Columbus Crew were held to a 2-2 draw by bottom-placed DC United on Wednesday night, despite the efforts of Lucas Manuel Zelarayan and Juan Camilo Hernandez Suarez, aka Cucho. The first one was a double passer and the second one a double scorer. This match is part of the twentieth day of Major League Soccer, Eastern Conference. Derrick Etienne Jr was on the pitch and played the whole game.
The Columbus crew came very close to victory and can have regrets. This Wednesday night in a match counting for the twentieth day of the MLS and Eastern Conference, the men of Caleb Porter lost two precious points at the very last moment against a weak of the championship. It is DC United, last in the East.
After a scoreless first half, the Columbus Crew managed to take the lead thanks to a beautiful curled shot from Juan Camilo Hernandez Cucho in the 62nd minute following a pass from Lucas Zelarayán. The home team finally equalized through the Greek Taxiarchis Fountas (80). The tie did not last long, as Columbus Crew regained the lead a minute later thanks to their two strongest men of the match, Lucas Zelarayán, passer, and Juan Camilo Hernandez Suares, scorer (81′, 1-2).
The visitors seemed to have the game in hand after this goal scored in the last ten minutes, but Ola Williams Kamara decided otherwise by scoring in stoppage time the equalizer and deprive the teammates of Derrick Etienne Jr. of the 3 points of the victory. The score could have been different if Taxiarchis Fountas had not missed the penalty (73′) before getting the equalizer.
After this draw, the Columbus Crew remains in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with 26 points, while DC United is still in last place with 18 points in the same Eastern Conference. Next Sunday, July 17, the Columbus Crew will host Cincinatti at 7:30 pm.