Overview
- Columbus defeated Toronto FC 4-2 on Saturday, building a 4-0 lead before holding off a late comeback.
- Malte Amundsen scored twice for his first MLS multi-goal game and Dylan Chambost set up three assists to drive the Crew's attack.
- Sekou Bangoura received a second yellow and was sent off in the 70th minute, leaving Columbus to protect the lead with 10 men.
- Dániel Sallói and Josh Sargent scored late for Toronto but their rally fell short as goalkeeper Patrick Schulte made several key saves.
- The win gave Columbus 38 points and moved them into the ninth and final Eastern Conference wild-card position, a turnaround that puts them ahead of Toronto and the New York Red Bulls pending other results and marks their first time in a playoff spot since early May.