NEW YORK—The Columbus Crew advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, beating New York City FC 4-3 in the two-leg series after falling 2-0 in the second game Sunday night. The Crew will host the Supporters Shield winner Toronto FC in Game 1 of the conference final Nov. 21. NYC’s David Villa opened the scoring in the 16th minute on a penalty kick as Zack Steffen dove the wrong way. Andraz Struna made it 2-0 in the 53rd on a deflected shot off the head of Crew defender Jonathan Mensah. In the 70th, Wallace chested a cross, cut back his defender and hit the post with a shot.

Source: thestar November 06, 2017 01:41 UTC