Fullback Marcelo Herrera scored his third goal and the Columbus Crew earned their best result in weeks with a 1-1 draw Saturday night at Orlando City.

Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte's error not long after Herrera's tally kept the Crew from halting a winless run that extended to four matches.

But it was still a promising performance from Columbus (13-8-12, 51 points) against a potential playoff opponent, even though it remained ninth in the Eastern Conference with the draw.

Crew leading scorer Diego Rossi also made his first appearance since suffering a hamstring injury in a 5-4 win Sept. 13 at Atlanta.

Marco Pasalic scored his 12th league goal for Orlando (14-7-11, 53 points), which saw a three-match home MLS winning streak snapped.

Pedro Gallese made six saves in a performance the Lions

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