Columbus beats Toronto FC 4-2 as Amundsen scores twice

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Malte Amundsen scored twice as the Columbus Crew beat Toronto FC 4-2 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Saturday, holding off a late Toronto push despite playing the final 20 minutes with 10 men.

Gonzalo Tapia put Columbus ahead in the 16th minute, and Amundsen headed in a second five minutes later. Amundsen added his second goal in the 48th minute, and Brooks Lennon made it 4-0 in the 59th, according to match data from ESPN and the BBC.

Toronto found a way back into the match in the 69th minute when Dániel Sallói scored with a header. One minute later, Columbus midfielder Sékou Tidiany Bangoura was sent off for a second yellow card, having been booked earlier in the first half.

Playing a man up, Toronto pulled a second goal back in the 81st minute through Josh Sargent, but the visitors could not find a third.

The loss leaves Toronto with 36 points from 31 matches, according to ESPN’s standings. The match kicked off at 3:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. MT) and was broadcast on Apple TV.

Toronto’s afternoon in Ohio came as Canada’s other MLS clubs also played on Saturday. CF Montréal hosted East-leading Nashville SC earlier in the day, three days after the Canadian Championship final against Forge FC. Montréal had also been held to a 1-1 draw by the Sounders the previous weekend.

Via ESPN and BBC Sport match data.

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