Columbus Crew
2-0
Toronto

Higuaín (19', 67')

FT(HT: 1-0)

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Federico Higuain scores brace to beat Toronto FC

Federico Higuain scores twice as the Columbus Crew cruise to a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC.

By Callum Mulvihill, Reporter

Published: August 18 2013 | 02:30

Last updated: August 18 2013 | 17:45

Federico Higuain scored both goals as the Columbus Crew eased to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC in the MLS.

Chad Marshall came within inches of heading Columbus into the lead after five minutes when he headed a Federico Higuain corner wide.

Toronto struggled to deal with the tempo of the contest in the early stages and were punished in the 19th minute when Higuain took advantage of some poor marking to slot home from inside the box.

Justin Meram unleashed a brilliant effort from the edge of the box later on in the first period but his effort was superbly tipped around the post by Joe Bendik.

Columbus continued to dominate after the interval, with Dominic Oduro coming close to doubling the lead with a powerful effort from just outside the area.

The hosts did find their second of the game in the 67th minute when Higuain collected a pass from Jairo Arrieta before drilling a 25-yard shot past Bendik.

Toronto rarely threatened in the closing stages as Columbus coasted to a comfortable home triumph.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21