After scoring against Columbus twice in Saturday's match at MAPFRE Stadium, midfielder Chris Pontius departed play in the 85th minute when the Philadelphia Union used its final substitution. Philly had a seemingly comfortable 2-0 lead against a Columbus Crew SC squad fighting for some semblance of flourish in its offensive third.
When Kei Kamara gashed through the box for a headed goal in the 87th to halve the visitors' lead, though, Crew SC had all the momentum. Cedrick Mabwati had been initally slow to inject himself into the transition looks Columbus got at first in his first 20 minutes as a sub for Hector Jimenez, but suddenly looked unstoppable along the left flank with deft footwork and clear vision for Andre Blake's net.