- Luis Díaz - 12'
- Gyasi Zardes - 21'
- Ayo Akinola - 52'
Diaz, Columbus outrun Toronto FC in 2-1 win
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- — Luis Diaz and Gyasi Zardes each scored first half goals and the Columbus Crew held off Toronto FC for a 2-1 win on Saturday.
Ayo Akinola scored for Toronto in the 52nd minute off a rebound finish.
Diaz escaped on on a breakaway after a Toronto corner in which it didn't have defenders playing back. Pedro Santos got it to Diaz for a solo run and a one-on-one with Toronto keeper Alex Bono before finding the back of the net at the 12th minute.
Zardes scored nine minutes later just after he’d had a goal waved off for offside
Columbus (3-2-2) keeper Eloy Room denied Michael Bradley in the expiring minutes of stoppage time with a diving save to seal the win.
Toronto (1-4-2) now has dropped back-to-back contests.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Allen Chapman
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Union | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | +17 | 46 |
| FC Cincinnati | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 45 |
| Nashville SC | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | +16 | 44 |
| Columbus Crew | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | +6 | 41 |
| Inter Miami CF | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | +11 | 38 |
| Orlando City SC | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | +10 | 35 |
| New York City FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 34 |
| New York Red Bulls | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 33 |
| Charlotte FC | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | +1 | 32 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 29 |
| New England Revolution | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| Toronto FC | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| Atlanta United FC | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -15 | 20 |
| D.C. United | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -24 | 19 |
| CF Montréal | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 15 |
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