Two goals from Kei Kamara have given Columbus Crew a 2-1 victory over New England Revolution in the MLS.

The match started quickly with two goals in the opening four minutes. First, Lee Nguyen put New England ahead within the first 35 seconds.

That goal was cancelled out by Kamara's 12th goal of the season a few minutes later.

Crew's Federico Higuain then hit the bar with a header in the fifth minute. He had another chance to give Columbus the lead eight minutes later, but his shot was saved by Bobby Shuttleworth.

Before the break, Kamara's header was saved and Scott Caldwell's effort was stopped by Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark.

Columbus took the lead shortly after the restart when Kamara netted his second from close range.

Chris Tierney, Nguyen and Teal Bunbury then all saw shots saved as New England pushed for an equaliser.

Columbus were able to seal the victory, and Kamara came close to completing his hat-trick in the final 10 minutes.