CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Zelarayán scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the Crew to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Zelarayán’s goal for Columbus (8-6-3) — his eighth of the season — came after Xherdan Shaqiri scored the equalizer for Chicago (3-6-8) in the 88th minute.
The victory was the Crew’s second straight over the Fire in Chicago. Prior to that Columbus had gone 1-10-13 in its previous 24 visits. The last — and only — time the Crew won two straight road matches over the Fire was in 2004.
Cucho Hernández staked the Crew to a 1-0 lead in the 59th minute, using a pass from Darlington Magbe to score his fourth goal of the season. Hernández has had a hand in at least one goal in eight straight contests, matching the club record set by Jeff Cunningham in 2001.
Columbus snapped a three-match skid on the road. The Crew have gone 1-6-7 on the road in between their two victories over the Fire.
Patrick Schulte saved one shot for the Crew, who travel to play New York City FC on Saturday.