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08/01 22:09 CDT Crew play Miami to a 2-2 draw as Lionel Messi returns
Crew play Miami to a 2-2 draw as Lionel Messi returns
MIAMI (AP) --- Brais Mndez scored a late equalizer in his MLS debut and the
Columbus Crew played Inter Miami to a 2-2 draw on Saturday night.
Columbus (5-8-5) ended Miami's six-game winning streak. Miami (11-2-5) is still
unbeaten in seven straight games.
Mndez curled a free kick from the right side that went untouched off the post
and into the net in the 84th minute to tie it.
Lionel Messi, who entered as a substitute in the 53rd after leading Argentina
to its second straight World Cup final appearance, had several good scoring
chances in the closing stages but couldn't find the back of the net.
Columbus also scored on an own goal in the first half.
Luis Surez opened the scoring in the 16th for Miami --- with his seventh goal
in the last four regular-season games. Surez became the fifth player in MLS
history to record at least 10 goals and five assists in each of his first three
MLS seasons.
Noah Allen gave Miami a 2-1 lead on a header in first-half stoppage time.
Kickoff was delayed 40 minutes by inclement weather.
Up next
Crew: Travel to North Carolina to play Charlotte on Aug. 15.
Miami: Plays at Nashville on Aug. 15.
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