Crew Net 3-2 Win Over Toronto FC
Posted July 26, 2009 12:00 pm.
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Jason Garey scored in second-half stoppage time and the Columbus Crew set an MLS record by extending their home unbeaten streak to 19 games with a 3-2 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.
Columbus (7-3-9) overcame a 2-1 deficit to improve to 13-0-6 at Crew Stadium since a 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on June 7, 2008. The Earthquakes held the previous mark of 18, spanning the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
Steven Lenhart tied the game in the 76th minute for Columbus and Eddie Gaven also scored.
Ali Gerba and Dwayne De Rosario scored for Toronto FC (7-7-5).
Garey took a pass from Crew captain Frankie Hejduk and beat Toronto FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei nearly two minutes into stoppage time for his fourth goal of the year.
Columbus took the lead in the 32nd minute, when Danny O’Rourke dribbled around two Toronto defenders to find space in the penalty area. O’Rourke fed the ball to Gaven, whose shot deflected off Frei’s foot and into the back of the net for his third goal of the year.
Three minutes later, Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto’s leading scorer, made it 1-1 with his seventh tally.
Toronto FC took the lead early in the second half when Gerba had time to settle the ball near the penalty spot before shooting it past goalkeeper William Hesmer.
Crew coach Robert Warzycha made two offensive-minded substitutions after Toronto took the lead, bringing on Emmanuel Ekpo and Adam Moffat. Those changes paid off as forward Steven Lenhart netted his second goal of the year to tie the game 2-2.
The Crew was awarded the Trillium Cup, given to the winner of the season series between Columbus and Toronto.
