In a foul-weather match seemed destined for a scoreless draw, Columbus sent a sparse Gillette crowd home in a foul mood after a game-winning goal off the head of Ghanian centerback Lalas Abubakar just before stoppage time. Argentinian Frederico “Pipa” Higuain served up a delicious corner kick from the left flag in the 85th minute that found the high-rising University of Dayton product, who made no mistake with his blast that deflected off Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner. The only goal of the match sent all three points back to Columbus with second-place Crew SC.
First-year manager Brad Friedel tinkered with his lineup yet again, partly out of necessity due to absences from injured Juan Agudelo and suspended Diego Fagundez.