Zardes leads Crew over FC Cincinnati 3-1
Posted August 25, 2019 7:00 am
CINCINNATI (AP) - Gyasi Zardes scored twice and the Columbus Crew beat expansion FC Cincinnati in the second match of the rivalry on Sunday.
The teams played to a 2-2 draw in their first-ever MLS meeting at Columbus on Aug. 10.
Zardes opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, slotting home Luis DÃaz's perfectly weighted cross. Zardes doubled the lead with a chest trap of Harrison Afful's diagonal cross and a flick to finish it in the 33rd.
DÃaz shouldered past Andrew Gutman to score his first MLS goal from a narrow angle, giving Columbus (8-15-6) a 3-0 lead in the first minute of first-half stoppage time.
Kekuta Manneh scored for FC Cincinnati (5-19-3) in the 89th minute.
FC Cincinnati lost for the seventh time in its last eight matches.
FC Cincinnati midfielder Emmanuel Ledesma (45) fights for the ball with Columbus Crew SC defender Alec Crognale in the second half of the MLS soccer match on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
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FC Cincinnati midfielder Emmanuel Ledesma (45) fights with Columbus Crew defender Jonathan Mensah (4) for the ball after FC Cincinnati forward Kekuta Manneh (31) scored in the second half of the MLS soccer match on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
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Columbus Crew forward Gyasi Zerdes (11) shoots on goal in the second half of the MLS soccer match against FC Cincinnati on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
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FC Cincinnati defender Maikel van der Werff is pulled on by Columbus Crew SC forward Gyasi Zerdes (11) in the first half an MLS soccer match on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
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Columbus Crew SC midfielder Artur (8) attempts to get the ball from FC Cincinnati forward Roland Lamah (7) in the first half of an MLS soccer match Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
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Columbus Crew's Youness Mokhtar and forward Pedro Santos (7) celebrate with forward Gyasi Zerdes (11) after his goal in the first half of an MLS soccer match against FC Cincinnati on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
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