MLS : Columbus draw 3-3 with New York City
UNITED STATES, Aug. 13, 2016 (AMP) — MLS: New York City was held to a 3-3 draw by Columbus Crew on Saturday.
New York City players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Lampard Frank in the 41st minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite goals by Villa David ('84, '90 on penalty) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Columbus Crew with goals by Meram Justin ('49) and Finlay Ethan ('80 on penalty, '90).
New York City FC climbed to fourth place with 38 points from 25 games, tie on points with Los Angeles Galaxy, which has two games in hand.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dallas | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 45 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 42 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | New York City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Toronto FC | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 36 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 31 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | DC United | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 | Orlando City | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | New England | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 26 |
| 17 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Houston Dynamo | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Columbus Crew | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 20 |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2016
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Overview
Columbus Crew SC
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Columbus Crew 4-3 Real Salt Lake (28 May.)
- Previous game:Toronto FC 3-0 Columbus Crew (31 Jul.)
- Next game:New England - Columbus Crew (20 Aug.)
New York City FC
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:New York City 5-1 Colorado Rapids (30 Jul.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:New York City - LA Galaxy (20 Aug.)
Columbus Crew
3:3
New York City
3:3 (0:1)
- 13 August 2016
- Columbus
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Dallas | 45 |
| 2 |  Colorado Rapids | 42 |
| 3 |  LA Galaxy | 38 |
| 4 | New York City | 38 |
| 5 |  Real Salt Lake | 37 |