland s FC Basel. The Argentine made his club and League debut with a start against FC Dallas (September 6). He helped Crew SC keep a clean sheet with a start in a 2-0 win at Toronto (October 17) and was part of back-to-back shutout efforts after starting against D.C. United on Decision Day (October 25), a 5-0 win for Columbus. In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Sauro made four additional starts for Crew SC. He did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, having joined the club following the conclusion of its tournament run. 23 KEI KAMARA - F 6 3, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: KENEMA, SIERRA LEONE 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 1 G, 0 A in 180 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at F, 1 G, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at F, 1 G, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: 3/12/16 vs. PHI Last assist with Columbus: 9/19/15 at DC 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 25 HARRISON AFFUL - D 5 6, 135 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: SENYA BREKU, GHANA 2016 (Columbus): 2 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 180 mins Crew SC s last match: Started at RB, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last match played: Started at RB, 90 mins vs. PHI (3/12) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: 10/3/15 at NYRB 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at forward... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6)... again started in the Opening Match at MAPFRE Stadium vs. Philadelphia (March 12), where he scored his first goal of the season, becoming the second active player to hit 75 career goals. Kamara made four appearances (three starts) during the Desert Diamond Cup, scoring a tournament-best three goals to win the Copper Boot award. He notched a brace against Sporting Kansas City (February 17). Following the tournament, Kamara signed a contract extension through the 2018 campaign, with the forward occupying a Designated Player roster spot effective immediately. He becomes the fourth Designated Player in Crew SC s history. Kamara made 32 appearances (31 starts) at forward in the first season of his second stint with Columbus, scoring 22 goals and adding eight assists. He was named Crew SC s Barbasol Most Valuable Player as well as MLS Best XI and the MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year, presented by Advocare. He made his season debut with a start at forward against Houston (March 7). The forward notched his first goal of the season in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and recorded his first brace for Columbus at Vancouver (April 8). He scored one goal and added one assist as part of a win over Orlando (April 18), repeating the one-goal, one-assist performance as part of a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25). He registered his second brace of the season vs. Seattle (May 9), tying for the League lead in goals (seven) following the match. He extended his League-lead in goals with a brace against Chicago (May 22), earning MLS Player of the Week honors following the contest. Kamara started the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). He scored his 10th goal of the season at Orlando (May 30), setting the all-time club record for fastest player to reach double figures in goals (12 appearances). He was named to the AT&T MLS All-Star Game active roster for the first time in his career, playing 45 minutes in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game (July 29). He registered his fifth brace of the season at Colorado (August 8)and totaled one goal and one assist against New York City FC (August 19). Kamara earned a call-up by Sierra Leone ahead of a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Ivory Coast, missing Crew SC s match against FC Dallas (September 6) while with the National Team. He recorded his sixth brace of the season by scoring two goals at Philadelphia (September 12), becoming the second player in club history to ever reach 20 goals in a single season. He scored his 21st goal and added his eighth assist of the season in a win at D.C. United (September 19), followed by goal number 22 at home vs. Portland (September 26). In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Kamara started all five games for Crew SC, leading the League in postseason goals (four), including the series winning goal against both Montreal and New York as well as a goal in the 2015 MLS Cup. Kamara did not make an appearance at the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Has made two appearances (two starts) for Crew SC at rightback... started in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and again vs. Philadelphia (March 12)... on March 17, received a senior National Team call-up from Ghana ahead of two Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches. Afful made four appearances (three starts) at rightback during the Desert Diamond Cup. He played the full 90 minutes during Crew SC s final preseason match against New England (February 27). Afful made nine appearances (nine starts) after joining the club as a Discovery Signing on July 30, registering two assists. He started his first match for Crew SC at rightback against New York City FC (August 19), playing 60 minutes in his debut and tying for the team lead in crosses from open play with seven. He was called-up by Ghana ahead of a friendly against Congo and a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda, missing Crew SC s match against FC Dallas (September 6) while with the National Team. He returned to the starting lineup at Philadelphia (September 12), notching his first assist with Crew SC on the gamewinning goal to Kei Kamara. He recorded his second assist of the season at New York (October 3). Following another call-up, he started for Ghana in a friendly against Canada (October 13). He returned to the Crew SC starting lineup and helped the club keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win at Toronto (October 17), and was part of another shutout effort on Decision Day against D.C. United (October 25), a 5-0 Crew SC win. In the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Afful started all five matches for Crew SC. He did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, having joined the club following the conclusion of its tournament run.

39 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 26 BEN SWANSON - M 5 6, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: GROVE CITY, OH 2016: (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 27 CONOR CASEY - F 6 1, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: DENVER, CO 2016 (Columbus): 1 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 5 mins Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: Sub. app. at F, 5 mins at POR (3/6) Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A Has yet to make a First Team appearance in was loaned to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) on March 17. Swanson made one appearance during the Desert Diamond Cup, coming on at central midfield against the New England Revolution as a second-half substitute (February 27). Swanson did not make a First-Team appearance during his rookie year in He missed the match against Philadelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-18 National Team, starting for the side in three friendlies. After returning, he came on at halftime in Crew SC s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27). He earned a call-up to participate in United States U-18 camp from July A Homegrown Player, Swanson was named to the 2015 MLS Homegrown Team and played 45 minutes against Club America s Under-20 squad at the 2015 Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game (July 28). He earned another international call-up, this time by the United States U-20 side for the first time, ahead of a training camp in Serbia, missing Crew SC s match against FC Dallas (September 6) while at the camp. Swanson was in the matchday 18 for the club s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 contest at Orlando (June 30), but he did not make an appearance in the tournament. Has made one appearance at forward in his first season with Crew SC... made his club debut in the season opener with a second-half substitution at Portland (March 6)... did not dress for the contest against Philadelphia (March 12) after being listed as questionable ahead of the match. Casey signed with Columbus Crew SC as a free agent ahead of the 2016 campaign. During the 2016 Desert Diamond Cup, he made three appearances (one start) at forward. The forward made 14 appearances for Philadelphia (two starts), scoring three goals and adding one assist. 29 MARSHALL HOLLINGSWORTH - M 5 8, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: LIBERTYVILLE, IL 2016: (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 30 MATT PACIFICI - GK 6 2, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: CHARLOTTE, NC 2016 (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A Most saves in a 2014 match: N/A Most career saves: N/A Last shutout: N/A Has yet to make a First Team appearance in was loaned to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) on March 17. Hollingsworth was selected by Columbus Crew SC in the Second Round (41st overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, During the Desert Diamond Cup, he made two appearances, with one coming at rightback and one coming at leftback. Following the tournament, he signed with Crew SC on March 4, Hollingsworth finished his college career after making 92 appearances for Wheaton over his four seasons with the Thunder, making 85 starts. He scored 45 goals and added 21 assists for his collegiate career, including a 22-goal season in 2015, which ranked seventh in program history for single-season tallies. He participated in Crew SC s College Combine at MAPFRE Stadium ahead of being drafted by the Black & Gold. Has yet to make a First Team appearance in Pacifici made one appearance during the Desert Diamond Cup, keeping Real Salt Lake scoreless over 28 minutes (February 20). Following the tournament, he signed with Crew SC on March 4, Pacifici finished his college career at Davidson in 2015 after playing 70 games over his four seasons, notching a 1.45 goals-against average with a record and 11 clean sheets. He recorded a shutout in his first-ever collegiate start, on August 27, 2012 against Clemson. During his junior season in 2014, he notched a career-best 0.65 goals-against average with seven shutouts en route to being named Second Team All-Conference. A two-year captain, he earned Davidson s Charlie Slagle Coach s Award in 2015 as well as Atlantic 10 All-Academic and Senior CLASS Award First Team honors.

40 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYER MINI BIOS 33 AMRO TAREK - D 6 3, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: ASYUT, EGYPT 2016 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 mins Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match played: N/A Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A 41 BRAD STUVER - GK 6 3, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: / HOMETOWN: TWINSBURG, OH 2016 (Columbus): N/A Crew SC s last match: N/A Last match: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A 2016 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A Most saves in a 2014 match: N/A Most career saves: N/A Last shutout: N/A Was in the matchday 18 for both the match Portland (March 6) and vs. Philadelphia (March 12), but has yet to make a First Team appearance in Crew SC acquired Tarek on loan for the 2016 Major League Soccer season from Real Betis on February 3, During the 2016 Desert Diamond Cup, he made three appearances (one start) at centerback. Tarek played his final season with El Gouna FC (Egypt), where he made a careerbest 30 appearances. Following the campaign, he signed with Spanish side Real Betis. Served as Steve Clark's backup in the season opener at Portland (March 6) and in the Opening Match at MAPFRE Stadium against Philadelphia (March 12). Stuver made two appearances (one start) during the Desert Diamond Cup, including a scoreless first half against Sporting Kansas City (February 20). Stuver did not make a First Team appearance in The goalkeeper served as Steve Clark s backup in the club s match at San Jose (May 16) and in all League matches following, including all of Crew SC s contests in the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. Stuver started the club s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27), playing all 90 minutes. He also started in Crew SC s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

41 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2016 MLS REGULAR-SEASON MATCH-BY-MATCH BOX SCORES Columbus Crew SC 1 at Portland Timbers 2 March 6, 2016 at Providence Park (Portland, Oregon) Att. 21,144 Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 68' POR - Valeri (unassisted) 23', Adi (unassisted) 79' Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR CLB Philadelphia Union 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1 March 12, 2016 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Att. 17,015 Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Saeid) 87' PHI - Pontius (unassisted) 45'+1', Pontius (unassisted) 71' Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners CLB PHI

42 @ Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union L, 1-2 March 6, 2016 L, 1-2 March 12, 2016 GK Clark GK Clark RB Afful RB Afful CB Parkhurst (Casey 85') CB Parkhurst CB Sauro CB Sauro LB Francis LB Francis (Saeid 74') CM Trapp CM Trapp CM Tchani CM Tchani RM Finlay (Mabwati 81') RM Finlay (Meram 74') CAM Higuain CAM Higuain LM Jimenez (Meram 67') LM Jimenez (Mabwati 59') F K. Kamara F K. Kamara MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2016 MLS REGULAR-SEASON MATCH-BY-MATCH LINEUPS

43 MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE 2016 MLS STATISTICS 2016 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (0-2-0, 0 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MARCH 12, 2016 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 10 M Federico Higuain F Kei Kamara M Ethan Finlay M Mohammed Saeid D Harrison Afful F Conor Casey G Steve Clark D Waylon Francis M Hector Jimenez M Cedrick Mabwati M Justin Meram D Michael Parkhurst D Gaston Sauro M Tony Tchani M Wil Trapp M Corey Ashe D Chad Barson M Marshall Hollingsworth F Ola Kamara M Emil Larsen M Chase Minter G Matt Pacifici M Rodrigo Saravia G Brad Stuver M Ben Swanson D Amro Tarek D Tyson Wahl Team totals Opponent totals GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Steve Clark Team totals Opponent totals * = Played with other teams in Only Columbus Crew SC statistics listed here.

44 CURRENT COLUMBUS CREW SC PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. CHICAGO FIRE ( ) MLS MATCH 3: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIRE ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO FIRE UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 23 FWD Kei Kamara FWD Federico Higuain FWD Ethan Finlay FWD Conor Casey MID Tony Tchani MID Corey Ashe DEF Chad Barson DEF Waylon Francis MID Justin Meram DEF Tyson Wahl GK Steve Clark MID Hector Jimenez DEF Michael Parkhurst MID Mohammed Saeid MID Wil Trapp Team totals Opponent totals UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 1 GK Steve Clark Team totals Opponent totals

45 COLUMBUS CREW SC # Player 1 2 POR PHI Steve Clark 90G 90G 2 Tyson Wahl 3 Corey Ashe 4 Michael Parkhurst 85D 90D 6 Tony Tchani 90M 90M 7 Emil Larsen 8 Mohammed Saeid 16 9 Justin Meram Federico Higuain 90M 90M 11 Cedrick Mabwati Ethan Finlay 81M 74M 14 Waylon Francis 90D 74D 16 Hector Jimenez 67M 59M 17 Ola Kamara 19 Rodrigo Saravia 20 Wil Trapp 90M 90M 21 Chad Barson 22 Gaston Sauro 90D 90D 23 Kei Kamara 90F 90F 25 Harrison Afful 90D 90D 26 Ben Swanson 27 Conor Casey 5 29 Marshall Hollingsworth 30 Matt Pacifici 33 Amro Tarek 41 Brad Stuver "00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

46 COLUMBUS CREW SC Game log: Game #1 03/06/2016 CLB 1 at POR 2 L Higuain 1 (Finlay 1) 68 Game #2 03/12/2016 CLB 1 vs PHI 2 L K. Kamara 1 (Saeid 1) 87