KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- John Wilmar Perez, Jeff Cunningham and
Brian Maisonneuve scored as the Columbus Crew beat the Kansas City
Wizards 3-1 Saturday night, extending their winning streak to four
matches.
An unmarked Perez scored his seventh goal of the year in the
35th minute with a shot from the top of the box.
Cunningham scored his fifth goal of the year on a breakaway
seconds before halftime for Columbus (9-5-5).
Forward Onandi Lowe rallied the Wizards (9-10-2) within one goal
in the 81st minute. He scored on a free kick from 25 yards after
Crew defender Tenywa Bonseu was ejected for elbowing Roy Lassiter
in the face.
Maisonneuve scored on a point-blank shot in extra time.
Kansas City had a goal disallowed in the 51st minute after a
late offsides call by the linesman.