Columbus leapfrogged Toronto, who could also see the New England Revolution and D.C. United move past them in the standings by the end of the weekend. In total, Toronto has conceded a league-high 56 goals.
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The goal gave Altidore a total of 12 for the season, just behind teammate and fellow forward Sebastian Giovinco who leads the club with 22 goals.
But with a similar sentiment coming from the Red’s camp – Vanney thinks it’s fair to say Giovinco is having the best individual season in MLS history – expect the clubs’ third meeting of the season to be an attack-heavy match. The midfield created little, and was clearly missing the influence of the speedy and dynamic Osorio. Later, Bendik made a big save to deny Kei Kamara off a header from in close. Finlay put Gaston Sauro’s header past a sprawling Joe Bendik for his 10th goal of the season.
A dipping Giovinco free kick in the 62nd minute was turned around the post by Columbus stopper Steve Clark.
TFC’s victory over New York was, per Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch, the fourth-straight home win for the side from up north.
Ethan Finlay opened the scoring in the first-half and Federico Higuain gave Columbus a 2-0 lead in second half stoppage time as the Crew (14-11-8) avoided back-to-back losses for the first time since June.
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Toronto almost responded a minute later as Collen Warner’s shot in the area dribbled just wide of the goal. The Crew earned a win and a draw in Ohio in the two games earlier this campaign… The 23-year-old Canadian is expected to be in the lineup for next Sunday’s regular season finale in Montreal against the Impact.
