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It was, by most accounts, a strong start for Columbus Crew SC against the New England Revolution on Sunday afternoon. My note after the first 20 minutes was, “Not many blemishes.” The Black & Gold were creating opportunities, stretching the field wide and switching the point of attack well.
But then a minute later Ola Kamara missed a glowing opportunity at the far post, and two minutes after that New England had tied the game. Ten minutes later, the hosts took the lead for good.
What happened? Well, certainly there were mistakes by Columbus, including a turnover by Wil Trapp that led to the first goal and a generally poor defensive response to the 34th-minute attack that saw the Revs go up 2-1.