Columbus stuns Chicago 4-3 on Méndez goal in stoppage time

Columbus beat Chicago 4-3 at SeatGeek Stadium. Brais Méndez scored in the 93rd minute with a left footed shot into the top right corner. It capped a comeback from a goal down at the break.

Chicago opened fast. Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty in the 8th minute. Gonzalo Tapia tied it 1-1 in the 16th. Lewandowski hit another penalty in the 22nd to make it 2-1, and Anass Zaroury answered a minute later to level it at 2-2. Maren Haile-Selassie put Chicago back in front 3-2 in first half stoppage time.

Tapia, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.0, scored twice. His second came in the 62nd minute, a left footed finish off a Malte Amundsen through ball, and it made it 3-3. Chicago did not score again after halftime. Méndez won it late.

Columbus is now 14-5-15. Chicago falls to 16-7-11. Chirp's Sim had Chicago at 48%, so it missed.