Standing in the locker room on Saturday with reporters around him, Kektua Manneh started to laugh.
Coming from the locker next to his was the repeated words from Justin Meram: “Sub of the year.”
Manneh checked in for Meram with 21 minutes remaining and the score tied at one and scored his first goal for Columbus Crew SC just one minute later on his second touch of the match. Two minutes after that, the winger delivered a cross that resulted in the third goal in a 4-1 win over the Montreal Impact.