Kelvin Yeboah nets brace as Minnesota rallies past Crew

Kelvin Yeboah's brace and a goal and an assist by Anthony Markanich keyed a 15-minute second-half comeback as Minnesota United defeated the host Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday.

Markanich broke a 2-2 tie in the 74th minute off a throw-in when he scored on a header off a cross by Nectarios Triantis.

After Taha Habroune in the 31st and Hugo Picard in the 56th staked the Crew to a 2-0 lead, Yeboah scored from corner-kick setups in the 59th and 66th minutes as Minnesota (6-3-2, 20 points) moved to 5-1-1 in their past seven matches.

The Crew (3-5-3, 12 points) had won two straight and looked to be cruising until their collapse, falling to 2-2-2 at home.

Habroune, the 20-year-old Homegrown player, worked a give-and-go in tight space with Max Arfsten at the top right corner of the box for his second career goal in 33 matches.

Arfsten heeled the ball to Habroune, who rocketed a shot to the upper right corner. Arfsten has three goals and four assists in the past seven matches.

Picard scored his first career goal in his 19th MLS match after having scored four goals in two U.S. Open Cup matches this season, including two vs. USL One club One Knoxville on Wednesday.

He scored on a rebound of his own shot that was blocked by Loons defender Jefferson Diaz.

The Minnesota rally started when Yeboah slid between two defenders and right-footed a flick by Markanich.

Yeboah made it 2-2 when he had an open header from a corner kick by Joaquin Pereyra. Of Yeboah's seven goals, five have come on the road where the Loons are 4-2-1.

Minnesota's Colombian international midfielder James Rodriguez did not play due to "a previously scheduled routine medical procedure -- not related to any injury," according to the club. He practiced Friday morning and will rejoin the team next week.

--Field Level Media