Goals in the 89th and 94th minutes save a draw for Montreal against the Columbus Crew
A pair of late goals ended up giving Montreal a deserved 2-2 draw at home to the Columbus Crew in Friday's MLS action.
In a clash between two of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference, no goals were scored in the first 65 minutes, before Jonathan Mensah unblocked the visiting team.
Columbus Mensah centre-back was ready for an indirect free kick, and after working the ball up the wing, right-back Steven Moreira's cross found it near the penalty spot where he s is connected on a seamless loop head to the remote station.
Just two minutes later, in the 68th, Lucas Zelarayan unleashed a speculative effort from outside the box, which was blocked, but bounced off him for a second crack that beat the goalkeeper goal in the lower right corner.
That 2-0 lead would hold until the final minutes, but after Luis Diaz was shown a red card, the 10-man crew finally went on the scoreboard when Victor Wanyama managed to intentionally deflect a shot long range to the wrong foot- the goalkeeper in the 89th.
With six minutes of stoppage time to survive for the three points, Columbus couldn't protect their lead, with Montreal substitute Zachary Brault-Guillard connecting on a low daisy from outside the box in the lower left corner to snatch a draw on death.
Advanced stats indicate it was an earned run for Montreal, which created 2.16 expected goals, while Columbus had just 0.66.
A pair of late goals ended up giving Montreal a deserved 2-2 draw at home to the Columbus Crew in Friday's MLS action.
In a clash between two of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference, no goals were scored in the first 65 minutes, before Jonathan Mensah unblocked the visiting team.
Columbus Mensah centre-back was ready for an indirect free kick, and after working the ball up the wing, right-back Steven Moreira's cross found it near the penalty spot where he s is connected on a seamless loop head to the remote station.
Just two minutes later, in the 68th, Lucas Zelarayan unleashed a speculative effort from outside the box, which was blocked, but bounced off him for a second crack that beat the goalkeeper goal in the lower right corner.
That 2-0 lead would hold until the final minutes, but after Luis Diaz was shown a red card, the 10-man crew finally went on the scoreboard when Victor Wanyama managed to intentionally deflect a shot long range to the wrong foot- the goalkeeper in the 89th.
With six minutes of stoppage time to survive for the three points, Columbus couldn't protect their lead, with Montreal substitute Zachary Brault-Guillard connecting on a low daisy from outside the box in the lower left corner to snatch a draw on death.
Advanced stats indicate it was an earned run for Montreal, which created 2.16 expected goals, while Columbus had just 0.66.
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