Montreal Impact striker Didier Drogba helped the side come from three goals behind to share the spoils with Columbus Crew.
Montreal Impact striker Didier Drogba helped the side come from three goals behind to share the spoils with Columbus Crew.
Didier Drogba scored one and set up two while Ignacio Piatti added a brace as Montreal Impact rallied from 4-1 down to secure a 4-4 draw against Columbus Crew in Saturday's MLS action.
Kei Kamara scored twice either side of Piatti's first goal to give Columbus a 2-1 advantage going into the halftime break at the Mapfre Stadium.
Columbus attacker Federico Higuain scored a brace of his own early in the second half to extend the home side's advantage, but Montreal did not stay down for long.
Drogba converted a spot kick in the 57th minute before Piatti scored less than a minute later, bringing Montreal right back into the contest.
However, the visitors had to wait until stoppage time to find the equalizer, with Dominic Oduro smashing the ball home from Drogba's flick on.
The draw keeps Montreal on top of the Eastern Conference with 15 points, one ahead of second-placed Toronto FC, which secured a 1-0 win over FC Dallas.
Tsubasa Endoh scored the only goal of the game in the 28th minute after being set up by Sebastian Giovinco at BMO Field.
The win means Toronto have won three out of their last four games, piling the pressure on Montreal at the top of the standings.
The Colorado Rapids moved atop the Western Conference table courtesy of a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
United States international Jermaine Jones scored with a well-taken finish after some great work from forward Kevin Doyle. It was Jones third goal in just four games with the Rapids this season.
Colorado is now on 20 points in the standings, three above RSL which has a game in hand.
Houston Dynamo won just their second game of the season with a 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City, Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Portland Timbers 2-1, and Clint Dempsey was on target as Seattle Sounders secured a 2-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes.
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