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Watch: Cucho Hernandez scores first home goal for Columbus Crew

colin gay, the columbus dispatch
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Jul 17, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernandez (9) reacts to a shot during the first half of the MLS game against the FC Cincinnati at Lower.com Field in Columbus on July 17, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Jul 17, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernandez (9) reacts to a shot during the first half of the MLS game against the FC Cincinnati at Lower.com Field in Columbus on July 17, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch

Cucho Hernandez came into his first home game with the Columbus Crew with a distinct track record for scoring goals.

In his first two games in the MLS, the 23-year-old winger scored three goals, including a game-winning score against the Chicago Fire in his debut July 9. Hernandez was the first Crew player to score two goals in his first two games with the team.

And in the first minutes of the Crew's rivalry match against FC Cincinnati, Hernandez continued that track record.

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The Pereira, Colombia native took a pass off a free kick from midfielder Lucas Zelarayan in the 16th minute, and put the ball in the back of the net for the Crew with a header for his first goal inside Lower.com Field.

Hernandez now has four career goals in 89 minutes of MLS play.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Watch: Columbus Crew's Cucho Hernandez scores first home goal