Columbus Crew begin new era with draw with Red Bulls

The new era of the Columbus Crew begins with a home tie with the New York Red Bulls. An early goal from Andreas Ivan would open the scoring with a Gaston Sauro header closing out the scoring as both teams settled for a 1-1 tie.

The Red Bull lineup was wholesale changes from midweek as they started eight reserves to focus on their upcoming Champions League matches against Santos. The changes didn’t slow New York.

The visitors would break through early. Waylon Francis would turn the ball over and the Red Bulls would turn the gift into a chance. Cristian Casseres passed up to Florian Valot. Valot traded passes with Michael Murillo and found himself in space. Valot’s deep cross bent into the…