Columbus digs out of early hole, rallies to defeat Cincinnati 4-2

CINCINNATI AP Columbus rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat Cincinnati - on Saturday night with Taha Habroune scoring the final goal in second-half stoppage time After trailing - in the first five minutes Columbus tied it late in the first half and took a - lead with an own goal by Cincinnati s Miles Robinson who was trying to defend a cross by Columbus Habroune wrapped it up when he scored on a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the third minute of second-half stoppage time The battle started an hour late after a weather delay and Cincinnati scored almost forthwith when Pavel Bucha connected with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the first minute The outcome reached - when in the fifth minute when Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored with a right-footed shot from the right half-space outside the box to the middle-left zone Columbus tied it late in the first half with goals from Diego Rossi and Max Arfsten In the nd minute Rossi scored with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box In the third minute of stoppage time Arfsten tied it with a challenging shot from the central position outside the box Cincinnati - - entered the match with a league-best points but saw its four-match winning streak come to an end Philadelphia which defeated New York - passed Cincinnati with points Columbus - - is unbeaten in its last five matches four of them wins Up next Cincinnati hosts Miami on Wednesday Columbus visits Nashville on Wednesday AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source