ORLANDO, Fla. — The Columbus Crew’s playoff hopes took another hit Saturday night, falling 3-2 at Orlando City on an 89th-minute winner from Ivan Angulo. The late strike settled a back-and-forth match that saw the Crew twice claw back into it before time ran out.
Orlando struck just 46 seconds into the match when Harvey Sarajian converted a pass from Antoine Griezmann, but Columbus answered in the eighth minute on a goal by Taha Habroune. Griezmann restored Orlando’s lead in the 16th minute, and Brais Mendez pulled the Crew level again in the 53rd. With the game headed for a draw, Angulo finished a Martin Ojeda feed in the 89th minute to give the hosts all three points.
The loss dropped Columbus to 8-15-5 with 29 points, leaving the Crew in 13th place in the Eastern Conference — seven points out of the ninth and final playoff spot. Orlando improved to 11-13-4 and climbed to seventh with 37 points. With the season winding down, the Crew’s margin for error is all but gone.