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10/18 18:21 CDT Tapia, Habroune score goals, Schulte has 8 saves for Crew in
2-0 win over Cincinnati
Tapia, Habroune score goals, Schulte has 8 saves for Crew in 2-0 win over
Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Gonzalo Tapia had a goal and an assist, Taha Habroune
scored a goal for the third consecutive game, and the Columbus Crew beat
Cincinnati FC 2-0 on Sunday for their fourth win in the last five games.
The Crew (10-15-5) have 35 points this season, one behind ninth-place
Cincinnati for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot.
Columbus has won three in a row against Cincinnati, is unbeaten in five
straight, and leads the Hell is Real rivalry 9-3-6 in the regular-season.
Patrick Schulte finished with eight saves and had his sixth shutout this season.
Brais Mndez played a corner kick in to the back post, where Tapia was
unchecked for a header that gave Columbus a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute.
Habroune, a 20-year-old homegrown in his third MLS season, put away a
first-touch shot off a feed from Tapia to make it 2-0 in the 54th minute.
Cincinnati (9-11-9) has one win in its last nine games.
Up next Columbus: Hosts Toronto on Saturday. Cincinnati: Hosts D.C. United on Wednesday. ___ See AP's full MLS coverage here
Up next Columbus: Hosts Toronto on Saturday. Cincinnati: Hosts D.C. United on Wednesday. ___ See AP's full MLS coverage here
