Harrison Afful concedes shocking penalty as Columbus draw with Seattle

Ghana defender Harrison Afful conceded a shocking penalty during Columbus Crew 1-1 draw with Seattle Sounders in the Major League Soccer on Sunday morning.

After starting the campaign strongly last week, Harrison Afful failed to match the same level when the Crew played as guests to defending champions Seattle Sounders at the CenturyLink Field.

The Crew opened the scoring against the round of play as Luiz Diaz found Gyasi Zardes with a perfect cross in the 33rd minute.

Seattle Sounders continued to press for the leveler but couldn’t find the breakthrough largely to Jonathan Mensah-inspired display are the back.

A moment of sluggishness by Harrison Afful in the 79th minute drew the hosts back into the game. The Ghana right-back stretched his hand to stop a pass from Morris Jordan in the box.

Peruvian forward Raul Ruidiaz stepped up hit home the resultant penalty to earn a point for Seattle Sounders.

Afful and Mensah played the entire duration of the game for Crew.

The result left Crew in 5th place with 4 points from 2 games in the Eastern Conference likewise Seattle Sounders on the Western Conference.