Zelarayan helps Crew top Sounders for first MLS Cup title since 2008
Columbus Crew's Lucas Zelarayan, top, celebrates his goal against the Seattle Sounders with Harrison Afful during the first half of the MLS Championship soccer match Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (Jay LaPrete/AP)
| December 12, 2020, 10:35 PM
December 12, 2020, 10:35 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Lucas Zelarayan scored midway through the first half and added the clincher in the 82nd minute and the Columbus Crew won their second MLS Cup title, beating the defending champion Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Saturday night.
Derrick Etienne Jr. also scored in the first 45 minutes for Columbus. The Crew withstood Seattle's second-half pressure and finally celebrated after Zelarayan's goal.