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Pedro Santos and Gyasi Zardes scored and Zack Steffen made five saves to lead the Columbus Crew SC ahead of Atlanta United, 2-0, at Stormy Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday.
The game was 55 minutes behind schedule 30 minutes into the first half. The rest of the game was played under a downpour and the ball often stopped when the players slipped into puddles. The temperature was in the forties at the end.
The team (3-1-1) won for the first time in five all-time tries against the defending MLS champions (0-2-2).
Santos scored his first goal since March 24, 2018 to give 1-0 to the crew at the second minute.
Wil Trapp pbaded the right flank to Artur. He sent a center in the center of the box for Zardes but the ball deflected by Atlanta defender Miles Robinson and jumped on the wet surface for Santos for his second MLS goal in 44 career matches.
It was the first time the team had scored at home in three games against Atlanta and the first time they were in the series.
Steffen made a reactionary stop for left-handed on a head of In the 24th minute and 11 minutes later, Julian Gressel was stretched to his right to prevent an attempt by Ezequiel Barco from the top of the goal area.
Safeguarding was essential because in the 39th minute, Zardes made it 2-0 with his third goal in three games. He took a Robinho service at the penalty spot. Even though he was surrounded by three Atlanta players, he quickly managed a shot with his left foot.
Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan stopped a Federico Higuain penalty in the 58th minute to keep United alive.
The Crew is 8-0-2 at home since losing 2-0 to Atlanta on June 13, 2018.
Columbus will host New England on April 6th. The next match of the MLS in Atlanta will be held April 13 in New England.
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