A wild two-minute scoring blitz in the first half between both teams gave the host Columbus Crew a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer play Saturday at Crew Stadium.
Andrew Moffat put the Crew up 1-0 on an unassisted 43rd minute goal, but Columbus accidentally evened up the score a minute later when Frankie Hedjuk put the ball into his own goal.
However, Jason Garey gave Columbus the final lead one minute after that by assisting Eddie Gaven on a goal.
The Crew lead the Eastern Conference standings at 8-2-3 with 27 points and will be at the Houston Dynamo Saturday.
Chicago is 4-4-6 with 17 points for fourth place in the conference and are three points behind Toronto FC (5-4-4, 19) for second place.The Crew host defending league champion Real Salt Lake Thursday.
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