However, as they did to Minnesota, they stifled their opposition’s attack, leading to a scoreless match through 90 minutes.

The next major chapter of the “Hell is Real” rivalry will be written on Saturday when the Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati play in a deciding third game in their first round MLS playoff series.

The higher seed are home for the first and — if necessary — third games of the series.The winners advance to the conference semifinals, with that round joining the conference final and MLS Cup Final as single-elimination matches at the home of the higher seed.