CINCINNATI — Brenner Souza — known simply as “Brenner” — scored goals in the 67th and 86th minutes to help FC Cincinnati beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday night and win the best-of-three series 2-1 in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.

Cincinnati plays No. 3 seed Miami or sixth-seeded Nashville in the one-game Eastern Conference semifinals.

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