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02/28 21:50 CST Diego Rossi scores late to rally Columbus Crew to 2-2 draw with
Sporting Kansas City
Diego Rossi scores late to rally Columbus Crew to 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas
City
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) --- Diego Rossi scored late in the second half to offset
a two-goal effort by Dejan Joveljic, rallying the Columbus Crew to a 2-2 draw
with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
Rossi found the net unassisted in the 82nd minute to help the Crew (0-1-1) earn
a point on the road after falling 3-2 to the Portland Timbers in a season
opener in Oregon.
Wessam Abou Ali scored in a second straight match, finding the net unassisted
off a turnover in the 33rd minute to stake Columbus to a 1-0 lead that it
carried into halftime.
Sporting KC (0-1-1) pulled even three minutes into the second half when
Joveljic used assists from Jake Davis and Calvin Harris to score the club's
first goal of the season. Joveljic had 18 goals in 32 appearances last season
after coming over from the 2024 MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy.
Joveljic gave Sporting KC a 2-1 lead with an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute.
Patrick Schulte stopped two shots in goal for the Crew --- in their first
season under Henrik Rydstrom after Wilfried Nancy left to coach in Scotland.
John Pulskamp totaled three saves for Sporting KC, which was coming off a 3-0
road loss to the San Jose Earthquakes to begin the season under first-year
coach Raphael Wicky.
Sporting KC is 5-2-9 in home openers at Sporting Park and 16-4-11 in home
openers all time.
Sporting KC has a 7-2-4 record in the last 13 matchups with the Crew and leads
the all-time series 26-23-10, including a 14-9-5 mark at home.
Up next
Columbus: Hosts Chicago Fire on Saturday.
Sporting KC: Hosts San Diego FC on Saturday.
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