<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio &mdash; Luis Diaz and Gyasi Zardes each scored first half goals and the Columbus Crew held off Toronto FC for a 2-1 win on Saturday.</p>
<p>Ayo Akinola scored for Toronto in the 52nd minute off a rebound finish.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ColumbusCrew/status/1398721736665825281?s=20">Diaz escaped on on a breakaway after a Toronto corner</a> in which it didn’t have defenders playing back. Pedro Santos got it to Diaz for a solo run and a one-on-one with Toronto keeper Alex Bono before finding the back of the net at the 12th minute.</p>
<p>Zardes scored nine minutes later just after he’d had a goal waved off for offside </p>
<p>Columbus (3-2-2) keeper Eloy Room denied Michael Bradley in the expiring minutes of stoppage time with a diving save to seal the win.</p>
<p>Toronto (1-4-2) now has dropped back-to-back contests.</p>
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