Ten observations from a historic comeback in which Columbus responded to a three-goal deficit by scoring three of their own in the final 23 minutes of regulation against rivals Toronto FC.



1. Three-goal comebacks rarely happen in soccer. By all accounts, Columbus should have been dead in the water by the 57th minute, when a gorgeous free kick by Sebastian Giovinco — his specialty — seemingly put the final nail in the Columbus coffin. But goals from Gyasi Zardes, Alex Crognale and Federico Higuain earned the unlikely point at home for the Crew.



After the game, most Columbus players said they had never experienced a comeback of that magnitude.



“I’m really proud of the guys for that type of comeback,” coach Gregg Berhalter said. “It’s very uncommon, in soccer, to come back from three goals down and get anything out of the game. So I’m really proud.”



2. The players on the field deserve the bulk of the...