Valakari flicked a header off a corner kick played in by Luca de la Torre into the net for his first career MLS goal to make it 1-1 in the 69th minute. Columbus (2-0-2) played a man down — and San Diego had six of its seven shots on goal — after Malte Amundsen was shown a straight red card in the 61st minute.

The radio broadcast of Crew vs San Diego will be available on 105.7 FM and the iHeartRadio app with Chris Doran on the call. The Spanish radio broadcast, featuring Juan Valladares, will be available via 103.1 FM La Mega.

After navigating an early crisis brought on by fans in LAFC's expansion season, Tom Penn finds himself in similar waters in San Diego.

The Crew were in a position to defeat MLS's newest team when a red card to Malte Amundsen put Columbus down a player.