Hernandez double fires Columbus to Leagues Cup title
Colombian striker Cucho Hernandez scored twice as the Columbus Crew beat Los Angeles FC 3-1 with two goals in stoppage time to win the Leagues Cup final.
Hernandez put the Crew ahead on the stroke of half-time with a powerful header after a clever chip into the box from Mohamed Farsi.
Former France and Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, making his first start for LAFC, leveled in the 57th minute with a trademark header from a Mateusz Bogusz corner.
But with the game heading to penalties, Hernandez floated in a hopeful ball from the inside-left position that passed across the area and the unsighted LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was unable to keep it out.
Hernandez then created the third, leading a counter-attack deep in stoppage
time, breaking away before slipping the ball to substitute Jacen Russell-
Rowe, who coolly slotted home.
The game was a rematch of last year's MLS Cup final, also won by the Crew.
