Defending champions Columbus staged a reminder of their 2008 magic by scoring twice late, including Jason Garey's stoppage time winner, to upend Major League Soccer guests Toronto FC 3-2 on Saturday night.
After Eddie Gaven opened for the home side in the 32nd minute, Toronto flipped the score through goals on either side of intermission from Canada internationals Dwayne De Rosario and Ali Gerba.
However, Steven Lenhart equalized with 14 minutes left and Garey capped the comeback by burying a Frankie Hejduk cross near time.
Scoring Summary:
CLB -- Eddie Gaven 3 (Danny O'Rourke 1, Duncan Oughton 2) 32
TOR -- Dwayne De Rosario 7 (Pablo Vitti 1, Marvell Wynne 3) 35
TOR -- Ali Gerba 1 (Chad Barrett 3) 49
CLB -- Steven Lenhart 2 (Brian Carroll 1, Jason Garey 2) 76
CLB -- Jason Garey 4 (Frankie Hejduk 2) 92+
Toronto FC -- Stefan Frei, Marvell Wynne, Nick Garcia, Adrian Serioux, Jim Brennan, Carl Robinson, Dwayne De Rosario, Amado Guevara (Marco Velez 22), Pablo Vitti, Ali Gerba (Danny Dichio 87), Chad Barrett (O'Brian White 79).
Substitutes Not Used: Brian Edwards, Gabe Gala, Emmanuel Gomez
Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Eric Brunner, Andy Iro, Gino Padula (Adam Moffat 73), Duncan Oughton (Emmanuel Ekpo 64), Brian Carroll, Danny O'Rourke, Eddie Gaven, Steven Lenhart, Jason Garey.
Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Burns, Cory Elenio, Andy Gruenebaum, Alejandro Moreno, Jed Zayner
Misconduct Summary:
TOR -- Carl Robinson (caution; Reckless Foul) 27
CLB -- Brian Carroll (caution; Tactical Foul) 29
CLB -- Gino Padula (caution; Reckless Tackle) 38
TOR -- Marco Velez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 78
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