On March 30 the Vancouver Whitecaps traded Kekuta Manneh to Columbus Crew SCin exchange forTony Tchani and a package of allocation money. And on Saturday the trade came full circle for both teams and both players.
A motivated Manneh assisted on Ola Kamara's goal and scored a howitzer of his own for Crew SC. But just when it seemed he'd be the hero in a Columbus win, Tchani popped up at the near post to bundle home a dramatic injury-time equalizer for the Whitecaps.
Fredy Montero scored the opener for Vancouver, who remain in first place in the MLS Western Conference pending the weekend's other results.
Goals
- 15' – VAN – Fredy Montero Watch
- 19' – CLB – Ola Kamara Watch
- 19' – CLB – Kekuta Manneh Watch
- 90+2' – VAN – Tony Tchani Watch
Three Things
STAY CLASSY
: It's not everyone's cup of tea, but both Manneh and Tchani observed the traditional approach of not celebrating a goal against a former team. That custom was clearly a challenge for Tchani, given the late drama that his strike carried with it...but he remembered just in time: