Harrison Afful was having a quiet Tuesday night at MAPFRE Stadium when Justin Meram fed him the ball on the edge of the penalty box in the 93rd minute.
Then magic just happened as the Ghanaian fullback scored an incredible goal to seal Columbus Crew SC’s 4-1 win over the New York City FC in the first leg of the MLS Cup Eastern Conference’s semifinals.
When Afful received the ball, NYCFC had seven players inside its own penalty area, at least five of them in position to stop the fullback’s run.