MLS : Real Salt Lake hold Columbus to 2-2
UNITED STATES, Jul. 29, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: The match between Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew ended in a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Columbus Crew players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Kamara Ola in the 16th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Kamara Ola goal ('60) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Real Salt Lake with goals by Plata Joao ('50) and Savarino Jefferson ('54).
Columbus Crew SC remains in 9th place with 32 points from 23 games, one point behind Houston Dynamo, which has a game in hand.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | New York City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 | Orlando City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 30 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | New England | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 26 |
| 16 | Philadelphia Union | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 26 |
| 17 | Real Salt Lake | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 25 |
| 18 | Montreal Impact | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | LA Galaxy | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Minnesota United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 22 |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 20 |
| 22 | DC United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
Real Salt Lake
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:LA Galaxy 2-6 Real Salt Lake (4 Jul.)
- Previous game:Real Salt Lake 1-1 Sporting Kansas City (22 Jul.)
- Next game:Real Salt Lake - Houston Dynamo (5 Aug.)
Columbus Crew SC
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Columbus Crew 4-1 Montreal Impact (24 Jun.)
- Previous game:Philadelphia Union 3-0 Columbus Crew (26 Jul.)
- Next game:San Jose Earthquakes - Columbus Crew (5 Aug.)
Real Salt Lake
2:2
Columbus Crew
2:2 (0:1)
- 29 July 2017
- Salt Lake City
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Toronto FC | 40 |
| 2 |  Chicago Fire | 38 |
| 3 |  New York City | 37 |
| 4 |  Sporting Kansas City | 36 |
| 5 |  New York Red Bulls | 35 |