Huntsville City FC beat Columbus Crew 2 1-0 in MLS Next Pro, Malachi Molina scoring the only goal in the 90th minute. Columbus had more shots and more big chances, but Huntsville took their one big chance and leaned on their goalkeeper's 11 saves.
The game was goalless until the 90th minute, when Charles-Emile Brunet set up Malachi Molina to finish and make it 1-0. That late strike was the decisive moment of a contest that also featured three yellow cards, for Jordan Knight, Gianmarco Di Noto and Rui Aoki.
The numbers show how much Columbus dominated. They had 22 shots to 17, 11 on target to five, and an expected-goals figure of 1.89 to Huntsville's 1.33. Huntsville's goalkeeper made 11 saves to keep them level, and Molina's late effort settled a match the visitors could easily have won.
