Kansas City v Columbus
Sporting KC rallies to beat Columbus Crew SC with Matt Besler winner
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Matt Besler scored in stoppage time to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Columbus Crew 3-2 on Sunday night and extend its unbeaten streak to four games.
Besler headed home the winner, off Ike Opara's feed, in the 91st minute. It was Besler's first goal since 2011.
Ola Kamara gave Columbus the lead in the 22nd minute, but Tyson Wahl received a red card in the 48th, leaving the Crew a man down the rest of the way, and Benny Feilhaber's penalty kick tied it about a minute later.
Graham Zusi's first goal of the season put Sporting up 2-1 in the 56th minute, but Kamara raced behind the defense to side-net a long feed from Tony Tchani and tie it again in the 75th. Kamara has seven goals in the last five matches.
Columbus, which was limited to just six shots, has just one win in its last nine games and is winless in its last four. The Crew have allowed a league=high 10 goals in the final 15 minutes of regulation this season.
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MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 22 |
| Inter Miami CF | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 19 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 17 |
| New England Revolution | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 16 |
| Charlotte FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Toronto FC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| New York City FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
| Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 12 |
| FC Cincinnati | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| D.C. United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| Red Bull New York | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 12 |
| CF Montréal | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 9 |
| Atlanta United FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| Orlando City SC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -17 | 7 |
| Philadelphia Union | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +19 | 27 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +20 | 24 |
| LAFC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 20 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 19 |
| Minnesota United FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 17 |
| Real Salt Lake | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 16 |
| Colorado Rapids | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
| FC Dallas | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +3 | 13 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| LA Galaxy | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| San Diego FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Portland Timbers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 10 |
| Austin FC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 10 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -18 | 4 |
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