Cucho Hernandez had a purpose and an help off the bench to assist the Columbus Crew defeat host Toronto FC 2-0 on Wednesday.
Hernandez made it 1-0 within the 51st minute. In his fourth MLS match, Andres Herrera scored his first purpose within the seventieth minute.
Patrick Schulte made three saves for his second straight shutout and tenth of the season for the Crew (15-5-8, 53 factors). They’re 3-1-1 prior to now 5 matches.
Sean Johnson made two saves for Toronto (11-16-3, 36 factors).
Getting into firstly of the second half, Hernandez offered the spark along with his 14th purpose.
Jacen Russell-Rowe gathered an extended ball and arrange Hernandez for a two-touch strike from the highest of the field for the Crew’s first purpose in three matches.
Herrera, the defender signed on mortgage from River Plate (Argentina) on Aug. 6, acquired a cross from Hernandez and outmuscled Raoul Petretta for the ball and poked it previous Johnson.
Hernandez has 25 purpose contributions (14 targets, 11 assists) this season.
Toronto, with out three injured defenders and one other who was suspended, held its personal within the first half in opposition to a revamped Crew lineup.
Crew coach Wilfried Nancy selected to not begin Hernandez, midfield stalwart Darlington Nagbe and 2024 MLS All-Star defender Steven Moreira because the workforce performs three matches in eight days.
The primary probability for Toronto got here within the seventh minute when Federico Bernardeschi in the reduction of to his favored left foot and ripped a shot from the best facet off the crossbar.
He continued to use the best flank and within the twenty second minute, he despatched a cross towards the close to put up the place Lorenzo Insigne compelled a save by Schulte.
In the meantime, the Crew had been disjointed with solely two pictures. Herrera had the lone one on track within the thirty fifth minute that Johnson had no bother stopping.
–Subject Stage Media