New England v Columbus
Zardes, Room help Crew to 1-1 tie with Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- — Gyasi Zardes scored in the 58th minute, Eloy Room had six saves and the Columbus Crew tied 1-1 with the New England Revolution on Saturday night.
Room was obviously favoring his right leg late in the closing minutes but managed to knock away back-to-back shots by Adam Buksa. Room deflected the first with his lower body in the 90th minute and 10 seconds later — after gingerly getting off the ground and limping to the center of goal — parried a header.
Harrison Afful played a bending 20-yard ball-in to Zardes for a header that deflected off the hand of diving goalkeeper Matt Turner and banged off the post before skipping into the net to open the scoring in the 58th minute. A careless pass by Jonathan Mensah was intercepted by Buksa, who took a couple dribbles before beating Room one-on-one to level the score in the 62nd.
The points leader in all MLS with 56, New England (17-4-5) is unbeaten in three straight games. Columbus (8-11-9), the defending MLS Cup champion, is 10th in the Eastern Conference with 31.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Allen Chapman
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 13 |
| New York City FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 10 |
| Inter Miami CF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 10 |
| Charlotte FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| D.C. United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Toronto FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Red Bull New York | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 7 |
| FC Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| Atlanta United FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| New England Revolution | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| CF Montréal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| Orlando City SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 3 |
| Columbus Crew | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Union | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
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