Columbus Crew 3–0 DC United

Columbus Crew didn't just beat DC United, they dismantled them. Sean Zawadzki opened the scoring in the 16th minute, Anass Zaroury doubled it right before the half with a 41st-minute strike, and Kimito Nono put the game to bed in the 60th as Columbus turned a Major League Soccer fixture into a one-sided demolition. The result nudges Columbus to 41 points and ninth place, riding four wins in their last five, while DC United slide to 33 points and 13th, still searching for answers after four straight losses before this one. Columbus also levels the recent series with DC United at a win apiece in their last two meetings, settling a score that had gone the other way not long ago. Neither side has a scorer among the league's top ten this season, with Messi's 56 goals still well out of reach for everyone else, but on this night Columbus needed no superstar, just three different finishers doing the job in three different ways. Watch how Zaroury's 41st-minute strike turned a one-goal lead into a laugher before halftime even arrived.