COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Diego Rossi scored late in the second half to rally Columbus to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Sunday night after the Crew lost Wessam Abou Ali to a first-half injury.
Marco from rookie Tiago Souza — his first — and Iván Angulo — his fourth — in the 14th minute to score for the second time this season and give Orlando City a 1-0 lead.
Abou Ali, who scored two of his team-high five goals in the Crew’s first victory of the season last week when they beat Atlanta United 3-1 on the road, left on a stretcher in the 35th minute with an apparent right leg injury. He was replaced by Taha Habroune.
Rossi ended a four-match streak without a goal contribution when he took a pass from Habroune in the 80th minute and of the season for the equalizer. It was Rossi’s third goal this season and Habroune’s first assist.
Patrick Schulte finished without a save for Columbus (1-3-3).
Maxime Crépeau saved six shots — five in the second half — in his 141st career start and fifth with Orlando City (1-5-1).
The Crew are still looking for their first win at home — going 0-1-2 so far — under Henrik Rydström, who took the reins after Wilfried Nancy left to coach Scotland’s Celtic FC.
Orlando City came in having been outscored 16-0 in its last three road matches. The first loss — 5-0 to New York City FC — cost Oscar Pareja his job and led to MartÃn Perelman taking over as the interim coach.
Up next
Orlando: Hosts the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
Columbus: Visits the New England Revolution on Saturday.
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