Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from Columbus Crew SC‘s previous match.
For match nine of the 2018 MLS Season, we take a look at Crew SC winger Mike Grella’s 84th minute near-post finish that gave Columbus a 2-1 win over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
Here’s a look at the first goal for the Black & Gold from Grella.
Crew SC’s ninth match of the season seemed like it would play out a lot like the previous four matches.