COLUMBUS (AP) — Justin Meram had a goal and two assists and Columbus beat New York City FC 3-2 on Saturday night for its first victory of the season.
Meram’s second goal of the season came when he drove home a centering pass from Ethan Finlay in the 80th minute.
Kei Kamara had seven shots for the Crew, but only the last one was on goal. Columbus had 15 shots, but only three on target.
NYC upped the pressure at the end, but had its winless streak stretch to five games when Steve Clark made a point-blank save on Patrick Mullins in stoppage time.